American Breakfast Casserole

Name: American Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients: 1 (1 pound) package bacon, diced; 1 sweet onion, chopped; 6 eggs, lightly beaten; 4 cups frozen Southern-style hash brown potatoes, thawed; 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese; 1 1/2 cups small curd cottage cheese; 1 1/4 cups shredded Swiss cheese; 1 cup chopped green bell pepper, or to taste (optional); 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies, or to taste (optional)

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 (1 pound) package bacon, diced
1 sweet onion, chopped
6 eggs, lightly beaten
4 cups frozen Southern-style hash brown potatoes, thawed
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups small curd cottage cheese
1 1/4 cups shredded Swiss cheese
1 cup chopped green bell pepper, or to taste (optional)
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies, or to taste (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2

Cook and stir bacon and onion in a skillet over medium heat until the bacon is crisp, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain grease, reserving the drippings.
3

Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with the reserved bacon grease.
4

Combine the cooked bacon and onion, eggs, hash brown potatoes, Cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, Swiss cheese, bell pepper, and green chilies in the prepared baking dish; stir to combine.
5

Bake in preheated oven until the eggs are set firm, 35 to 40 minutes.
6

Let casserole cool 10 minutes before cutting to serve.