A super easy breakfast egg casserole with diced ham and cheddar cheese.
Over the holidays I always like to make some tasty breakfasts and things work out really well if you make a ham for dinner as the leftovers can be used to make this quick and easy ham and cheese egg casserole. I first came across the idea for this egg breakfast casserole on Kalyn’s Kitchen about four years ago and I made it right away and I have been making it ever since. With some leftover ham in my fridge and the holidays here it was the perfect time to make it again and update the four year old photos for the recipe!
This breakfast egg casserole is super easy to make and really light to boot. It consists of eggs and cottage cheese at it base and from there you can add pretty much whatever you want. I like to experiment with different flavour combinations but the one that I keep coming back to is the classic ham and cheese combo. You pretty much just need to mix the eggs, cottage cheese and the fillings and bake until golden brown! You can even assemble everything the night before so that you only have to bake it in the morning making it even easier for a busy morning.
I am a big fan of spicy heat so I like to add some pickled jalapenos to my ham and cheese egg casseroles and you can never go wrong topping it off with some salsa and sour cream! What a tasty to start the day!
ingredients
10 eggs
1 cup ham, diced
1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
4 green onions, sliced
1/4 cup pickled jalapeno peppers, sliced (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
directions
Mix everything and place in a greased 9×9 inch baking pan and bake in a preheated 375F/190C oven until the eggs have set and the top is a light golden brown, about 20-25 minutes.
Option: Mix the ingredients, place them in the greased baking pan, cover and refrigerate overnight and bake in the morning.
Option: Replace the ham with steamed broccoli.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 256, Fat 16g (Saturated 7g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 308mg, Sodium 740mg, Carbs 4g (Fiber 1g, Sugars 1g), Protein 23g
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