Best Bagel And Cheese Bake Recipes

BAGEL AND CHEESE BAKE

Steps:

• Place the bacon and onion in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, and set aside. Slice each bagel into 4 thin slices.
• Arrange 6 bagel slices in the bottom of a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover with the bacon and onion mixture, followed by the Cheddar cheese. Top with remaining bagel slices.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, parsley, and pepper. Pour the egg mixture over the bagel layers. Cover, and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Uncover the chilled bagel dish, and bake in the preheated oven 25 to 30 minutes, or until eggs are firm. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, and serve warm.

BAGEL BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with butter or cooking spray.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up any clumps with a wooden spoon, until brown, about 5 minutes; transfer to a bowl with a slotted spoon.
• Whisk together the milk, half-and-half, cayenne, eggs, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Fold in the sausage, spinach, bagels and 3/4 cup of the provolone, then pour into the prepared baking dish. Dot the top with the cream cheese and sprinkle all over with the everything bagel seasoning and remaining provolone (see Cook's Note).
• Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake until the casserole is puffed, golden brown at the edges and set in the center, about 45 minutes more. Let cool 15 minutes before serving.

REAL HOMEMADE BAGELS

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/4 cup water, flour, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, vegetable oil, and yeast in the mixing bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on low speed using the dough hook until well-developed, about 8 minutes. To ensure the gluten has developed fully, cut off a walnut-sized piece of dough. Flour your fingers, and then stretch the dough: if it tears immediately, the dough needs more kneading. Fully developed dough should form a thin translucent "windowpane."
• Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl, cover it with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel, and let rise for 2 hours.
• Punch the dough down, place it on a lightly floured work surface, and use a knife or dough scraper to divide the dough into 6 pieces (or more, for smaller bagels). Roll each piece of dough into a sausage shape about 6 inches long. Join the ends to form a circle. Repeat with the remaining dough, and let the bagels rest for 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange small plates with poppy seeds, sesame seeds, and onion flakes next to the baking sheet.
• Bring 4 quarts water to a boil in a large pot. Add honey, if desired (see Editor's Note). Boil the bagels, three at a time, until they rise to the surface of the pot, about 1 minute per side. Remove the bagels with a slotted spoon and place them on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Dip the tops of the wet bagels into the toppings and arrange them, seeds up, on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with coarse salt, if desired. Bake in the preheated oven until the bagels begin to brown, 15 to 20 minutes.

BAGEL AND CHEESE BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook bacon and onion together in skillet until brown; drain and set aside.
• Slice each bagel into 4 thin slices.
• Arrange 6 bagel slices in the bottom of a greased 9x13 baking dish.
• Cover with the bacon and onion mixture, top with 1 cup Cheddar cheese then remaining bagel slices.
• Whisk together eggs, milk, parsley, and pepper. Pour the egg mixture over the bagel layers and top with remaining cheese. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 400°. Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes, or until eggs are firm. Serve warm.

CHEDDAR BAKED BAGELS AND EGGS

Steps:

• Butter the cut sides of bagels, and enlarge holes to 1 inch in diameter.
• Working in batches, place bagel halves buttered side down in heavy fry pan over medium high heat.
• Cook for about 2 minutes or until golden on bottom.
• Transfer all bagel halves, cut side down to rimmed baking sheet.
• Break an egg into center of each bagel half and sprinkle with equal amounts of salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle cheese over eggs.
• Bake in 400F oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until eggs are set but yolks are still soft.

HAM BAGELS WITH HONEY-MUSTARD CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix cream cheese, mustard and honey.
• Spread cream cheese mixture over cut sides of bagels. Fill bagels with ham.

CHEESY SAUSAGE AND EGG BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease rectangular baking dish, 13x9x2 inches. Layer sausage, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and cheese in dish.
• Stir remaining ingredients until blended. Pour over cheese.
• Bake uncovered 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown and set.