Charleston Breakfast Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 12 slices bacon
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 3 cups croutons
• 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
• 6 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups milk
• 1 bell pepper, diced (any color)
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 place bacon in a large, deep skillet.
• 2 cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
• 3 drain, crumble and set aside.
• 4 preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c).
• 5 melt butter in the microwave, or in a small pan on the stove over low heat.
• 6 spray a 9x12 inch baking dish with vegetable spray.
• 7 place croutons in the bottom of the dish, and drizzle with melted butter.
• 8 sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese.
• 9 crack the eggs into a bowl, whisking to break up the yolks.
• 10 add milk, peppers, mustard, salt, and pepper, and beat until well-combined.
• 11 pour over the croutons and cheese, and sprinkle with crumbled bacon.
• 12 bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.
• 13 remove from oven and allow to stand 10 minutes before serving.