Layers of hash browns, bacon, sweet onions, cheese, ham, and eggs create a breakfast dish that you’d be proud to serve to company . . . or just scarf down yourself. My goal was to make this delicious dish while producing a minimum amount of pans to wash, and I was pretty pleased with the way it all worked out.
My inspiration was a fantastic recipe by Cydnee of Tampa Cake Girl. Her “Quiche Me Baby One More Time” was so appealing, and also low-carb, which was a win-win situation in my book.
But my husband wanted hash browns. And I didn’t have Swiss cheese. Or heavy cream. Besides, I think I have some kind of genetic disorder that doesn’t let me follow a recipe exactly as it’s written. I.Just.Can’t. I have to fiddle and improvise, no matter how perfect the original version is.
So, my apologies to Cydnee for messing with her recipe, but here’s my version. Now you can choose between low-carb and almost low carb. (Aw, c’mon, it’s just one potato.)
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- 2 cups shredded potato (or packaged hash browns)
- 3 pieces bacon, uncooked, cut into bite-sized pieces
- ¼ cup chopped sweet onion
- 1½ cups grated cheese (I used cheddar and parmesan, but Swiss or jack are good, too)
- 1 cup chopped ham
- ½ cup whipped cream cheese
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- garlic salt (or regular salt) and pepper to taste. A pinch of nutmeg is good, too.
- Heat oven to 375 F. Lightly spray a deep pie pan with cooking spray.
- Spread shredded potato in the bottom of the pan and top with uncooked bacon pieces.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with chopped onions, then cheese. Top with chopped ham.
- Combine cream cheese, eggs, and milk. Beat well, add seasonings, and pour over the top.
- Place dish on baking sheet and bake for 45-50 minutes.
- Cool for 5-10 minutes and serve.
Layer the uncooked bacon on the shredded potatoes (the bacon grease will help cook the potatoes) and bake for 30 minutes.
Chop onions and grate cheese.
Add onions to cooked potatoes and bacon
Combine the cream cheese, eggs, and milk. Add seasonings.
Beat well.
Add cheese, then ham, then egg mixture. Bake 45-50 minutes.
Seriously, that’s all there is to it! I peeled, grated, rinsed, and blotted dry one large potato for this recipe. If you want to save steps (and avoid washing a peeler, grater, and bowl) you can use fresh shredded potatoes from the store, or even frozen shredded hash browns.
The quiche comes out of the pan cleanly, making it easy to plate. And oh, boy does it taste good! The Man moaned his way through two huge pieces and drove me nuts coming up with variations to try next.
As a reminder, Father’s Day is coming up and this would be an easy, man-pleasing breakfast to serve him. He’ll love you for it.
Lorinda