Recipe: Crock Pot Brunch Casserole

I made this Crock Pot Brunch Casserole for our Girls' Brunch this past weekend, and I can't believe I hadn't heard of doing a crock pot breakfast before this!  My guests seemed to dig the dish, so I wanted to share.  It's a great go-to for when you have house guests or just a hungry family or group of folks to serve for breakfast/brunch.  (What a great idea for the holidays!)  Of course, I found this gem of a recipe on Pinterest.  

Crockpot Brunch Casserole (Yields 8-10 servings.)

Ingredients:

6 - 8 strips of bacon (I made mine vegetarian style to accommodate a couple of guests)

1 onion peeled and chopped

1 clove carlic, peeled and minced (I used crushed garlic)

1 red or green pepper, seeded and chopped

1 (2 lb) bag of frozen hash browns

3 cups shredded cheese

12 eggs

1 cup whole milk

1 tsp dried dill

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Directions:

Spray crock pot with non-stick cooking spray.

Cook bacon until crisp, cool, and then chop into 1/2 inch pieces.  Set aside.

Saute onion, garlic, and bell pepper for 5 minutes.

Place 1/3 frozen hash browns in bottom of crock pot.

Add 1/3 bacon and 1/3 of the onion, garlic, bell pepper mixture and 1/3 cheese.

Repeat layers, ending with cheese.

*Note: make sure crock pot is not solidly packed so that egg mixture can soak all the way to bottom.

In a large bowl, mix eggs, milk, dill, salt, and pepper.

Pour over ingredients in crock pot, cover and turn on low.

Cook for 8-10 hours.

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(Recipe source.)