13 Breakfast Casserole Recipes to Start Your Morning

Lemony Crepe Casserole
Photo: Jennifer Causey

Looking for your next crowd-pleasing breakfast casserole recipe? Look no further. These casseroles are not only warming on a cold morning, but also the ultimate comfort food. They're easy to prep in advance, too, since many of the recipes included here allow you to throw all of your favorite ingredients into a casserole dish, refrigerate it overnight, and bake it the next day. Try your hand at a Tater Tot Casserole, Rye and Crème Fraîche Strata with Smoked Salmon, or savory Guava and Cheese Bread Pudding.

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Brown Butter-Raspberry Baked Oatmeal

Baked Oatmeal with raspberries, coconut, pecans
Photo by Andrew Bui / Food Styling by Caitlin Haught Brown

In this baked oatmeal, perfectly tender spiced oats mixed with sweet and tart fruit are topped with crispy coconut and pecans. The recipe calls for raspberries—blackberries, blueberries, or sliced strawberries would work as well. Blooming the spices in the hot brown butter releases their flavors and infuses the entire dish with a nutty warmth. The baked oatmeal can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 4 days. Cover with foil and reheat in a 350°F oven for 20 minutes, or microwave individual portions on high for 1 minute.

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Butternut Squash Casserole with Leeks, Prosciutto and Thyme

Butternut Squash Casserole with Leeks, Prosciutto and Thyme
© Alexandra Rowley

This luscious squash-studded egg-forward casserole is the ideal accompaniment to roasted meats and birds, or cut it into large squares and serve as a main breakfast course.

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Spinach and Scallion Dutch Baby

Spinach and Scallion Dutch Baby
© Lucy Schaeffer

This pancake is a savory riff on the traditional Dutch baby, the sweet eggy pastry invariably dusted with confectioners' sugar. Pouring the batter into a hot skillet creates a crisp crust.

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Sesame Bagel Breakfast Casserole

Sesame Bagel Breakfast Casserole
© Christina Holmes

The key to a long, leisurely brunch is not having to work too hard. This breakfast-sandwich-inspired casserole is best assembled the night before, allowing the bread to soak up the egg custard. All that's left to do the next morning is pop it in the oven, bake, and enjoy.

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Tater Tot Casserole

Tater Tot Casserole
© Abby Hocking

The secret to this casserole is the layer of creamed spinach in the middle. It adds elegance to the dish, as well as a nice contrast to the crispy, crunchy Tater Tot top.

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Baked Eggs with Chorizo and Potatoes

Baked Eggs with Chorizo and Potatoes
© John Kernick

Chef David Kinch loves to say that this hearty combination of crumbled chorizo, chunks of crispy potatoes and eggs—all cooked together in a big cast-iron skillet—is his Mexican-Californian twist on rösti, the classic Swiss fried-potato breakfast.

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Sausage-and-Maple Bread Pudding

Sausage-and-Maple Bread Pudding

This fantastic breakfast bread pudding is a fun, all-in-one take on French toast with maple syrup and sausage. Melted ice cream enriches the "custard" base.

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Country Ham Breakfast Strata

Country Ham Breakfast Strata
© Abby Hocking

Chef Kevin Gillespie has become a master of no-waste cooking. At his restaurant Revival in Decatur, Georgia, they've used the leftover scraps from their house-smoked ham in dishes such as stewed collard greens, fat back soup, and a breakfast casserole. This pillowy, satisfying strata is a great make-ahead brunch dish—serve it with a crisp green salad on the side.

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Lemony Crêpe Casserole

Lemony Crepe Casserole
Jennifer Causey

Reminiscent of a classic bread pudding, this sweet-tart crêpe casserole has a beautiful lacy top and tender-but-sliceable center.

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Guava and Cheese Bread Pudding

Guava and Cheese Bread Pudding
Photo by Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Lydia Pursell

Bey and Jay. PB&J. Platano con salami. They're all iconic duos and pastry chef Paola Velez has one more to add to the canon: guava and cheese. This classic flavor combo takes a star turn in a dessert that Velez describes as "if flan and bread pudding had a baby, and it's delicious." This particular budin de pan recipe—which Velez calls "history in a bowl"—originated with Velez's husband's 101-year-old grandmother, and features a lavish custard made with what might seem like an excess of evaporated milk, but makes for an utterly dreamy texture in the final product. Mastering the homemade caramel portion calls for some close attention and meticulous stirring—Velez notes that even one undissolved grain of sugar may cause the whole mass to solidify—but the reward is sweet and filled with plenty of tropical vibes, especially if you opt for chopped mango on top.

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Swiss Chard Casserole with Shiitake Mushrooms

Swiss Chard Casserole with Shiitake Mushrooms
© Alexandra Rowley

Delicious and easy to make, this frittata-like casserole from Food & Wine Culinary Director at Large Justin Chapple works equally well for breakfast as it does a first course at dinner parties.

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Rye and Crème Fraîche Strata with Smoked Salmon

Rye and Creme Fraiche Strata with Smoked Salmon
John Kernick

In this playful riff on a bagel with cream cheese and lox, F&W's Justin Chapple makes a custardy rye bread pudding with capers, then tops it with smoked salmon and red onion. It's warm, comforting, and a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

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Kielbasa, Apple, and Onion Strata with Mornay Sauce

Kielbasa, Apple, and Onion Strata with Mornay Sauce
Yekaterina Boytsova

In this hearty egg-and-bread casserole, smoky kielbasa, sweet apples, and nutty cheese combine to create a truly unforgettable breakfast dish that's just right for a weekend. Serve it on its own, or go the extra mile and make a luscious cheese sauce to drizzle on top. And don't forget the extra touches of honey and salt—they highlight the flavor of the apples and cheese.

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