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Enough babble – onto the REAL reason you came today. The 2nd winner of the Quick Summer Meals Contest is Jody from Prior Lake, MN. As soon as she sent me this recipe I knew it would be a winner! I love breakfast but who says breakfast has to be eaten just in the morning. NOT ME!!! So make this for any time of the day.
So this Crock Pot Egg Bake – yes, you read that correctly – I said crock pot – is just what you need for a quick summer meal. I struggle sometimes for what to make for breakfast when we have guests and this is the perfect solution. It took me about 20 minutes the night before to prep all of the food, put it in the crock pot and turn it on low. When we woke up the next morning – breakfast was served! Loved it.
This recipe is also very versatile. Depending on your taste buds, you can add or subtract anything you like. I only had red peppers and green onions in the house so that is what I used. Jody’s recipe called for green peppers and regular onions. I don’t think it made a difference. Jody said she makes this and puts it in a small crock pot. I only have a large one and I think because of the size of my pot, the egg bake came out a little dry. Next time, I would just add more milk to help keep it moist. I also have those picky eaters in the house so I layered my ingredients and didn’t put the peppers and onions all over it. Little did they know that the flavors were still there but not the “look” of the peppers and onions.
So Jody, you are this week’s winner of the Quick Summer Meals Contest and you will receive this great product from Chef’s Planet – their Mesh Crisper. I love this product. You will never make French fries again on just a plain old baking sheet. This Mesh Crisper gets both sides of whatever you are cooking on it – crispy. Use it for French fries, chicken nuggets, garlic bread. I even put a smaller pizza on it. Love, love, love it!
I’d love to have more entries for the Quick Summer Meals Contest so get them out, send them to me and save some time in the kitchen this summer!
Yield: 6 - 8 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours in a crock pot
• 1 pound browned pork sausage
• 1 pound crumbled fried bacon
• 1/2 cup diced green peppers
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 2 cups shredded co-jack cheese
• 12 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk - if using a large crock pot, use 1/2 cup milk
1. Brown pork sausage and drain off fat.
2. Fry up the bacon and drain off fat.
3. In a large bowl, whisk eggs and milk together.
4. Toss in rest of the ingredients and mix well.
5. Pour into a crock pot- cook on low over night and wake up to breakfast!
I use my mini- crock pot and it makes about 6 servings. Add more or less eggs and ingredients to your liking and serving size.
For added pizzaz- I use Jimmy Deans HOT pork sausage and add diced jalapenos and green chilis & shredded pepper jack cheese- YUM!!!
Jody from Prior Lake, MN