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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.

013 Add your milk and whisk014 Add your sour cream015 Add your cream of mushroom soup, salt, pepper,and garlic and whisk well.016 chop up some green onion, and add017 Chop up your cans of potatoes and add018 Mix in your cheese, I used a mexican cheese blend.019 Pour into a greased 9 x13 baking dish.  You can bake immediately or cover it and refrigerate overnight.

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Bake in 350 for 45-60 minutes. This will puff up when finished029

A yummy twist from plain ol eggs.033

Breakfast for dinner?

DSCN0923I rarely have anything more than cold cereal or oatmeal for breakfast.  Yes, I know my poor deprived children:)  Getting breakfast in the morning for 6 under 7 years of age is no easy task, so I leave breakfast making to my husband on Sunday mornings or to a special meal night during the week.

DSCN0920We occasionally plan a breakfast for a dinner.  The children love it.  We might make smoothies, omelets, waffles, egg casserole, or turkey bacon and sausage.  It is a nice change for the normal routine.  DSCN0900

Try it with your family, your children will think it is fun to have breakfast for dinner.

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Egg casserole recipe

My family likes breakfast foods.  We usually make a breakfast dinner once a month.  This egg casserole is picked most frequently.  Tastes great and reheats the next day in the oven or on the stove top nicely as well.

  • 1 lb ground sausage
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic minced
  • 12 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 can of cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 can sliced mushrooms
  • 1 can of potatoes chopped
  • shredded cheese

Brown the meat and onion.  When cooked add garlic, mushrooms and potatoes.

Beat the eggs, milk, and can of cream of mushroom soup

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Add it to your skillet and cook until partially set.DSCN0910

 

 

Our breakfast food maker……

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As some of you may know, we do not use a microwave at all.  To keep foods warm we place in a casserole dish and put in the oven.
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Top with shredded cheese

 

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Serve with waffles, turkey bacon, and turkey sausageDSCN0921

waffle recipe

 

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We rarely have anything different than cereal or oatmeal for breakfast in the morning.  But we do occasionally have breakfast for dinner.  Waffles are at the top of my families favorite.  This recipe works great with white whole wheat flour.

The recipe here makes 10 waffles.  We triple the recipe for our family.

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 Tbsp sugar (we use raw)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 1/4 cup oil(we use coconut oil)
  • 1 3/4 cups milk

Add your dry ingredients into your mixing bowl

DSCN0896 Then add your 2 egg yolks, oil, and your milkDSCN0897Mix on low speed until combined.  Set aside.DSCN0901

In a separate bowl whip your 2 egg whites until stiffDSCN0898Carefully fold them into your batter with a spatula
DSCN0903Time to preheat your griddle.  When ready pour your batter in an X pattern onto your surface 

DSCN0916  You can add blueberries to your waffles like we did

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Cook them until done.

We use scissors for cutting up the little ones meals.  Much quicker.

DSCN0925DSCN0928  Then we add homemade strawberry sauce (strawberries and apple juice in blender)) and a dollop of cool whip.  Served with apples on the side.

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