The Best Secret Ingredient Breakfast Casserole

• Gluten free

• Meat

  • 6 pieces Bacon or one pouch of pre-cooked bacon pieces, crisp
  • 1 8 oz package Ham, pre cooked

• Produce

  • 1/2 Onion, large
  • 1/2 tsp Onion powder

• Refrigerated

  • 9 Eggs

• Canned Goods

  • 3 cups Hash

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 tsp Pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Salt

• Dairy

  • 1/3 cup Butter
  • 16 oz Cheddar cheese
  • 15 oz Ricotta cheese

Found on packmomma.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter - melted
• 3 cups of uncooked hash browns (one bag of Simply Potatoes works perfect)
• 9 eggs
• 16 oz cheddar cheese, shredded - divided
• 1/2 large onion, diced OR 6 green onions
• 15 oz ricotta cheese
• 6 pieces of crisp bacon OR one pouch of pre-cooked bacon pieces
• 8 oz package of pre-cooked cubed or diced ham
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 13 x 9 cooking pan with non stick spray
• In a large bowl, combine hash browns and melted butter
• Pour hash browns into the cooking pan and spread evenly along the bottom of the pan and up the sides
• Bake for 30 minutes and then remove from oven
• While shell is baking, in a large bowl add in the eggs and ricotta cheese. Beat with an electric hand mixer until mostly incorporated
• Stir in the onion, bacon, ham, spices and 3/4 of the cheese
• Pour egg mixture into the hash brown shell and sprinkle the top with the remaining 1/4 of the shredded cheese
• Bake for 50-55 minutes
• Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes - serve immediately!