37 Breakfast Casseroles for Sleepy Mornings and Easy Brunches
Brunch can be fiddly: cooking each perfectly crispy waffle one by one, making everyone’s eggs just the way they like them. Breakfast casseroles make it all easier. These make-ahead wonders scale to feed a crowd with minimal effort—which means you can have another cup of coffee and just enjoy how great your kitchen smells when there’s a casserole in the oven. Below, you’ll find our best breakfast casserole recipes, including savory numbers with eggs and bacon or sausage and cheese, vegetable-packed stratas, and baked French toast (and chocolate baked French toast). Pick one to prep the night before you’re hosting, stash it in the fridge, and you’ll wonder why you don’t host a big brunch every weekend.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Astrid Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson1/37Bacon and Egg Casserole
Store-bought frozen puff pastry can transform everyday breakfast ingredients into fancy breakfast casseroles. This lattice-topped number brings together bacon, potatoes, spinach, onion, and cheesy, custardy eggs. Prep the filling in advance and refrigerate, or bake the whole thing a day ahead and reheat when your brunch (or Christmas breakfast) guests arrive.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone2/37Croque Madame Casserole With Ham and Gruyère
This elegant ham and cheese casserole is ideal for Christmas morning breakfast or Easter brunch. Serve with a big bowl of fruit salad or some simple greens on the side. (And maybe a mimosa—for the vitamin C, of course.)
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova4/37Cowboy Breakfast Casserole With Sausage and Spinach
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Christopher Barsch5/37French Onion Breakfast Strata
In this herby make-ahead brunch dish, French onion dip meets savory bread pudding. The secret to its savory flavor? A homemade spin on onion dip mix. (Looking for more hearty breakfasts? Check out our full list of best egg recipes.)
Photo by Jeremy Liebman6/37Baked French Toast With Pecan Crumble
If your sweet tooth has tired of cinnamon rolls, switch gears and transform a loaf of challah into a feast. The pecan crumble adds texture and deep, toasty flavor to this easy breakfast casserole recipe.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne8/37Rumbledethumps
A cousin of the Irish colcannon and English bubble and squeak, this is the best breakfast casserole for times when you’ve got leftover mashed potatoes around. Serve with eggs and bacon and strong tea or coffee.
Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Molly Baz9/37Cheesy Kale and Mushroom Strata
Hosting family for the holidays and looking for brunch casserole recipes that add to the week’s veggie quotient? This toasty strata will have them devouring a whole bunch of kale—and mushrooms too.
Photo by Andrew Purcell, Food Styling by Carrie Purcell, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian10/37Hot Chocolate Baked French Toast
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food styling by Mira Evnine11/37Noodle Kugel
The crispy cinnamon-sugar cornflake topping is the real star of this sweet noodle pudding.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Judy Haubert12/37Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole
Instead of cream-of-something soup, this cheesy potato casserole gets its richness from béchamel and silky sour cream. Thaw the frozen hash browns before you get started.
Photo by Isa Zapata, Prop Styling by Christina Allen, Food Styling by Emilie Fosnocht14/37Baked Apple Pancake
