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large family food idea –breakfast overnight egg casserole

Making food for a large family, I have found is really no different than making it for a smaller family. We just go through more of the food. When it comes to eggs, I am thankful that we have a flock of chickens. When we make our weekly dinner breakfast meal, we will generally go through around 50 eggs!!!

Along with baked overnight french toast casserole, we love to make this egg breakfast casserole.

Making casseroles, simplifies the time that I have to spend standing in front of the stove, flipping eggs. I just mix it all together and pour into the pan. Let the oven do the work, while I go change some diapers:)

Our large family food idea for breakfast overnight egg casserole:

2 dozen eggs
2 c milk
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
2 cans potatoes
2 cloves of garlic
1 tsp salt and pepper
2 bunches of green onion
2 cups shredded cheese
1 16 oz container of sour cream–sour cream will make your eggs fluffy and easy to cut and serve

In a large mixing bowl, crack your eggs.

Add your milk and whisk Add your sour cream Add your cream of mushroom soup, salt, pepper,and garlic and whisk well. chop up some green onion, and add Chop up your cans of potatoes and add Mix in your cheese, I used a mexican cheese blend. Pour into a greased 9 x13 baking dish. You can bake immediately or cover it and refrigerate overnight.

Bake in 350 for 45-60 minutes. This will puff up when finished

A yummy twist from plain ol eggs.

large family food idea– breakfast–baked overnight french toast

amy / 10/30/2013

large family food idea–breakfast–baked overnight french toast

I have found that making meals for a large family, really isn’t that much different than making it for a smaller sized family. Around our household, we make a breakfast meal once a week. One thing our family enjoys is french toast. We usually use our skillet and fry the toast on top of that. It can sometimes be a task that takes up much of my meal prep time, especially when you have to go through 2 loaves of bread.

I wanted a simplier way. When trying to plan large family food ideas I wanted to incorporate french toast into the mix, but I wanted it to be easier to make, otherwise I probably wouldn’t want to make it. I have found this baked overnight french toast recipe and we love it. I make it the day before and then refrigerate it. When it is time to cook dinner, we pop it in the oven. No prep for Mom! Very simple to make.

1 1/2 sticks butter
1 c brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
12 slices of bread
2 cups of milk
10 eggs

What I do first, since we don’t own a microwave, is I melt my stick of butters in a 9×13 pan.

While that is melting I mix up my eggs and milk.

After the butter is melted, I stir into it 1 cup of brown sugar. Spread it across the bottom of your pan to cover. I then sprinkle it with cinnamon. Place 12 slices of bread on top of the sugar mixture. Put bread 2 slices high in pan.

Pour your egg/milk mixture over top of your bread.

Wrap in foil and then refrigerate overnight. In the morning or evening, depending upon when you are going to serve your meal, place in 350 and cook for 45 minutes. This will puff right up out of the pan.

To serve cut sandwiches and then invert them onto a plate. No need for syrup, it makes its own. Our size family goes through 2 pans of this meal. Very delicious!