Egg Bacon & Cheese Bagel Bake
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Egg Bacon & Cheese Bagel Bake
Description
This bagel bake begins by cooking bacon until browned and slightly crispy on the outside, then slicing it into pieces. Eggs are partially cooked in a pan and combined with milk, salt, and black pepper to form a custard base. Bagels are cut into chunks and toasted in the oven until slightly browned and crisp, providing structure and texture to the dish.
The ingredients are assembled in layers within a greased pan: bagel pieces, eggs, bacon, and cheese. The whisked egg mixture is poured over to bind all components. Baking for 45 to 50 minutes allows the custard to set while melting the cheddar cheese, resulting in a dish with creamy, cheesy bites and crunchy edges from the toasted bagel.
This bake serves well as a filling morning meal and can be prepared ahead of time. Butter is optional; the recipe provides flexibility to use bacon fat or butter for scrambling the eggs. The Farmer John brand bacon is mentioned as a preferred choice, but other bacons are suitable.
Ingredients
- 12 egg divided
- 1 tablespoon butter (optional)
- 2 cups milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 16 oz Bacon (since I was a kid, I use and LOVE Farmer John)
- 2 cups cheddar cheese (I put a half a pound in chunks in my food processor and it gave me perfect little bits)
- 8 bagel large
Instructions
- Cook bacon on high heat, you want the color on the outside, the rest will bake through in the oven.
- Remove from pan, let cool and slice into chunks.
- Drain/wipe fat from pan if you would like to use butter to cook the eggs. If you want to cook them in bacon fat instead, drain all but about a tablespoon and heat the pan on medium high.
- Break 6 eggs into a bowl, add them to the pan and poke the yolks.
- Stir a bit just to spread the yolks around a bit.
- Cook until just set and remove from pan.
- Spray either your cast iron skillet or 8x8 inch pan with cooking spray.
- Cut the bagels into chunks and toast at 375 degrees until slightly browned and crispy, about 7-9 minutes.
- Whisk the rest of the eggs, milk, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl.
- Add toasted bagel chunks, eggs, bacon and cheese in layers to your pan.
- Pour the egg mixture over it evenly.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 783 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 783kcal | 39% |
| Carbohydrates | 60g | 20% |
| Protein | 35g | 70% |
| Fat | 43g | 66% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Cholesterol | 322mg | 107% |
| Sodium | 1679mg | 70% |
| Potassium | 417mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 805IU | 16% |
| Calcium | 331mg | 33% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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