Breakfast Casserole with Bacon (shown above with breakfast sausage)

I made this for my son's football breakfast potluck and it was really delicious. I think we will use for a dinner once in awhile too. It's my mother-in-law's recipe, her secret? She greases the pan with bacon grease! It really gives a great overall flavor to the dish. You can also make it with sausage or ham.

6 eggs, beaten
1 (12 oz) can evaporated milk
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
30oz bag of shredded hash browns (frozen)
2 Cups shredded chedder cheese
1 onion, diced
1/2 bell pepper (green or red or combination) finely diced
1 lb bacon, chopped & cooked (I chop it, then fry it - it seems faster)

Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl, pour into a well greased (use the bacon grease generously) pan. Bake for 60-65 mins.

Magnificent Casserole

2lbs ground beef
8oz cream cheese
1 tbsp minced green pepper
1/2 C sour cream
1/2 C grated swiss cheese
8oz egg noodles
1 lb cottage cheese
1/3 C chopped green onions
2 C tomato sauce

In a large pan cook noodles boiling salted water to aldente. Drain & set aside. In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese, cottage cheese and sour cream. Add onion & peppers. Set aside. Brown ground beef & drain fat. Add tomato sauce to ground beef. Grease 9x13 pan and arrange in the following layers: Noodles, cheese mixture, meat mixture - repeat. Top with grated swiss cheese. Bake at 375 for 30mins.

School starts in less than 2 weeks. Schedules are already hectic with football practice starting and getting 2 highs choolers and one college age kid ready. Monday night I didn't get home until 6:30 without a clue what I was going to make for dinner. Unusual, but a sign of the busy fall season gearing up. Tuesday morning (yesterday) I threw some chicken breast, balsalmic, soy sauce, and garlic in the crock pot. It was palatable but not very good. The chicken will make decent quesadillas for tomorrow but to stay ahead of the game I'm going to test some new and use some tnt (tried and true) crock pot recipes to keep these hungry men fed!