Ham and Cheese Breakfast Bake

Ham, Cheese, Egg, & Potatoes

I was searching for recipes that used ham, cheese, potatoes, and eggs and really couldn't find anything. Some used ham and potatoes, some used ham and eggs; not potatoes and eggs all at once. So, I decided to come up with something myself.

I'll admit that there is probably a recipe similar to this out there, but I couldn't find it.

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese (this is approximate...you could use more or less)
• 2 Whole Eggs
• 2 Egg Whites
• Dash of Milk
• 8 oz. Package of diced ham
• 3-5 Potatoes (diced and cooked...not fully cooked, but just cooked, like for potato salad)

Directions:

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Spray an 8x11" baking dish with cooking spray

Building the Dish:

1. Put potatoes in bottom of baking dish
2. Spread ham over top of potatoes
3. Sprinkle a light layer of cheese over that.
4. In a separate bowl, scramble together eggs, egg whites, and milk. Add pepper, if desired.
5. Pour evenly over potatoes, cheese, and ham.
6. Top with more cheese.

Baking:

1. Cover top with aluminum foil
2. Bake covered for 30 minutes
3. Remove foil and bake for another 15 minutes
4. Remove from oven and allow to sit for 10 minutes.
5. Slice and enjoy!
6. Makes about 8 servings.

I made this on Sunday, but waited to post the recipe because I wanted to see how well this dish reheated in the microwave. I have to say that it didn't taste any different than it did freshly baked. I heated it for 1 minute and it was heated through and still very tasty!

Breakfast Ideas!

I'm am finding, as I get older, that I cannot eat sweet stuff for breakfast. I'm probably pre-diabetic. So, cereal, Pop-Tarts, Toaster Streudel, and all those other sweet things you can eat for breakfast need to be cut out of my diet.

So, I went in search of things I can make and reheat in the mornings:

Cheesy Ham and Hash brown Casserole was one of the first things I thought of, and I found a great recipe on Allrecipes.com (this could also be used for dinner!). The only problem is that it's not really a heat-and-go food. Meaning, I'd have to sit down with a fork and eat it. It's kinda hard to drive that way. Mondays and Wednesdays, I have to leave early for classes, I don't have time to do that.

Jimmy dean has a recipe using their Sausage Crumbles (which I'm sure you could make this recipe using any cooked and crumbled sausage) called Sausage and Egg Breakfast Cups which sound really simple and tasty!

I also found a Bacon Cheese Muffin recipe at Allrecipes.com. I imagine this one could be made using real bacon bits, instead of having to cook your own bacon (& bacon bits are cheaper and don't have as much fat attached to them).

Here's a recipe using crescent rolls at Cooks.com: Sausage Popovers

Loving the Little Things posted a recipe for bacon and cheese popovers, sounds really good! I couldn't see the images, though.

So, I think I have my arsenal ready... lots of different ideas for sugar-free breakfast, without trying to substitute the sugar in something.