Make-Ahead Breakfasts / Freezer Meals 101

 Breakfast Cookies" (Baked Granola Bites)

21/2 cups oats 2 cups applesauce 1 cup dried cranberries 1/2 cup sunflower seeds 2 Tbsp. flax seeds 2 eggs 3 tsp. apple pie spice 2 tsp. vanilla Bake at 350° for 15 minutes.

How to Make Breakfast Sandwiches

Ingredients:

  • 12 English muffins
  • 12 sausage patties
  • 12 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 12 slices of cheese
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Assembly instructions:

  1. Fry the breakfast sausage patties in a skillet until cooked through. Set aside.
  2. Preheat the oven to 325° and grease a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  3. Whisk together the eggs, milk, salt, and pepper until well combined. Pour the mixture into the baking dish and bake for 24 minutes or until set.
  4. Cut the eggs into 12 squares.
  5. Layer a sausage patty, egg square, and one slice of cheese between two English muffin slices*. Wrap each sandwich in plastic wrap and place them in a resealable freezer bag.
  6. Store the sandwiches in the freezer.

*If you prefer, you can toast the English muffins first.

Hash Brown Casserole:

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 10.5 oz. can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • pepper to taste
  • 1 kg bag frozen hash browns (you can use cubed or shredded, but I prefer cubed)

Assembly instructions:

  1. Melt butter in the microwave or a stovetop pot. 
  2. While butter is melting, chop the onion.
  3. Mix everything together in a giant bowl starting with the butter and mushroom soup.
  4. Dump it in a large resealable freezer bag.
  5. Remove the excess air.
  6. Seal.
  7. Freeze.

Oven Cooking instructions:

  1. Thaw.
  2. Bake at 350° in a greased casserole dish for an hour. 

Top it with ketchup, salsa, or hot sauce if you want. 

Crock Pot Cooking instructions:

  1. Thaw.
  2. Dump bag contents into your slow cooker and cook on low for 3-5 hours.

Note that because of the potatoes and cheese, this casserole tends to stick to the crockpot, so I tend to use a Slow Cooker Liner when I make this dish.


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