Crockpot Breakfast Casserole
This Crockpot Breakfast Casserole is a delicious make-ahead breakfast option for meal prep or for big family gatherings. Dump frozen hash browns, bacon, eggs and veggies in the slow cooker – it's so easy! Jump to Recipe
Get ready for the most delicious breakfast meal prep recipe there is!!! (Well, besides these other amazing Breakfast Meal Prep Ideas anyway…)
So the slow cooker is pretty much the best thing to ever happen to your meal prep routine. Seriously.
You can leave it in for a few hours while you run out and do other errands, and the cooking time is basically hands off. This crockpot breakfast casserole is genius for your weekly meal prep (literally just dump everything in and press the on button), but it's also perfect for big family gatherings like Christmas where you're looking to serve a big breakfast. Pair this breakfast casserole with a fruit tray and you're feeding 8 people easily!
If you love eggs and breakfast casseroles but you want something a little lighter and lower in calories, then you'll probably also love this Egg White Frittata – it's low carb and loaded with veggies so it's perfect for those upcoming New Year's resolutions. And like this breakfast casserole, it's just as easy to make and will save you loads of time getting ready in the morning.
Isn't that the great part about a grab and go breakfast? You literally don't have to worry about what you're going to eat in the morning and you can also take it with you to go so you can eat it at work, instead of wolfing down some food first thing in the morning before you're even hungry.
Breakfast Casserole Ingredients
The great thing about this crockpot breakfast casserole is that you can put just about anything in it!
Because I'm obsessed with hash browns they had to make an appearance – I just used the frozen diced breakfast potatoes that McCain makes but you could layer in some tater tots or shredded frozen potatoes too. From there, you'll pile in the veggies and your protein.
Cooked up breakfast sausage works as well as turkey bacon or regular pork bacon. You can even get creative and use up some leftover meat if you have any in the fridge. Leftover ham, for instance would work well, or even some deli turkey, salami or ham would taste amazing.
I just used some diced up bell peppers and red onion and then added in some cheddar cheese to top it all off but even the cheese is optional! If you're really in a bind you can just throw some spinach in there too and skip the other veg. Don't be afraid to mix it up!
Alternate Breakfast Casserole Instructions
This Crockpot Breakfast Casserole is SO simple to make!
You can technically even make it in the oven too – like you would in the slow cooker, spray an oven-safe dish with cooking spray and then layer in all your ingredients. Pour the eggs and cheese overtop, then bake!
If you're going to bake this breakfast casserole, make sure you preheat the oven to 350 F and cook for 45 min to 1 hour. Otherwise, let the crockpot do all the work! All you need to worry about ahead of time is prepping your protein, so fry up your bacon or sausage and dump it in with the rest of the ingredients. I sometimes cook the meat a day or two before so it's easy to just cook everything when it's time.
Making this Crockpot Breakfast Casserole Ahead
Part of what I love about this slow cooker breakfast casserole is that you can make it a few days in advance. If you're celebrating something special and want to have everything cooked before guests arrive, you can have this breakfast casserole going a few days before. And it will last in the fridge up to 5 days so it's also perfect for your weekly meal prep.
If you are going to be entertaining and want this crockpot breakfast casserole to be ready fresh, you can plan the timing accordingly so it finishes up just as everyone arrives. If you have a brunch around noon or 1pm for instance, you can cook this breakfast casserole on high for 4 hours so you will have time in the morning to get everything together.
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Crockpot Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 1 (900g) bag frozen hashbrowns
- 12 slices pork or turkey bacon
- 1 each red, yellow and green bell pepper, diced
- 1 medium-sized red onion, diced
- 16 large eggs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
Instructions
- Cook bacon over med-high heat in a large skillet, about 5-10 minutes until cooked through (timing will depend on type of bacon used).
- Spray inside of slow cooker with cooking spray, then add frozen hashbrowns, cooked bacon, peppers and onion in two even layers. Mix salt and pepper with eggs, then pour overtop of other layers and top with cheese.
- Cook on high for 4 hours. Serve and enjoy! Note: This can be made ahead of time up to 3 days in advance.
Cindy says
This casserole looks delicious! What size slow cooker did you use to cook it in?
Taylor Stinson says
Thanks so much Cindy! 🙂 I used an 8 quart slow cooker!
Janice M Harger says
I need to feed 30 people breakfast. How many crockpots would you need?
Taylor Stinson says
Hey Janice – this recipe has 8 servings so you would probably need 4 crockpots to pull that off – good luck!!
Erin says
Hi,
I make a lot of your instant pot recipes, they’ve all been awesome. Wondering if this could be done in the instant pot? I haven’t tried converting a slow cooker recipe yet and my crockpot broke!
Thanks! 🙂
Taylor Stinson says
Aww thanks Erin!! Honestly I wouldn’t recommend it with this one. I’ve never tried making eggs like this in the Instant Pot and don’t know how it would translate.
Amber says
Have you tried freezing this? Wondering if it will reheat well. 😁
Taylor Stinson says
Hey Amber – it should freeze fairly well! I haven’t tried it myself though. Maybe freeze a square or two and try it out 🙂
Susan says
How many more eggs could you add to this crockpot dish to serve more?
Taylor Stinson says
Hey Susan! You could probably add up to 4 more eggs (20 total eggs). This should get you about 2 more servings – hope that helps!
Barbara says
Hi
Can I add milk to the beaten eggs or is there a reason not to when using a crockpot?
Also, if I make this ahead and then cook overnight should I thaw the hash browns first?
Thanks!
Taylor Stinson says
Hey Barbara! You don’t have to thaw the hash browns first, they will get cooked in the pot. You can also add milk if you’d like but I opted for more eggs to raise the protein content and leave less “filler”. Unfortunately I cannot give exact measures of how much milk you should sub in and how many eggs you should leave out, but you could definitely use less eggs and use more milk in their place. I wouldn’t recommend adding milk to this recipe in addition to all those eggs, otherwise you will have too much liquid.
Annie Grimes says
hello I have to make this for 15 people I only have one largel Crock-Pot is this possible? And would I have to cook it longer if so how long . Thank you.
Taylor Stinson says
Hey Annie – unfortunately I wouldn’t recommend doubling this recipe because the crock pot only fits so much! The servings for 8 are fairly large so you could just make the one casserole then serve with a bunch of fruit and some side dishes like bacon, bagels, English muffins, etc. That should be enough to feed everyone!
Nicoline says
What if I cooked it on low instead, how many hours would it take?
Taylor Stinson says
Hey Nicoline – Unfortunately I wouldn’t recommend cooking for longer on low.
Jay says
Instant pot can slow cook, so why not try it?
Barb Lotz says
Do you crumble the bacon?
Taylor Stinson says
Yes!