American Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 pound bacon diced
• 1.5 cups curd cottage cheese 
• 6  eggs lightly beaten
• 4 cups hash brown potatoes frozen southern-style thawed
• 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
• 1  onion sweet chopped
• 1.3 cups swiss cheese shredded

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Cook and stir bacon and onion in a skillet over medium heat until the bacon is crisp, 10 to 15 minutes.
3. Drain grease, reserving the drippings.
4. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with the reserved bacon grease.
5. Combine the cooked bacon and onion, eggs, hash brown potatoes, Cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, Swiss cheese, bell pepper, and green chilies in the prepared baking dish; stir to combine.
6. Bake in preheated oven until the eggs are set firm, 35 to 40 minutes.
7. Let casserole cool 10 minutes before cutting to serve.