Wake up!
Are you one of those people who wakes up quickly and gets out of bed to get ready for the day right away? Maybe you hit the snooze button a few times, catching a few extra winks? Or maybe you are like me and open your eyes as soon as your alarm goes off, but then continues to spend and extra 10 minutes in bed browsing Instagram before starting your day?
Either way, I find if I have a great breakfast to look forward to in the morning, I tend to have a little more hustle and bustle in my step than normal. Any breakfast, like this California Avocado Breakfast Casserole, will definitely get me moving fast so I can enjoy it!
Dara and I can’t wait to see what recipes you all come up with for our Wake Up Breakfast with California Avocados recipe link up party! Remember, we’re looking for your favorite breakfast recipes featuring California Avocados to be shared from September 19th through October 3rd…and those who participate will have a chance to win $1600 in great prizes! Check out this blog post for complete details. Remember to follow the #CaAvoBreakfast hashtag on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram so you don’t miss out on any of the fun!
Now, while you are dreaming up your favorite breakfast recipes, how about I share this California Avocado Breakfast Casserole recipe? Also, make sure to check out the amazing creation of Dara’s…Sweet Potato Hash with Creamy Avocado Sauce. Oh my!
We can’t wait to see what you create!
California Avocado Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 8 ounce package Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
- 10 slices cooked bacon cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 cup shredded hash browns – thawed
- 1 California Avocado diced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 5 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- Kosher salt and cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Lightly spray with cooking spray a 9×13 glass cake pan. Press crescent rolls on bottom and up sides of pan.
- Layer bacon, hash browns, California avocado, and tomatoes on top of crescent roll dough.
- In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and milk together. Pour egg and milk mixture over the top of other ingredients in the 9×13 pan.
- Sprinkle cheddar cheese over the top. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle Kosher salt and cracked black pepper over to taste. Serve and enjoy!
Disclosure: I am a compensated member of the California Avocado Ambassador team. As always, all opinions expressed are my own.
Now that’s what I call a breakfast casserole! I’m excited to see the recipes roll in for the link-up. Bring on the avocado!
Now this is my kind of breakfast! Totally irresistible, Kristen.
Oh how I wish we were neighbors. Why aren’t we neighbors? Any schools in the area need a principal? Any hospitals need a PT? We’ll move! I’ll move for this casserole. I’m sure Ben will get on board when I tell him how much I’d like to have a weekly cup of coffee with my friend Kristen. Yeah…
PS: Sounds fun — I better go buy some avocados 🙂
You can live on one side of Kristen, and I’ll live on the other? Deal? 🙂
I’m pretty sure I’d eat anything that you and Dara make – literally. Anything. It’s always so delicious!
You just blew my breakfast brains clear into heaven. WHOA… I need to get some avos… PRONTO!
What a perfect breakfast Kristen! Loving the fun colors too!
I would love to wake up to this in the morning!
I love everything about this. EVERYTHING.
Amazing recipe! I can’t wait to share some avocado-y goodness! I am all about spending at least ten minutes laying in bed scrolling through Instagram before I officially wake up. It eases me into the day and helps me think about what I want for breakfast!
I get up at 5am every morning. But that stack of deliciousness would actually make it worth it!
I am just like you with that snooze button. In fact, I have set it an extra 10 minutes before I really need to get up for the gym, just to catch up on IG. Great recipe – I am always on the look out for breakfast casseroles for breakfast. We have become regular eaters of the avocado for breakfast, especially since doing this re-calibration of our lifestyle and eating.
Oh, wow… this is the kind of breakfast dish that would make me want to jump out of bed in the morning!
KILLER This is like a dream breakfast for me! I would jump out of bed for this every morning!
Forget breakfast, I’m going to make this for dinner! It looks delicious!!!
So… this looks completely awesome! I love the way you plated the casserole on top of each other, very cool! 🙂 And of course, the casserole sounds amazing. Anything with those delicious California Avocados is a winner in my book!
Oh darling… you had me drooling from the moment I laid eyes on this beautiful creation.
The best way to get me out of bed is avocados for sure! I’m one of those weirdos that wakes up before my alarm 🙂
TOTALLY the Instagram in bed-er. You called it Kristen. Avocado anything would definitely get me out from under the covers though. This looks perfect for my next brunch!
I am so not a morning person but this breakfast idea would make me jump out of the bed for sure! Love the photo!
What a lovely breakfast casserole! I love all the flavors going on – this is a breakfast worth getting out of bed for!
You know I want it. Avocado anything, really, but specifically with eggs in the morning. Divine.
What a great breakfast dish!
Looks seriously amazing. I love it!
10 slices of bacon and then 5? So 15 all together or is it a misprint?
Thanks for catching that! It was an error. It should be 10 slices of pre-cooked bacon.
Oh my, this is exactly the Saturday morning breakfast I want to enjoy tomorrow. Yum!
Oh my word. This is the best thing ever. I made it for brunch this past weekend and it was a hit. My husband told me it was the best brunch ever. 🙂 I will be making this a lot!!
The link on tastespotting for this dish is wrong – I had to do some sleuthing to find the actual page!
Beautiful. It looks delicious!
Could this be prepared ahead of time and then cooked in the morning?
Thank you for sharing this easy, crowd pleasing recipe. Quick to assemble and bake, this recipe was exactly the sort that makes feeding a crowd easy and fast. I served the avocado and tomato on the side with salsa and fresh herbs. There were two pieces leftover that I wrapped and put in the fridge. I’m anxious to see if they hold up and make a quick, on-the-go weekday breakfast solution.
Made it this morning for my family and in-laws, it was fabulous and easy to put together, love it! Thank you for such a great recipe, this one is a keeper X
Oh I’m so glad! Thanks for letting me know 🙂
Made this today and it was a hit. But there was a lot of liquid in it after it baked. Any ideas how to make the hash browns and tomatoes a little dryer going in?
Is it possible to prep everything ahead and freeze to bake later?
Hi Jessica –
I’m honestly not sure. Most breakfast casseroles can be prepped ahead of time, but I’m not sure how well the avocados would freeze (would they turn brown)?
If you try it let me know, but I haven’t tried it so can’t really say. I’m sorry!
Thanks!
Kristen
Great dish for Brunch! Used 1 sheet puff pastry and used a 1/4 sheet pan to bake it. Thanks for sharing.
I had hoped to get this made up but didn’t have my thick bread. the recipe I developed was for avocado, strawberry and pecan stuffed french toasted with a chocolate fudge sauce speckled with cocoa nibs and more fresh strawberries Thanks for the contest =o) Hope I’m doing it right