Crock Pot Breakfast

That's right you can wake up to a hot breakfast in the morning, just gather your ingredients and put them in the crock pot and cook while you sleep.

Southwestern Egg and Cheese Breakfast Casserole

What you need:
18 eggs
2 small cans green chilies, chopped
1 to 1 1/2 pounds cooked breakfast sausage
2 1/2 cups grated Monterey jack cheese
1 onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced

Make It:
Spray crock pot with Pam. Starting with sausage, layer meat, chiles, onions, peppers, and cheese, repeating the layering process until all ingredients are used and ending with a layer of cheese. Beat eggs, then pour over mixture in crock pot. Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours.

Serve with sour cream and/or salsa. Serves 10..





Overnight Crockpot Oatmeal with Apples

What you need:

2 apples, peeled, cored and sliced
1/3 cup brown sugar
4 cups water
2 cups old-fashioned uncooked oatmeal
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt

Make It:

Mix brown sugar and cinnamon with apple slices, coating apples. Mix oatmeal with water and salt. Put apples in bottom of crock pot and pour oatmeal mixture on top. Do not stir. Cover and cook overnight on LOW (8 to 9 hours).

In the morning, stir thoroughly. Serve with milk and additional brown sugar.




Crockpot Breakfast Casserole

What you need:

1 (32 ounce) bag frozen hash brown potatoes
1 pound bacon diced, cooked and drained, or 1 pound cooked ham, cubed
1 medium diced onion
1 green bell pepper diced
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar or Monterey jack cheese
1 dozen eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper (more or less to taste)


Make It:

Place a layer of frozen potatoes on the bottom of the crock pot, followed by a layer of bacon then onions, green pepper and cheese. Repeat the layering process two or three more times, ending with a layer of cheese.

Beat the eggs, milk and salt and pepper together. Pour over the Crockpot mixture, cover and turn on LOW. Cook for 10 to 12 hours.




Crockpot Breakfast Cobbler


What you need:

4 medium-size apples, peeled and sliced
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 cups granola cereal

Make It:

Spray inside of crock pot with nonstick spray. Place apples in slow cooker and mix in remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 9 hours, or overnight (alternately, cook on HIGH for 2 to 3 hours).

Serve with milk.

Makes 4 servings.




Breakfast Potatoes

What you need:

4 potatoes, sliced
1 onion, sliced fairly thin
4 ounces cheese, grated
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 pound of bacon, fried or microwaved, or
bacon bits from a jar (sprinkled on liberally)


Make It:

Layer in crock pot in this order: Potatoes, butter, onions, bacon; then, cheese. Repeat. Cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours.

Serves 6.
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