The Best Christmas Breakfast Casserole
This delicious (make ahead) Christmas breakfast casserole dish is so tasty and yet so easy to make. Take the stress out of the festive season and enjoy a scrumptious breakfast (not only) on Christmas day.
Equipment
Ingredients
Egg mixture
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- salt and pepper to taste
Ingredients to go into the casserole
- 1 red bell pepper/capsicum
- 1 brown onion, diced
- 100 grams baby spinach
- 1 bunch flat parsley
- 1 cup grated cheese (I used Colby cheese)
- 2 cups frozen tater tots
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- salt and pepper to taste
Extra
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
Prep All The Ingredients
- Wash and cut the bell pepper. Take the seeds out and cut them into smaller pieces.1 red bell pepper/capsicum
- Dice the onion.1 brown onion, diced
- Heat up 2 tbsp of olive oil and fry the bell pepper and onion on medium to low heat until the onion is translucent. Set aside.1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Roughly chop the spinach and set it aside.100 grams baby spinach
- Finely chop the parsley and add to the spinach.1 bunch flat parsley
- Grate the cheese and set it aside.1 cup grated cheese (I used Colby cheese)
- Get the tater tots ready. They should be still frozen.2 cups frozen tater tots
- Cut the cherry tomatoes in half.1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
The Egg Mixture
- Crack the eggs into a large bowl.6 large eggs
- Add the milk and season with salt and pepper.1 cup milk, salt and pepper to taste
- Mix well with a fork or whisk.
Put It All Together
- Now add all the ingredients you have prepared earlier to the egg mixture, except the cherry tomatoes.
- Mix well until combined.
- Put the mixture into the casserole dish.
- Even the mixture out. Put the halved cherry tomatoes on top. Season again with salt and pepper and drizzle over some olive oil.
- Bake in the preheated oven at 180 Degrees Celcius/350 degrees Fahrenheit fan-forced for 45 minutes or until set in the middle.
- Once cooked, let it cool down for a few minutes. Serve with a side salad and our favorite dip. Refer to recipe notes for more details.
Video
Notes
Here is how to make our favorite dip that goes perfectly well with the Christmas breakfast casserole dish.
Mix equal parts of sour cream and mayonnaise (e.g. 3 tbsp sour cream and 3 tbsp mayonnaise) in a medium-sized bowl. Add 1 clove (grated) garlic, chopped chives (to your liking), a dash of extra virgin olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix well with a fork and it is all done.
Here is a short video on how to make the dip: https://youtu.be/5EaS0lfJKcc
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