Tricias Cheesy Apple Bacon Brunch Recipes

CHEESY APPLE BACON BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F Grease 9x9 square pan.
• Mix apple chunks and brown sugar and spread in bottom of baking dish.
• Stir baking mix, milk and eggs until blended and pour over apples.
• Sprinkle with cheese and bacon.
• Bake uncovered 30 - 35 minutes or until knife inserted into center comes out clean.

CHEESY APPLE-BACON BRUNCH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In 12-inch skillet, cook bacon over low heat 8 to 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Crumble bacon; set aside.
• In small bowl, mix apple and sugar; spread in baking dish. In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix, milk and eggs until blended; pour over apple. Sprinkle with cheese and bacon.
• Bake uncovered 30 to 35 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

CHEESY BACON STRAWS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and fit a baking sheet with a wire rack.
• In a small saucepot, mix the maple syrup, red pepper flakes, orange juice and 1/4 cup water. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat.
• Line up the bacon slices on the wire rack and brush with the hot maple syrup mixture. Sprinkle some cheese on each piece of bacon. With a skewer in hand, fold the end of a piece of bacon in half lengthwise and press the skewer through the end. Do this to 4 pieces of bacon, spreading them out evenly across the skewer, and place the skewer on the baking sheet. Twist the bacon pieces into long spirals so as to create straws. Take another skewer and skewer the bottom of each piece of bacon to keep the bacon twisted. Do this to all the bacon.
• Bake until the bacon browns, about 35 minutes. Let cool slightly on the rack; the bacon will get crunchy as it sits. Serve immediately.

CHEESY QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heavily spray a 12-cup nonstick muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until crispy, about 6 minutes. Remove the bacon to a plate with a slotted spoon and pour 2 to 3 tablespoons of the bacon fat (see Cook's Note) into a large, heatproof bowl. To the bacon fat, add the crushed corn flakes and Cheddar. Stir the mixture together until it starts to clump. Press the mixture into the cups of the prepared muffin pan. Bake until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Remove and cool slightly on a baking rack in the pan.
• Return the skillet to medium-high heat and add the butter. Once the butter is melted, add the onions and cook until softened and starting to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle on the mustard, salt, paprika and pepper. Stir the collard greens into the onion mixture. Continue cooking the greens, stirring occasionally, until wilted, 5 to 6 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Whisk together the half-and-half and eggs, then stir in the greens. Pour some of the egg mixture into each crust in the pan to come about three-quarters of the way up and sprinkle on the bacon. Bake until the egg has set and doesn't jiggle, 15 to 20 minutes. Set the mini quiches on a baking rack for 10 minutes to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHEESY APPLE-BACON BRUNCH

Steps:

• 1. HEAT OVEN TO 375F. SPRAY AN 11X7 COOKING DISH. IN 12 INCH SKILLET, COOK BACON UNTIL CRISP. DRAIN ON PAPER TOWELS.
• 2. IN SMALL BOWL, MIX APPLE AND SUGAR; SPREAD IN BAKING DISH. IN MEDIUM BOWL, STIR BISQUICK MIX, MILK AND EGGS UNTIL BLENDED; POUR OVER APPLES. SPRINKLE WITH CHEESE AND CRUMBLED BACON.
• 3. BAKE UNCOVERED FOR 30 MIN OR UNTIL KNIFE INSERTED IN CENTER COMES OUT CLEAN.

CHEESY APPLE BACON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400° and grease muffin pan.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; stir to blend.
• In another mixing bowl, combine the milk, butter, and egg; mix well.
• Add egg mixture to flour mixture; stir just until blended.
• Gently fold in apples, cheese, and bacon.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin, dividing evenly.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until browned.