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Easy Broccoli Bacon Breakfast Bake

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
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Total Time55 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped fresh broccoli
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup chopped yellow onion
  • 6 cremini mushrooms (brown button) chopped
  • 10.2 ounce can (5 biscuits) refrigerated biscuits like Pillsbury Grands Southern Homestyle Biscuits
  • 10  large eggs
  • 1 ½  cups milk
  • teaspoon dry ground mustard
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 6 slices cooked thick-sliced bacon chopped
  • ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • ½ 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 to LOW and simmer for about 2 minutes or until just barely fork tender. Remove from heat. Transfer the broccoli to a colander and rinse with very cold water to stop the cooking process. Drain well and set aside. This can be done the day ahead. Refrigerate cooked broccoli until ready to assemble breakfast bake.
  • Heat oven to 350 degrees F degrees. Spray bottom only of 13- x 9-inch glass or ceramic baking dish with cooking spray. Separate dough into 5 biscuits. Cut each biscuit into 8 pieces and arrange them evenly in the prepared dish.
  • In a medium skillet, melt butter over MEDIUM heat. Add the onions and mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, 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, whisk the eggs with the milk, mustard, salt and pepper until well blended. Stir in the cooked broccoli, cooked chopped bacon, cooked onion and mushrooms, both cheeses, salt and pepper to taste. Pour the mixture over the 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 degrees 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