Breakfast Pie

For Christmas, I wanted to make a nice and easy casserole dish for Steve and I to enjoy. I have been finding a lot of good recipes on All Recipes lately, and this one is no exception! It is almost like my quiche recipe, except with potatoes in it. The other added bonus, I had every ingredient in the house already! I love it when that works out.

I was also able to use the "Delay, Bake & Hold" function on the oven so we could have breakfast ready for us when we came home from Christmas morning mass with the Griffiths side of the family.

8 strips of bacon

1/4 cup crushed cornflakes

5 eggs lightly beaten

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup small curd cottage cheese

1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 green onion, sliced (next time, I might add another stalk or two for more flavor)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

2 1/2 cups frozen cubed hash brown potatoes

1. Cook the bacon as you normally would. Reserve around 2 Tbsp drippings. (Steve and I love cooking it in our oven since that is what all the Food Network chefs do. :) ), crumble or cut into small pieces.
2. Pour the bacon drippings into a small bowl with the crushed cornflakes.
3. Combine the eggs, milk, cottage cheese, cheddar cheese, onion, salt and pepper until blended.
4. Stir in hash browns.
5. Pour into a greased 9 inch pie plate.
6. Sprinkle with cut up bacon and cornflake/dripping mixture.
7. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

The next morning, remove from the fridge and set out for 30 minutes before baking.

Preheat oven to 325.

Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.