Texas Two Step Breakfast Casserole Recipes

AMERICAN BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook and stir bacon and onion in a skillet over medium heat until the bacon is crisp, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain grease, reserving the drippings.
• Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with the reserved bacon grease.
• Combine the cooked bacon and onion, eggs, hash brown potatoes, Cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, Swiss cheese, bell pepper, and green chilies in the prepared baking dish; stir to combine.
• Bake in preheated oven until the eggs are set firm, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Let casserole cool 10 minutes before cutting to serve.

TEXAS TWO-STEP

Steps:

• Place all liquid ingredients and sour mix in a mixing glass with ice, shake and strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with twist.

BEST BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage and water in the hot skillet until sausage is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Spread crescent roll dough out into prepared baking dish to cover the inside of the dish completely. Prick dough all over with a fork.
• Bake in the preheated oven until slightly set, about 5 minutes.
• Beat eggs, milk, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl.
• Spray a large skillet with cooking spray and place skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir egg mixture in hot skillet until eggs are set, 3 to 5 minutes. Break up eggs into small pieces using a wooden spoon. Spread eggs evenly over crescent roll dough, spread sausage over eggs, and top with Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is browned and casserole is hot, about 25 minutes.

TEXAS BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Unroll crescents and line a 13x9-inch Pyrex dish.
• Cover with sausage, mushrooms and half the cheese. (This is where I'd add any extra ingredients you decide on).
• Mix eggs with soup and pour over casserole.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Chill overnight. Bake at 350° for 1 hour.

CINDY'S BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Arrange bacon slices in a single layer on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and crisp, 20 to 25 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and transfer 1 to 2 tablespoons bacon grease to a skillet, reserving the remaining bacon grease. Add butter to skillet.
• Cook and stir potatoes in the hot bacon grease-butter until lightly browned, about 10 minutes; season with salt and black pepper. Transfer potatoes to the prepared baking dish.
• Heat about 1 tablespoon reserved bacon grease in the skillet over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Layer mushrooms over potatoes.
• Place green onions in the same skillet and remove from heat. Allow green onions to soften from the residual heat in skillet; layer over mushrooms. Crumble bacon over green onion layer; top with 1 cup Cheddar cheese.
• Blend eggs, milk, and 1 teaspoon salt in a blender until smooth; pour over Cheddar cheese layer. Top casserole with remaining 1 cup Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is set and a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.

WEEKEND BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Place sausage in the bottom of the prepared dish.
• Saute potatoes, onion, and green bell pepper in the same skillet until tender, about 6 minutes. Place mixture over the sausage. Sprinkle 1 cup Cheddar cheese on top.
• Beat eggs and milk together in a bowl and pour into the casserole dish. Add the rest of the Cheddar cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and slightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes.

TEXAS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef with onion and garlic, drain.
• Mix ground beef mixture, sugar, tomato sauce, sour cream, and cream cheese with hot cooked noodles.
• Sprinkle with 1/2 cup grated cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

TEXAS TOAST BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown sausage and drain.
• Place Texas toast in greased 9x12 casserole dish.
• In a medium bowl mix eggs with salt and half and half.
• Pour mixture evenly over bread.
• Top with browned sausage and shredded cheese.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Take out of refrigerator in the morning while you are preheating your oven to 350 F bake for 45 minutes or until browning on the top.
• note: cooking time does not include overnight refrigeration.

MEXICAN-STYLE BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch pan with cooking spray.
• Spray a small pan with cooking spray and heat over medium heat; stir in onion. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer onions to a large bowl and mix in hash browns, ham, taco-flavored cheese, and chile peppers. Layer in the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Whisk eggs, milk, sour cream, and taco seasoning together in a bowl. Pour on top of the hash brown layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 60 minutes; check every 5 minutes toward the end.
• Remove from the oven and spread Mexican cheese on top. Return to the oven and bake until cheese is melted, about 3 minutes. Let casserole stand for 5 minutes to set before serving.

TEXAS TWO-STEP BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Lightly coat a 13x9 (or similar size) baking dish with non-stick spray. Add a layer of 1/2 of the chilies.
• Add half of the tortilla strips.
• Add half of the sausage and onion.
• Add half of the cheese to the dish.
• Repeat a second time with remaining chilies, tortilla strips, sausage, onion, and cheese.
• In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, cream, salt, pepper, garlic salt, and cumin together until well combined.
• Pour over casserole.
• Arrange tomato slices on top. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• The next morning, heat over to 350 degrees. Remove plastic wrap and bake casserole 40 minutes or until center has set and edges are lightly browned.
• If desired, serve with sour cream and pico de gallo. I always make up a nice display of these ingredients on a pretty serving tray with a bed of romaine lettuce.