Cheesy Egg Casserole

This Cheesy Egg Casserole is an easy recipe to put together the night before and adding your favorite breakfast meat and vegetables can make it even better.

Barbara found this recipe in the Savory Samplings from Historic Madison, Indiana cookbook. It was called Baked Cheese Fondue but that does not really describe what this dish is.

Despite the name, we do agree with the original version in that this is excellent for breakfast, brunch or lunch. We also think it make a great breakfast for dinner.

Cheesy Egg Casserole

Be sure to butter the bread before you cut it into cubes. Barbara used some leftover hamburger and hot dog buns that were becoming stale. These kinds of dishes are a great way to use up bread that is on the edge of being stale.

Butter your 1.5 quart baking dish before adding the bread and cheese. Barbara uses many of our late grandma’s dishes, as you can see in the photos on this blog.

I guess that’s appropriate as she and her family live on the farm where our grandparents raised our dad and his brothers. Barbara might as well use Grandma’s dishes in the kitchen where we all cooked and baked with our grandma many years ago.

The Easy Egg Casserole is a great base recipe for a casserole. It would be delicious with cubed ham, bacon and veggies added.

This is a great base recipe for a casserole. Barbara added that the leftovers were scrumptious too.

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Cheesy Egg Casserole

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

1 hr

Total Time

1 hr 15 mins

 

This Cheesy Egg Casserole is an easy recipe to put together the night before and adding your favorite breakfast meat and vegetables can make it even better.

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Cheesy Egg Casserole

Servings: 6

Calories: 272 kcal

Author: Barbara

Ingredients

• 2 Tablespoons Butter
• 5 slices bread
• 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 4 eggs beaten
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Butter bread slices and cut into cubes.
2. In a 1 ½ quart buttered baking dish, alternate layers of bread cubes and grated cheese.
3. Mix beaten eggs, milk, mustard, salt and pepper.
4. Pour over bread and cheese mixture.
5. Store in refrigerator overnight.
6. Starting in a cold oven, bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour. If not golden after an hour, bake a few minutes longer.

Nutrition Facts

Cheesy Egg Casserole

Amount Per Serving

Calories 272 Calories from Fat 144

% Daily Value*

Fat 16g25%

Saturated Fat 9g56%

Cholesterol 147mg49%

Sodium 378mg16%

Potassium 225mg6%

Carbohydrates 16g5%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 6g7%

Protein 16g32%

Vitamin A 573IU11%

Calcium 350mg35%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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