Breakfast in bed for Dad

Celebrate Father's Day with this easy bacon, egg, and cheese bagel casserole he is sure to love.

By Amy Deline,?The Gourmand Mom / June 15, 2012

Slightly stale bagels are transformed into a breakfast casserole with a hefty dose of bacon, eggs, and cheese.

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My poor husband. He woke up last Sunday morning thinking that it was Father?s Day. He woke up thinking there would be breakfast in bed. And gifts. And probably?lamb burgers?for dinner. Alas, he had pegged the wrong Sunday. Not only was today?not?Father?s Day, and not only would he not be leisurely reading the newspaper while dining on breakfast in bed, but it was?my?morning to sleep in, since he?d had his turn the day before. It was?his?turn to prepare breakfast for the three boys while I grabbed a few precious extra minutes of peaceful slumber.?Sorry, hubs.?This Sunday you?ll get your breakfast in bed. And gifts. And maybe even lamb burgers.

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Amy Deline is a stay at home mom to two little boys, with another baby on the way. She?s a former early childhood educator with a lifelong passion for home-cooking. Amy is the author and photographer behind The Gourmand Mom, a blog which celebrates food through simple and perfectly seasonal recipes, fit for a gourmet feast among friends or a relaxed family dinner.

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Breakfast in bed on Mother?s Day and Father?s Day has become our annual tradition. There?s just something so luxuriously relaxing about it. And since it doesn?t happen often, the kids get really excited about the occasion. If the kids ever sleep past six in the morning, perhaps we?ll start treating them to a special breakfast in bed on their birthdays.

Recently, I made this bacon, egg, and cheese bagel casserole. It was inspired by a bag of bagels which my parents had brought up from Long Island. They?d been left unwrapped for a few days and had gone slightly stale, but as anyone who?s ever had a good Long Island or NYC bagel knows, it?s a crime to let them go to waste. So, I thought I?d try throwing them into a breakfast casserole with a hefty dose of bacon, eggs, and cheese. The resulting casserole was a satisfying success; every bite with the flavor of a good Long Island/NYC bagel sandwich.

I?m betting that a lot of dads out there would enjoy this special casserole for their Father?s Day breakfast!

Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Bagel Casserole

Serves 6-8

1 tablespoon butter, softened
5-6 large bagels (any variety), chopped into 1-inch?chunks*
1 pound bacon, cooked and chopped
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
12 eggs
1-1/2 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

*Slightly stale bagels work perfectly.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Use a paper towel to rub the bottom and sides of a large (13?9-inch) baking dish with the softened butter. Arrange 5-6 chopped bagels in the baking dish. They should mostly fill the baking dish. Scatter the bacon and cheese over the bagels.?

In a large mixing bowl, beat together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour the mixture over the bagels, bacon, and cheese. Press down on the mixture, so that the bagels are mostly submersed in the egg mixture. Allow the mixture to rest for about 15-20 minutes in the refrigerator so that the bagels absorb some of the egg mixture.

Bake for about 45 minutes.

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