Slow Cooker Overnight Breakfast Casserole
Prepare the slow cooker overnight breakfast casserole the night before or early morning. It's such a delicious leftover ham and egg bake.
Servings: 9
Ingredients
- 1 Pound ham left over
- 1 bell pepper
- 2 Cups spinach
- ½ Pint cherry tomatoes
- 6 Ounces Gouda cheese
- 2 Cups hash browns shredded, thawed
- ¼ Cup butter melted
- 1 Teaspoon cayenne pepper divided
- 12 eggs
- ¼ Cup heavy cream
- 1 Teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ Teaspoon salt
- ½ Teaspoon black pepper
- 2 Tablespoons sour cream
- 2 Tablespoons dijon mustard
Optional Toppings:
- avocados chopped
- chives
- fresh herbs
- sriracha
Instructions
- Prepare ingredients. Chop ham into bite sized pieces. Small-dice the bell pepper. Roughly chop spinach. Slice cherry tomatoes in half. Shred 4 ounces of the gouda cheese. Place each prepared ingredient into individual prep bowls. Set aside and refrigerate the remaining 2 ounces of cheese for the end.
- Add shredded hashbrowns to a bowl and toss with melted butter and ½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, heavy cream, garlic powder, salt, pepper, sour cream, Dijon mustard, and remaining half of the cayenne pepper. Whisk well until thoroughly combined and smooth.
- Spray the inside of the slow cooker with a non-stick cooking spray, such as canola oil.
- Add ⅓ of the hashbrowns to the bottom of the slow cooker. Evenly layer ½ of the ham, ½ of the peppers, ½ of the tomatoes, ½ of the spinach, and ½ of the cheese over the top. Repeat.
- Pour the eggs into the crockpot over the top of the layered ingredients. Cover and cook for 6 hours on low or 2½ hours on high.
- Shred the remaining 2 ounces of Gouda cheese over the top. Let sit until melted (while gifts are opened?)
- Top with chopped avocados and fresh herbs
Notes
Cut veggies quite small: Chop the ham and vegetables into bite-sized pieces so they look better and cook more evenly.
Prepare the avocados last: Since avocados turn brown when exposed to oxygen and they aren't added until the last minute anyway, it's best not to slice them ahead.
Prevent sticking: Either use cooking spray to grease the crockpot or use a crockpot liner, so this breakfast casserole doesn't stick.
Prepare the avocados last: Since avocados turn brown when exposed to oxygen and they aren't added until the last minute anyway, it's best not to slice them ahead.
Prevent sticking: Either use cooking spray to grease the crockpot or use a crockpot liner, so this breakfast casserole doesn't stick.
Nutrition
Calories: 411kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 281mg | Sodium: 1139mg | Potassium: 604mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1813IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 202mg | Iron: 2mg
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