Best Country Breakfast Recipes

COUNTRY HAM BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Butter a large baking dish and evenly spread out the torn bread to cover the bottom of the dish.
• In a large bowl, beat to combine the heavy cream, cheese, ham, milk, scallions, salt, pepper and eggs. Pour the egg mixture over the bread and top with the paprika. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
• Remove the dish from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Uncover the dish and bake until puffed, golden and cooked through, about 45 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes, sprinkle with the chives and serve.

EASY COUNTRY BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Line a prepared 9 x 13 baking dish with frozen hash browns. Top evenly with cooked sausage (or bacon), onion, and green bell pepper.
• In a separate dish, mix together eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and dry mustard. Pour this over meat and hash browns.
• Top everything evenly with the grated cheddar cheese.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for about 45 to 60 minutes (or until done and slightly brown).

BAKED CINNAMON BREAD CASSEROLE WITH AL FRESCO COUNTRY STYLE CHICKEN BREAKFAST SAUSAGE

Steps:

• 1. Place the bread cubes,sausage and cranberries into a lightly greased 3-quart shallow baking dish. Toss to mix evenly.
• 2. Beat the egg substitute, skim milk and vanilla extract and cinnamon in a medium bowl with a whisk.
• 3. Pour the egg mixture over the bread cubes.
• 4. Stir and press the bread cubes into the egg mixture to coat.
• 5. Refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight.
• 6. Bake at 350°F. for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 7. Sprinkle with the confectioners' sugar. Serve with butter and syrup if desired.

COUNTRY-STYLE BREAKFAST SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Mix meat and seasonings together.
• Shape into 12 patties.
• Spray skillet with non-stick spray.
• Brown patties on each side.
• Add a few tablespoons water to pan, cover to reserve moisture, and cook till done.
• NOTE: Use this recipe in place of pork sausage for a healthier sausage stuffing for your turkey.

MEATY COUNTRY BREAKFAST SCRAMBLE

Steps:

• Get 2 large skillets / sauce pans.
• In the first pan put enough oil to lubricate and brown the potatoes O'Brien on med to high heat, stirring occasionally (per package directions, yours may vary).
• In the second pan brown the breakfast sausage.
• In a bowl beat the eggs along with the milk and set aside.
• Just as the sausage finishes browning, toss in the ham with it to put a little color on it (it's diced and pre-cooked generally, so this should go quick).
• Right after you add the ham to the sausage, add the green onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms to the potatoes O'Brien in the first pan, and sauté the potatoes and veggies together for about 5 minutes.
• Once the ham has browned slightly, drain the fat, and add the sausage and ham to the first pan with the potatoes and veggies and stir the mixture together, then stir occasionally.
• After dumping the sausage and ham, put the pan back on the heat and use it to scramble your eggs (the grease from the sausage will do a wonderful job lubricating the pan and imparting a little flavor to the eggs).
• Once the eggs are scrambled fold them into the first pan, do not over mix, or you will turn the texture to mush.
• Top the mixture with cheese, and gently stir to mix in the cheese,.
• Serve and enjoy!

COUNTRY STYLE BREAKFAST POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oil over high heat. Add potatoes and fry, turning every once in a while, until they begin to brown in places. Add onion and fry for about 1 minute. Add salt and pepper; toss to distribute.
• Add about 3 Tbs water, immediately cover, reduce heat, and
• simmer until potatoes are tender (about 3 to 5 minutes).
• This will make 2 regular servings -- .

COUNTRY HOUSE BED AND BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Melt butter in an 8x8 inch glass baking dish or small casserole dish. Add croutons and toss to coat. Sprinkle cheese on top of croutons. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk and dry mustard. Pour egg mixture over croutons and cheese. Sprinkle on cubed ham. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Let casserole stand at room temperature while oven heats.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, until eggs are set. Let sit for 5 minutes before cutting. Can also be frozen and microwaved later.

BREAKFAST STRATA WITH COUNTRY SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Brush a large gratin dish with some of the oil.
• To cook the sausage, in a large skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook until it begins to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the onion and red and yellow bell peppers and saute until the onion is golden, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 45 to 60 seconds.
• To assemble the strata, place half of the bread cubes in the prepared gratin dish and top with half of the sausage mixture. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of the grated cheese over the sausage mixture and top with the remaining bread cubes and sausage.
• Whisk together the eggs, milk, sage, and parsley in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the custard over the strata. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to 12 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Let the chilled strata stand at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• Bake the strata for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup cheese; continue baking until the strata is puffed and golden brown, an additional 20 to 25 minutes. (If the top of the strata starts to get too brown, cover it with aluminum foil.) Remove to a rack to cool slightly. Serve hot or warm.

COUNTRY BREAKFAST CASSEROLE FROM MCCORMICK®

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Cook crumbled sausage in large skillet on medium heat until brown, stirring occasionally. Drain sausage. Spread in lightly greased 11x7-inch baking dish. Sprinkle cheese over sausage.
• Beat eggs, water, milk and Gravy Mix in medium bowl with wire whisk until well blended. Pour over cheese. Arrange bread cubes evenly over mixture. Drizzle butter over bread, if desired. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake, uncovered, 40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

HERBED COUNTRY BREAKFAST POTATOES

Steps:

• WASH 3-4 medium russet or red potatoes (or PEEL if desired); dice to 3/4-1 inches; SET aside.
• CHOP 1/2 mild medium yellow or red onion; SET aside (also chop about 1/2 cup of tri-color bell peppers into 3/4 inch squares if desired); SET aside.
• REMOVE leaves from 2-3 sprigs fresh rosemary and 2-3 sprigs fresh thyme and roughly chop (about 1 teaspoon of each); SET aside (also finely chop 1/2 teaspoon fresh sage if desired); SET aside.
• TOSS potatoes in a bowl or on a large cutting board with 1/2 teaspoon paprika, 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, and 1 pinch ground cumin.
• HEAT 3 tablespoons light olive oil or canola oil in a very large non-stick saute pan over medium-high heat.
• ADD potatoes into skillet and fry, turning occasionally with a spatula until lightly golden; REDUCE heat to medium.
• SPREAD chopped onion over potatoes (and bell peppers if using) and cook, turning as needed until softened.
• SPRINKLE fresh rosemary, thyme and parsley over mixture, and cook, turning as needed until potatoes are golden brown and crisp; REMOVE from heat.
• DRAIN potatoes on paper towels; SPRINKLE with fine sea salt to taste, tossing potatoes to distribute seasoning evenly.
• SERVE potatoes hot with your favorite main dish and condiments; ENJOY!

FARMERS' COUNTRY BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a 9 x 13 greased baking pan, layer potatoes, ham, onion and cheese.
• In a medium bowl, beat eggs; add milk, salt and pepper to eggs; beat well until thoroughly incorporated.
• Pour over potato/ham layers.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• To prepare: Preheat oven to 350 degrees; remove cover and bake for approximately 60 minutes.

FARMER'S COUNTRY BREAKFAST

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown and crumble sausage until fully cooked. Remove sausage, reserving drippings. In the drippings, cook potatoes and onion until potatoes are browned, stirring occasionally. In a bowl, beat eggs, milk, parsley and salt; pour over potato mixture. Add sausage; cook and stir gently over medium heat until eggs are set. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover for 1-2 minutes or until cheese melts.

EASY BREAKFAST CASSEROLE FROM COUNTRY CROCK®

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon Country Crock® Spread; set aside. Melt remaining Spread in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and cook vegetables, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 8 minutes.
• Whisk eggs with milk in large bowl. Stir in 1 1/2 cups cheese, cooked vegetables, potatoes and bacon. Pour into prepared baking dish.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake 45 minutes. Uncover, then sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese and bake 30 minutes or until eggs are thoroughly cooked.

ONE DISH COUNTRY BREAKFAST SCRAMBLE

Steps:

• 1. How to Make it: Brown sausage in a large skillet; drain most of fat. In this skillet you will scramble your eggs so just set it aside.
• 2. In a pot Mix gravy cook till thick or as directions on gravy, add sausage to gravy and keep warm. Heat another skillet and put some oil in, when hot Combine potatoes with Anaheim pepper,onions and spread evenly across the bottom of the skillet and cook till nice and brown. Whisk together eggs, water, milk, and butter; add mixture to skillet from cooking the sausage till eggs are fluffy and sprinkle with paprika, salt and pepper to taste. Now add eggs gently to potato skillet and mix and then stir in cheese to this mixture
• 3. Spoon potato and scrambled egg mixture onto your plates and top with Sausage Gravy. Serve Hot and Enjoy a hearty Country Breakfast

COUNTRY SAUSAGE BREAKFAST PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place pizza crusts on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven and leave oven on.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove sausage with a slotted spoon; drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Reduce heat of skillet to medium-low. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in the skillet. Add flour; stir until dissolved to make a roux, about 1 minute. Add half-and-half; stir to remove browned bits from bottom of the skillet. Cook and stir until thick, about 2 minutes. Season gravy with pepper, salt, and onion powder.
• Return the drained sausage to the skillet; stir to coat with the gravy. Remove from heat; divide sausage gravy evenly over the pizza crusts.
• Melt the remaining butter in a small nonstick saucepan over low heat. Pour in eggs; cook and stir until scrambled, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat; divide scrambled eggs evenly over the pizzas. Top with Swiss cheese and Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the hot oven until cheese is melted, 3 to 4 minutes.

COUNTRY CLUB EGGS- A GREAT MAKE AHEAD BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown sausage in skillet, stirring until browned and crumbled. Then drain.
• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
• Pour mixture into a greased 9x13 casserole dish.
• Regfrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until center tests done.

GRANDMA'S COUNTRY BREAKFAST GRAVY

Steps:

• Pour the Evaporated Milk, water and 2 cups of the whole milk into a large bowl; set aside.
• Heat meat drippings/grease until hot, but not smoking. Slowly stir in the flour a small amount at at time until thoroughly incorporated and no lumps remain - (use a large, long-handled stainless steel cooking SPOON to stir the mixture with). Cook over medium-heat for a few minutes, stirring as needed to keep from burning on bottom. The texture should be a medium-thin paste in thickness; add a bit more flour, or melted grease, if needed, until proper thickness is attained. Cook and stir a few minutes until the rue begins to turn a LIGHT tan color.
• Pour the cream mixture into the rue, and, using a large WHISK, quickly stir until all the ingredients are blended and no lumps remain. Stir in the salt and pepper.
• Cook over medium-high heat, stirring often with the stainless steel SPOON, until desired thickness is reached. You may need to add the remaining 1 cup of whole milk it it gets too thick. (Rembember, the gravy will continue to thicken a slight bit as it cools.) Remove from heat; place a piece of plastic wrap directly on top of the gravy surface to keep a skin from forming if not serving immediately.
• Note: You may stir in some breakfast sausage, (I use Jimmy Dean Original), that has been cooked and crumbled if desired. Just add this at the very end right before you remove the pan from the heat.

COUNTRY BREAKFAST SKILLET

Steps:

• Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp.
• Remove bacon, crumble, and set aside.
• Drain drippings, reserving 2 tablespoons in skillet.
• Add potatoes, green peppers, onion, salt, and pepper to drippings.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are brown and tender (about 15 minutes).
• Make 6 wells in potatoes and break one egg into each well.
• Cover and cook on low heat 8-10 minutes, or until eggs are completely set.
• Sprinkle with cheese and bacon.

DOWN-HOME COUNTRY BREAKFAST GRAVY

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble when cool enough to handle.
• Add flour to the bacon grease and stir until a paste forms. Cook and stir until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Gradually add evaporated milk and milk, stirring frequently. Add butter, sugar, pepper, and salt; continue to cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in crumbled bacon and serve.

COUNTRY BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• In a skillet, cook crumbled sausage in large skillet over medium heat until brown, stirring occasionally. Remove sausage and drain on paper towel.
• Cut bread into 1-inch cubes. Place in 9 x 13 casserole dish. Sprinkle cheese and then sausage evenly on top.
• In a blender, mix eggs, milk and Gravy Mix. (You could also use the Sausage Country Gravy mix instead) Pour mixture over bread, cheese and sausage.
• Bake covered lightly with foil for 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 5 or 10 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• To make the night befoe: You can cover the dish and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, bake 50 minutes then 10.
• Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving.