Buy Now → Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole
This high protein breakfast casserole combines eggs, lots of colorful vegetables, and savory bacon layered over a crispy sweet potato crust.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Bake, Saute
- Cuisine: Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegetarian, Paleo
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups shredded sweet potatoes*
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil, divided
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 8 ounces bacon
- 2 cups mushrooms, 6-8 mushrooms, cut in half and sliced
- ¼ cup scallions, 4 scallions sliced
- 2 cups radicchio sliced or chopped red peppers
- 3 cups broccoli, cut into small florets
- 10 pastured eggs
- 1/4 cup half and half, milk or dairy free milk
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons fresh marjoram or oregano
- 1 cup shredded cheese (optional), gruyere, cheddar, manchego
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°. Take out 2 baking sheets. On one baking sheet mix together the shredded sweet potatoes with 1 tablespoon olive oil, garlic powder, thyme salt and pepper. On another baking sheet place the slices of bacon. Put both sheets into the oven and roast for 20 minutes or until the bacon is crispy and the sweet potatoes are beginning to soften and get a little crispy.
- In a large saute pan add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add mushrooms and a pinch salt and saute for 4 minutes until they begin to soften. Add the scallions. Saute 1 minute. Add the broccoli and radicchio. Saute 3 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Oil a 7” x 11” pan and lay the shredded sweet potatoes on the bottom, press to make sure they’re spread out evenly.
- In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, milk and a little salt and pepper. Add the cheese, if using, and the marjoram. Mix until evenly combined
- Crumble the bacon and add it to the vegetables, mix to combine. Spread on top of the potatoes.
- Pour the egg mixture over the vegetables.
- Bake uncovered until set 25-35 minutes.
- Let it cool for 5 minutes, slice the casserole into squares, and serve garnished with fresh herbs if desired.
Notes
Use the large holes of a box grater or shredding attachment on a food processor.