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This Easy Egg Casserole packs cheddar and bacon for a cozy brunch treat.
When I first moved into my college dorm, the idea of cooking intimidated me. The campus dining hall was my safety net, but there was only so much macaroni a person could handle. One Saturday morning, feeling particularly adventurous, I decided to make an egg casserole. It was my first try at anything resembling a proper meal. Fortunately, I had just enough ingredients—some eggs, leftover cheddar cheese, a slightly sad-looking red bell pepper, and the ends of a bread loaf. I thought, why not? Bacon was a luxury for me, so I added it in, fully convinced it could make anything taste better.
In those days, I had a knack for forgetting recipe nuances, like preheating the oven. This dish taught me the art of student multitasking. While the oven warmed, I chopped and whisked, methodically making sure everything was well-mixed. A friend once told me that if you don't grease the baking dish, you're just asking for ruin, a tip that has stayed with me ever since. I poured the colorful mixture into the pan, hoping for the best.
The aroma was magnetic, gathering my dorm mates like moths to a flame. As we ate, someone said the diced bell pepper was a nice touch, something I hadn't planned but gladly accepted credit for. That casserole became a mercifully simple tradition, fueling our late-night study sessions and turning a new chapter of my life into something cozy and delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 6 eggs whisked
- 6 slices bacon diced and cooked
- 2 slices bread cubed
- 1/3 red bell pepper diced
- 2 green onions chopped
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic optional, minced, or to taste
- salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Stir the cheddar, eggs, bacon, bread, red bell pepper, green onion, milk, garlic, salt, and pepper together in a bowl, mixing until well combined.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake until the eggs are set, for about 20-25 minutes.
- Serve!
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