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Can I freeze casseroles containing eggs?

13 years ago

I want to do this frozen breakfast casserole for a church fundraiser and am hoping you can help by telling me if it will freeze all right? If so, I'm assuming it should be baked and then reheated? This is the recipe I want to use. Thank you so much.

Ingredients

* 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 (any color), diced

* 1 tablespoon prepared mustard

* salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Melt butter in the microwave, or in a small pan on the stove over low heat. Spray a 9x12 inch baking dish with vegetable spray. Place croutons in the bottom of the dish, and drizzle with melted butter. Sprinkle with grated Cheddar cheese.
Crack the eggs into a bowl, whisking to break up the yolks. Add milk, peppers, mustard, salt, and pepper, and beat until well-combined. Pour over the croutons and cheese, and sprinkle with crumbled bacon.
Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to stand 10 minutes before serving.

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Comments (5)

dgkritch
13 years ago
I don't know that you'd gain that much by freezing ahead.
Unless you need to make a lot of them.

I freeze my crustless quiche all the time (after completely cooking), but it has a little flour mixed with the egg base.

Do you have time to test it? Make a full recipe, but put a quarter of the ingredients in a smaller pan. Cook and freeze. Eat the rest! Thaw in a couple of days to see if you're happy with the texture. If not, you can always make "kits". Cook and crumble the bacon. Measure the bacon, the cheese and the croutons into separate bags. Mix up the egg mixture and store. Then the day of the fundraiser, all you need to do is melt the butter, layer and bake. It's probably actually faster than allowing for thawing time and additional bake time to reheat.

Deanna
lindac
13 years ago
I also would do like deanna said...it will keep made up in the refrig over night...if you need to keep longer than that....I would re think doing that recipe.
Linda C
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pfmastin
Original Author
13 years ago
I'll test it first, Deanna. Lindac, you're saying you wouldn't use this recipe because of problems with the texture after being frozen? And yes, I do need to make lots of them. The idea of this fundraiser is that they will be purchased frozen as a "holiday helper" to be cooked/reheated later during the busy season. Thanks to you both!
Pam
lsr2002
13 years ago
Here is a post from the Once a Week Cooking Forum on freezing a casserole very similar to the one you want to use. I would still try a partial recipe and freeze it to see what you think, but it sounds as though you will be fine with your recipe. I think it's a wonderful fund raising idea. The thread where I found this is linked below.

Lee

RE: How do I freeze eggs?

* Posted by
Brenda
(brenda_t@ivillage.com) on
Fri, May 18, 01 at 10:05

I found it: anyone interested:

4 1/2 c. seasoned croutons
2 c shredded cheddar cheese
1 medium chopped onion
1/4 c. chopped sweet red ppper
1/4 c. chopped green pepper
1 jar (4.5 oz) sliced mushrooms, drained
8 eggs
4 c. milk
1 t salt
1 t ground mustard
1/8 t pepper
8 bacon strips, cooked/crumbled

Sprinkle croutons, cheese, onions, peppers and mushrooms into 2 8-inch greased square baking dishes. In a bowl combine the eggs, milk, salt,mustard and pepper. Slowly pour over vegetables and sprinkle with bacon.
Cover and freeze one casserole for up to 3 months. Bake the second, uncovered, at 350 for 45-50 minutes, or til knife comes out clean. To use frozen: Thaw in fridge for 24-36 hours. Bring to room temp for about 30 min then bake. Bake uncovered at 350 for 50-60 minutes or til knife comes out clean.
Makes 2 casseroles (6-8 servings each)

Here is a link that might be useful: How Do i Freeze Eggs
pfmastin
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks so much, lsr2002. I appreciate your posting the recipe. I'll try to remember to come back and give a report. :)

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