Cheesy Ham Crockpot Breakfast Casserole
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This Cheesy Ham Crock Pot Breakfast Casserole is perfect for an overnight breakfast or easy brunch recipe! It will make appearances at your holiday brunches, potluck or just because you want a delicious breakfast. It’s perfect for action packaged mornings! It has all your favorites in a breakfast casserole. Eggs, hash browns, ham and cheese will make it a star at your table!.
Crock Pot Breakfast
Delicious breakfast casserole layered with hash browns, cheese, eggs and ham cooked in your slow cooker while you are busy doing the other stuff that needs to get done. Sound pretty awesome doesn’t it? You can either make this crock pot breakfast the night before or make it and cook it the day of. Whatever you choose everyone is going to be sure to love it!
A must for me in breakfast casserole is a base of hash browns. Some breakfast casseroles have a base of bread and that’s just not my thing. I love hash browns in my breakfast casserole.
Crock Pot Breakfast Casserole
Add in cheese, eggs and ham plus the fact it cooks in a slow cooker and it becomes the best breakfast casserole out there!
My family is big on breakfast. In fact I serve it a lot for dinner and referring to it as a “brinner” recipe. I’m not sure why my kids think it’s so exciting to get breakfast for dinner but they do. I like the fact that it provides a few new recipes to rotate on our weekly meal plan.
This casserole would make a great meal for “brinner” because you can turn it on and let it cook while you run around to activities with the kids during the after school hours.
Breakfast Casserole with Ham
I’m always making Crock Pot recipes for this reason alone! They are so handy when busy nights are here. Sometimes I forget that breakfast casseroles don’t always have to be for special occasions like Easter, Mother’s Day, Christmas etc.
Speaking of Mother’s Day that is totally going to be here before we know it isn’t it?
My girls love to bring me breakfast in bed, but this year I’m going to be at a conference and don’t get back in until the afternoon on Mother’s Day. I haven’t had the heart to tell them that yet. #momfail right there!
If you are looking for an easy breakfast casserole recipe this one is it! Throw all the ingredients in the Crock Pot and let it do the rest of the work!
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Cheesy Ham Crockpot Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients
- 12 eggs
- 1 c. 2% milk
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 pkg frozen shredded hash browns 30 oz, thawed
- 2 c. ham cubed fully cooked
- 1 onion chopped
- 4 c. cheddar cheese shredded
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepper together.
- Grease a 5-6 quart slow cooker. Place a third of the hash browns on the bottom, followed by the ham, onion and cheese. Repeat layers twice.
- Pour egg mixture over the top. Refrigerate overnight or cook immediately.
- Cook, covered, on low until set and edges of casserole begin to brown, 4-5 hours. Turn off the slow cooker. Remove insert and let stand, uncovered, 30 minutes before serving.
E-dawg says
Has anyone tried this with freshly grated potatoes? Just trying to keep the cost down. If so, did the potatoes need to be par boiled or fried up a bit beforehand?
Julie says
I haven’t tried it with fresh potatoes, they might cook all the way through in the time I listed but you could definitely fry them up a bit beforehand just to be sure.
Julie says
Can you make this the night before? Need to take it to work in the morning..
Julie says
I haven’t tried it that way but I think it would be fine!
Sally says
Since you’ve made this and I haven’t…how many people would you say this meal serves? Thank you for your help!
Julie says
I would say 6-10 people.
Tammy Morgart says
Could you use bread (croutons) instead of hashbrowns? That’s what I have on hand and probably won’t get to the store before I wanted to make this.
Julie Evink says
I think you could but I’ve never tested it like that!
Kate says
The cooker I have is a combination cooker and only has high for the slow cooker setting. Has anyone tried this with adjusted time or would it turn out poorly? TIA!
Julie Evink says
I would adjust cooking time to about half is my best guess.
Patti Bird says
Did you use cubed potatoes or the shredded hash browns? Have you tried this with the southern style seasoned hash browns?
Julie Evink says
I used the shredded hash browns. I would think the southern style seasoned hash browns would be good with it too!
Teresa says
Quick question, did you make it on the high and half the time, and if so did it turn out? I’m trying to do it tonight, but don’t know if coming on high would overcook the eggs.. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.
Teresa says
**Cooking not coming**??
Julie Evink says
I haven’t tried it, the only thing is the edges might be a bit burnt to the side would be my concern from cooking at the high heat.
Kate says
That is what I did and I didn’t have any problems I just checked it often towards the end!
Corri says
What if I doubled the recipe? Double the cooking time?
Julie Evink says
I’d just add a couple hours to cooking time I think, but have never tested it like that!
Sabrina says
Could this cook on low for 8 hours overnight like other crockpot casseroles??
Perhaps not thawing the hasbrowns ?
Loretta says
Has anyone browned the potatoes first?
Kerry says
Will using frozen hash browns allow me to cook for 8 hours on low? I need the dish at 8:30 am. Thanks
Julie Evink says
It will help, but I’ve never tested it like that!
Laura says
Made this over the weekend at our seasonal camper to 14 (8 were kids). It was a HUGE hit! Didn’t have fridge space to make ahead of time. Stayed up late and started crockpot at 2:30am on 150 degrees. Unplugged and removed insert to sit at about 9:30am and we ate at 10:15am. It was devoured! When I make it again I will pre-chop the onion and ham in advance. I wonder how this would work in my new instapot that I haven’t used yet?!
Julie Evink says
So glad you enjoyed it! You’d have to put it in a bowl in the IP I think and then do a water bath to come up to pressure. I’m working on an IP breakfast casserole!
Sandy says
Has anyone tried this recipe cooking it on the warm setting instead of low? If so, what was your cook time? Thank you in advance, I plan on making this on Saturday for a group of people and dont want to dissapoint!
Julie Evink says
The warm setting isn’t safe to cook on due to food borne illness concerns.
Melissa Howell says
I LOVE breakfast casseroles! Never thought to do it in the crock pot before!
Malinda says
Eggs and potatoes are a staple at our house!! And I love making breakfast in the crockpot and for brinner!!
Julie Evink says
Brinner for the win!
Danielle Green says
What an amazing dish and hearty to start the day with!
Julie Evink says
Got that right!
rick berning says
Hi,if i cut the recipe in half,is the cooking time still the same?
Julie Evink says
No it will cook faster.
Stephanie says
Did you try cutting the recipe in half? What was the cook time?