Betty's Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Casserole

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: American cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while maintaining flavor.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: ham

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while ham is often less expensive.

In a large bowl, place the entire 5.2 oz. hash brown mixture. Pour 4 cups hot water over the hash browns, and let stand for 10 minutes.

Drain the hash browns and pat off any extra moisture with a paper towel.

In a large bowl, combine 5 well-beaten eggs, 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese, ½ cup cottage cheese, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper, 1/8 teaspoon hot sauce, and 1 chopped green onion.

Add drained hash browns to the mixture and mix thoroughly.

Pour the mixture into a deep-dish pie plate that has been sprayed with cooking oil spray.

Sprinkle with crumbs from 6 slices of cooked bacon and a dash of paprika.

Cover with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and refrigerate for at least 3 hours (or overnight).

Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, or until the mixture is set.

Cooking Techniques

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