Savory Egg Casserole Food

CHEESY EGG CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Toss Monterey Jack cheese with flour; place in bottom of greased 13 x 9-inch pan.
• Top with Cheddar cheese.
• Place chopped Canadian Bacon evenly over cheeses.
• Beat eggs and milk in bowl and pour over the bacon.
• Cover and chill overnight in refrigerator.
• Remove from frig for 30 minutes before baking.
• Bake, uncovered at 325 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.
• (Time does not reflect refrigeration time).

MAMA'S OH-SO-SAVORY LAMB AND EGGPLANT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place eggplant in a colander set in a bowl or the sink; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and toss to coat. Let eggplant stand for at least 1 hour. Rinse off the bitter liquid and excess salt and drain well.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion and celery; cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent and celery is fragrant, about 5 minutes.
• While vegetables are cooking, combine ground cumin, oregano, rosemary, paprika, mint, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl or mortar and pestle and mix well; this is the lamb seasoning (see Cook's Note). Set seasoning aside.
• Stir eggplant cubes and garlic into the vegetables in the skillet, mixing well, and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Add chopped tomatoes and sprinkle with half of the lamb seasoning mixture. Reserve remaining seasoning. Stir gently and cook for 5 minutes more.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Pour chicken broth and half the can of tomato sauce into the skillet and simmer for 10 minutes; add a little water if the sauce starts to get dry. Transfer the sauce to the prepared casserole dish.
• Return the skillet to the stove over medium-high heat and heat the reserved tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Place ground lamb into skillet and sprinkle with remaining seasoning mixture. Brown lamb in the hot oil, stirring frequently, until the meat is evenly browned; it should look like imperfect meatballs.
• Gently transfer the lamb to the casserole dish, pushing it down into the vegetable mixture so that it is at least partially submerged. Stir fresh lemon juice into the remaining tomato sauce and pour the sauce over the casserole.
• Bake uncovered for 45 minutes to 1 hour, depending upon how tender you like your vegetables.

OVERNIGHT EGG CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place bread cubes in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese; set aside. In a skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Crumble sausage over the cheese and bread. Beat the eggs, milk, mustard, soup and broth; pour over sausage. Cover and refrigerate overnight or at least 2-3 hours before baking., Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-60 minutes or just until set. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.

SAVORY EGG CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sprinkle cheese in 9x9 inch square baking dish.
• Dot with butter.
• Mix cream, mustard, salt, and pepper, and pour half of the mixture over the cheese.
• Pour eggs on top.
• Pour remaining cream mixture over the eggs.
• Bake 25 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

SAVORY VEGGIE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Whisk together marinade ingredients (red wine, tamari, hot sauce, spices).
• Add tempeh, garlic, and musrooms to marinade. Turn mixture into casserole dish (mine is 9x13). The pieces should be evenly distributed and about half-covered by marinade. Spoon out any excess marinade and combine with chopped veggies.
• Cover baking dish with foil and bake for 10 minutes.
• Mix broccoli, cauliflower, and zucchini (or whatever vegetables you're using) with reserved marinade.
• Add veggies and extra marinade to casserole. Distribute evenly, recover with foil, and bake for 15 minutes.
• After 15 minutes, veggies should be just starting to get soft.
• Sprinkle half the cheese over veggies, top with chopped tomatoes, and top with remaining cheese.
• Recover and bake 10 more minutes.
• Enjoy with crusty bread, rice or couscous.

SIMPLE SAVORY BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Cook the breakfast sausage as directed on the package. Crumble and drain.
• In a large bowl combine the eggs, milk, dry mustard, pepper, and salt. Mix thoroughly.
• Lay half the bread cubes in the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 casserole dish.
• Add half the cheese and sausage to the casserole dish along with half of any of the optional ingredients if desired.
• Repeat layer of bread, cheese, sausage, and optional ingredients if used.
• Pour egg mixture over the top of the casserole.
• Bake for about an hour or until eggs are set. Cover with foil if top browns too quickly.