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Easy Broccoli Bacon Breakfast Bake

By Valerie · May 10, 2013 · Updated May 12, 2020 9 Comments

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A serving of Easy Broccoli Bacon Breakfast Bake.

For some reason, we always think of breakfast and brunch when it comes to Mother’s Day. You don’t see a whole lot of recipes floating around this time of year for an elegant lunch or extravagant dinner. Probably due to the fact that Dad and his “helpers” are most likely the chefs while Mom takes a break from the kitchen. That’s my guess anyway. If you are reading this and happen to be a Dad who is an accomplished chef, I apologize for my generalizations. My opinions are based solely on my experience in a house full of men. Now, come cook me dinner.

I have to admit, I love breakfast. I think it just might be my favorite meal of the day, especially when it’s prepared by someone other than me. Today I’m sharing a simple but delicious breakfast dish that even the most novice cook could pull off. I put this one out on Easter and it was consumed in a flash by my guys here.

It may be easy, but try saying the recipe title five times fast. Not so easy is it?

All the ingredients required to make Easy Broccoli Bacon Breakfast Bake.

We’ll need a little butter, salt, pepper, eggs, a container of biscuits (5 to a can), cheddar and Gruyere cheese, some milk, brown button mushrooms, fresh thyme, 6 slices of cooked thick-sliced bacon, onion, broccoli, and ground mustard.

For a clean and easy way to cook bacon, click here.

A pot with broccoli and water.
Chop up about a cup of fresh broccoli and place it in a saucepan with enough water to just barely cover it. Bring the water to a boil and let it simmer for a couple of minutes; just till barely fork tender. Remove it from the heat, drain the hot water from the pan, rinse the broccoli in very cold water and drain again.

A biscuit cut into eight equal pieces.

Crack open that can of biscuits and cut each biscuit into 8 pieces.

The biscuit pieces are arranged in a pan.

Scatter the biscuit pieces over the bottom of a 13″x9″ pan that you’ve coated with non-stick cooking spray.

Mushrooms and onion cooking in a pan.

Melt the butter in a saute pan and add the chopped mushrooms and onions. Cook and stir until they have softened and season them with a bit of salt and pepper while they cook. Remove the pan from the heat and set it aside for now.

The ingredients being mixed together in a bowl.

Grab a large mixing bowl and whisk together the eggs, milk, ground mustard, salt, and pepper. Stir in the broccoli, chopped bacon, mushrooms and onions, both types of grated cheese, and a little more salt and pepper to taste.

Keep in mind, you can substitute any meat of choice here. I added bacon because, well …it’s bacon.

The egg mixture is poured on top of the biscuits.

Pour this mixture right over the top of the biscuit pieces.

The top of the bake is garnished with thyme.

Garnish the top with the chopped, fresh thyme. Please use fresh thyme if you can find it. There is something about the combination of flavors from bacon and thyme that is just magical.

The breakfast bake after it has finished baking in the oven.

Pop it in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 40 minutes or till nice and golden around the edges.

If the smell of this cooking doesn’t bring them into the kitchen, you might want to check their pulse.

A slice of Easy Broccoli Bacon Breakfast Bake on a spatula.

Serve it up.

A slice of Easy Broccoli Bacon Breakfast Bake.

Make it for Mom or make it just for you. Just make it!

A slice of an egg breakfast bake on a blue plate,

Easy Broccoli Bacon Breakfast Bake

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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
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Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 8
Author: Valerie Brunmeier

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped fresh broccoli
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 6 brown button mushrooms chopped
  • 1 10.2-oz. can (5 biscuits) refrigerated biscuits
  • 10  eggs
  • 1-1/2  cups milk
  • 1  teaspoon dry ground mustard
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 6 slices cooked thick-sliced bacon chopped
  • 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme

Instructions

  • Place broccoli in a pan and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer at a low boil for about 2 minutes or till just barely fork tender. Remove from heat. Drain water from pan and rinse broccoli in very cold water. Drain and set aside. This can be done the day ahead. Refrigerate cooked broccoli until ready to assemble breakfast bake.
  • Heat oven to 350° degrees. Spray bottom only of 13" x 9" glass baking dish with cooking spray. Separate dough into 5 biscuits. Cut each biscuit into 8 pieces; arrange evenly in sprayed dish.
  • Melt butter over medium heat in a medium saute pan. Cook the onions and mushrooms until mushrooms have released their liquid and onions have softened. Season with salt to taste. Remove pan from heat and set aside.
  • In large bowl, beat eggs, milk, mustard, salt and pepper with wire whisk until well blended. Stir in cooked broccoli, cooked chopped bacon, cooked onion and mushrooms, both cheeses, salt and pepper to taste. Pour mixture over biscuit pieces in dish. Press down with back of spoon, making sure all biscuit pieces are covered with egg mixture. Sprinkle top of casserole with chopped thyme.
  • Bake at 350°F. for 40 minutes or until edges are deep golden brown and center is set. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Cut into squares.

Notes

Adapted from Pillsbury.com
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  1. Nami | Just One Cookbook says

    May 21, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    You always have a great recipe to please a family! I want to wake up and eat this for breakfast on weekends. It will make our morning very happy and fulfilling!

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  2. Aggie says

    May 13, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    You always have such great recipes Valerie. I want to make this! Maybe even for a breakfast for dinner night!
    To be honest, I love having people over for breakfast/brunch but it doesn’t happen very often for some reason. Recipes like this make me want to host something soon 🙂

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  3. Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says

    May 13, 2013 at 1:11 pm

    Wow, Valerie! You sure know how to make some man-pleasin’ meals. This looks so delicious and perfect for when I’ll be having guests over soon. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  4. Anita at Hungry Couple says

    May 12, 2013 at 9:11 pm

    Holy cow, this looks good! And yes, for some reason, it’s always breakfast or brunch. 🙂

    Reply
  5. Yvonne @ bitter baker says

    May 12, 2013 at 5:30 pm

    I loooove this recipe! Bacon, broccoli, eggs – it just gets better and better!

    Reply
  6. Lillian @ My Recipe Journey says

    May 11, 2013 at 6:19 am

    I just love these kinds of easy hearty meals! I love to make breakfast for dinner once a week! I’ll be trying this one! Pinning…thanks for showing us thos one! Happy Mother’s Day!!! =D

    Reply
  7. Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says

    May 10, 2013 at 1:49 pm

    This looks SO delicious!! I need to make this using vegetarian “bacon” :).

    Reply
    • Valerie says

      May 10, 2013 at 6:35 pm

      You could even just leave the bacon out altogether and add in more veggies. It would be great!

      Reply

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