Make-ahead breakfast casserole that’s perfect for Sunday brunch or breakfast. Most breakfast casseroles are huge amounts, this one has been scaled to make just two hearty servings so you can enjoy it anytime.
YIELD
2 servingsPREP
10 minCOOK
45 hrsREADY
1 hrsIngredients
sliced, peameal or back bacon if possible, or even cooked and drained bacon
Directions
Use a 6 x 8 inch baking dish or other suitably sized casserole dish you may have on hand. Lightly grease the dish with a small amount of butter.
Arrange ½ of the whole wheat bread to cover the bottom of the dish. Add pieces of crusts to fill in any gaps.
Cover bread with cooked back bacon slices or ham slices.
Lay slices of cheddar cheese on top, then cover with slices of bread (to make it like a sandwich).
In a bowl, beat, eggs, salt and pepper.
To egg mixture, add dry mustard, onion, green pepper, Worcestershire sauce, milk and hot pepper sauce.
Mix well then pour evenly over the casserole.
Cover and let it stand in the fridge overnight, or 10 minutes if you want to make it straight away.
In the morning, preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Melt remaining butter (optional) and drizzle over the top.
Cover with crushed bran flakes (or corn flakes).
Bake 45 minutes the 350℉ (180℃) F preheated oven.
Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
This makes two hearty servings. Might be enough to feed 3 if you serve some fruit with breakfast.
Derived from “Christmas Morning Wife Saver”
I had to giggle at the name of this recipe. My hubby always jokingly hints that I should get up early and fix him breakfast...LOL, that only happens when we have company :)
Great to hear that the name of recipe made you giggle. I was laughing at the name when I read it the first time too. I said to my husband, "Then you should have to make the recipe, it is a wife-saver" hehe :-)
This recipe is actually, "Christmas Morning Wife Saver" first published 1976 in the Canadian best seller cookbook, The Best of Bridge.
This recipe is a Lifesaver!
I think cooking time should say 45 minutes, not 45 hours!
Family favourite since the late 80s.
We had 6 neighbours help us move 6 hours away in 1990. Made this for next morning breakfast (paper plates and disposable utensils)...they raved so much and asked for the recipe for the "hunt camp".
Nice now to be able to make it for or empty nest.