Overnight Christmas Breakfast Casserole

This tasty Christmas breakfast casserole with bacon, cheese, and bell peppers is prepped the night before; cook it on Christmas morning while you open gifts!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 647 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons diced green bell pepper
• 2 tablespoons diced red bell pepper
• 1 cup crushed corn flakes cereal
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 6 large eggs
• 1 dash hot sauce
• 3 cups whole milk
• 16 slices bread, crusts removed - divided
• 16 slices Canadian bacon
• 16 slices sharp Cheddar cheese
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 cup butter, melted
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 cup minced onion

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish. Cut and fit 8 slices of bread to fit over entire bottom of dish. Cover bread with slices of Canadian bacon and sharp Cheddar cheese. Cut and fit remaining 8 slices of bread to completely cover bacon and cheese.

Step 3

Whisk eggs with salt and black pepper in a bowl. Whisk dry mustard, onion, diced green and red bell pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce into eggs. Whisk in milk until egg mixture is smoothly combined. Pour egg mixture evenly over the casserole. Cover the dish and refrigerate overnight.

Step 4

Pour melted butter evenly over the casserole and sprinkle corn flake crumbs over the top.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until set and lightly browned, about 1 hour. Let casserole stand for 10 minutes before serving.