How to Make 3 Easy Breakfast Casseroles

  • 4 months ago
Whether it’s for a family weekend at the lake or the next Sunday morning potluck, nothing can beat these crowd-pleasing dishes. In this video, Nicole elevates your breakfast game with these three easy recipes for Breakfast Casseroles. Featuring a savory breakfast crunchwrap casserole, a buttery McGriddle casserole, and a sweet cinnamon roll casserole, each delicious morning meal will satisfy everyone’s taste buds. To learn how to make each of these impressive and easy casseroles, watch the full episode.
Transcript
00:00All right people, you spoke and I listened.
00:03You're always asking me for easy breakfast ideas
00:05and I've got that for you today
00:06in the form of three delicious casseroles.
00:09I'm gonna start with my newest development,
00:11the breakfast crunt trap casserole.
00:12In the Taco Bell version of their breakfast crunt trap,
00:15they have bacon in with their eggs.
00:18I'm doing sausage because you can stretch it further
00:21and so it's a little bit cheaper.
00:22So I cooked my sausage and I'm just gonna keep
00:24those drippings in the skillet.
00:26I'm gonna drain that.
00:27All right, now for the egg portion,
00:28I've got 10 eggs in here.
00:30I'm just gonna scramble them
00:31with just a little bit of water.
00:32I don't add milk, I just like water
00:33because it makes them, to me, extra fluffy.
00:36Season with a little salt and pepper.
00:39I'm using the same skillet I did to cook the sausage
00:42to cook the egg because it's all mixing together anyway.
00:44I'm just gonna melt in a tablespoon of butter.
00:47And the thing to remember here is that we're gonna cook
00:49our egg like super soft scramble
00:50because it's gonna finish cooking later in the casserole
00:53so you don't wanna overcook them.
00:54And the way to do that is to cook it over low
00:56and slow heat with constant stirring.
00:58This is one of those dishes in general
00:59that just looks harder than it is to make.
01:02So that's why you'll be just the hit of the next brunch.
01:05This is also a great meal prep option
01:07for like busy school mornings.
01:09When I developed this the other day,
01:11I cut it into a bunch of squares
01:13and brought it home, wrapped them up.
01:14It's great reheated, perfect for grab and go.
01:18All right, this is where you want them.
01:19See, they're like super creamy.
01:21So far we've cooked sausage and we've cooked eggs.
01:23You can do this.
01:24The Crunchwrap has this like creamy
01:26kind of salsa sauce in it.
01:28This is the way I'm making it.
01:29So it's about two parts sour cream to one part salsa.
01:32And then a couple tablespoons of diced pickled jalapenos.
01:36Some of this is going inside
01:37and then you wanna save some for the top
01:39because you're gonna want more.
01:39Just saying.
01:40Okay, now we build.
01:41All right, so I'm starting by brushing some butter
01:44liberally over the bottom of a nine by 13.
01:47This is gonna help make the outside really crispy.
01:49Then you take some large flour tortillas.
01:51You're gonna need five or six depending on the size
01:53of your casserole dish.
01:55And then you're gonna place your tortillas
01:57draping over the sides.
01:59Gonna form like a little package.
02:02So you're gonna put five around the outsides
02:05to look something like that.
02:07And then just some shredded cheese.
02:09This is gonna act as our glue throughout the whole casserole.
02:12So I'm gonna put some on the bottom
02:13which is actually gonna be the top
02:15after we finish the process.
02:17Our cooked sausage on top of our cheese.
02:20Okay, and then we're gonna put our eggs over the sausage.
02:24And now some of our sauce over the egg part.
02:27Okay, and then a little more cheese.
02:28In the lunch version, it's tostadas in the middle
02:31but in the breakfast version, the hash browns.
02:34You wanna cook these extra crispy
02:36because when they mix into here,
02:38you want them to stay really crunchy
02:40to keep that crunch wrap feel.
02:41You're just gonna layer them down.
02:44This is what makes it our crunch wrap.
02:46And then the remaining cheese to act as our glue
02:49to close it all up.
02:50Then you've got your final tortilla.
02:51You're gonna place that in the center
02:52and then fold over the ones that are hanging over
02:54to seal it up.
02:55And then you're gonna brush on the remaining butter
02:57and that's gonna seal it down.
02:59Oh, it's gonna be so good.
03:00This bakes at 375 degrees for just about 25 minutes
03:04or just until it's golden toasted all the way around.
03:07Just wait.
03:11You're about to have the most magical brunch ever.
03:14First things first.
03:17You can't call it a crunch wrap without the crunch.
03:20Now, when you're feeling brave,
03:23find what you wanna serve it on.
03:24Place her on top.
03:25Shot of courage.
03:26Grab both your serving platter and your casserole dish
03:30and give her a flip.
03:31The big reveal.
03:33Voila.
03:34This looks a lot more impressive than it is.
03:36Wait till you see the inside.
03:42Oh my gosh.
03:44Gotta get your garnish.
03:46To finish it off, I'm gonna top it
03:48with a little more of the sauce.
03:50Little sprinkle of some green onion.
03:52This is the casserole you eat with your hands.
03:57You know, it's all your typical ingredients
03:59in a breakfast casserole,
04:00but instead of having all that soggy bread on the inside,
04:02you get this crunchy toastiness on the outside.
04:05I gotta share the love.
04:07Roscoe.
04:08Yo, look at the potato.
04:10Come on now.
04:11Come on now.
04:12Come on now.
04:12Oh, scallions?
04:13Garnish.
04:18He gets as excited about it as I do.
04:22Mm-mm.
04:23It's like the perfect egg and cheese burrito.
04:26Winner!
04:27It's a good day to be in the office.
04:28Mm, spicy though.
04:29Cheers, thanks.
04:31Love you.
04:32Hey!
04:34This McGriddle casserole is starting
04:35with complete pancake and waffle mix,
04:37where all you have to add is water.
04:39I do my best to keep the cost down.
04:41That took less than a minute.
04:43Like I said, this is a sweet and savory kind of casserole,
04:46so I'm gonna go in with the sweet,
04:47which is a little bit of maple syrup.
04:49Chop up my bacon.
04:51This recipe will work with just one pound
04:53of sausage or bacon.
04:55I just had some extra bacon,
04:56so I'm throwing it in for a little extra protein.
04:59Then a little bit of cheese, or a lot of it.
05:01Literally the epitome of easy.
05:03And I just love this,
05:04because my kids will take, you know,
05:06their pancakes and their sausage
05:09and wrap it up and dip it in the syrup.
05:10This just does it for them.
05:12I've made this before in muffins,
05:13which, by the way, you can do this same recipe
05:16and just divide it up into muffin tins
05:18and have little single-size servings,
05:19but this is a casserole episode.
05:21So that's it.
05:22This is gonna go into the oven, 350 degrees.
05:27Easy peasy, lemon squeezy right here.
05:29My brain says I should wait to cut it.
05:32My heart says dig in.
05:35Mm.
05:36It's just like a big, fluffy pancake
05:39with sausage and bacon.
05:41What's not to love?
05:42For my final trick, not only is this one easy,
05:45but it's also really fast, quick,
05:47and easy cinnamon roll casserole.
05:50How good does that sound?
05:51This recipe lives at allrecipes.com
05:55under the title Quick and Easy Cinnamon Roll Casserole.
05:57This is gonna be a cross between bread pudding
06:00meets French toast casserole meets monkey bread.
06:05Woo!
06:06Don't toss out the icing.
06:08So we're gonna take our cinnamon roll dough
06:10and then just cube them up
06:11and place them into our casserole dish.
06:13This is kind of like our weekend breakfast,
06:15especially at the lake.
06:16Half a stick of butter.
06:18I'm gonna try to coat each one individually.
06:21It already smells good.
06:22Four eggs.
06:23We're gonna make a little custard to pour over it.
06:25Half a cup of heavy cream.
06:27A teaspoon of cinnamon and a teaspoon of vanilla.
06:34Okay, just pour it over and then I'm gonna top it off.
06:36Purely optional to add some chopped nuts.
06:39I'm doing some chopped pecans.
06:40And then just a drizzle of maple syrup
06:42and a sprinkle of brown sugar.
06:44This one bakes at 375 for about 20 to 25 minutes.
06:48That does not look like it started with canned cinnamon rolls.
06:51That is a casserole of perfect bites if you ask me.
06:54For the frosting, I'm gonna take that stuff
06:58that came with the cinnamon rolls.
07:00I'm just gonna add in a little sprinkle of cinnamon
07:03just so it kind of has those flecks.
07:05And then the drizzle.
07:07When the icing hits the casserole,
07:08the heat is gonna make the magic happen.
07:12Kind of impressed with this one.
07:13I also love this more than like a French toast casserole
07:16because it's like not custardy at all.
07:18You're really getting a cinnamon roll
07:20that you can just eat with your fork.
07:27You get the crunch from the pecan.
07:28Of course, you've got all the sweetness,
07:29but that toastiness on the outside with the soft inside.
07:33Y'all know what we call that.
07:35Perfect bite.
07:37I hope one of these dishes have inspired you.
07:38I told you they would be easy
07:40and I told you that these casseroles
07:42will not be the same old, same old.
07:44And also, do you have a boring old dish
07:47you want me to spice up?
07:49Let me know.
07:49You know brunch's favorite drink, right?
07:52Mimosa time.
07:54Now, you know I'm not just gonna give you a plain old mimosa.
07:56While it might be brunch's favorite drink,
07:59Nicole's favorite drink usually includes.
08:03So I'm gonna create the perfect brunch cocktail.
08:05I'm calling it Imadris Mimosa.
08:07Imadris is just vodka, cranberry, orange, right?
08:11First of all, if I do have a mimosa,
08:13it's just like a whisper of juice.
08:15This one's actually perfect for sipping.
08:16Don't tell me you don't put ice in a mimosa.
08:18I know, this is Imadris Mimosa.
08:20I'm combining the two.
08:21I say you start out with equal parts
08:23vodka, orange juice, cranberry.
08:24Give it a stir.
08:26That's the color.
08:27And then top it off with your bubbles.
08:31Cheers.
08:35That is so much better than a mimosa.

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