Breakfast Casserole: compare the 2 variations
Time, effort, key ingredients, diets, nutrition and cleanup side by side, so you can pick the one that fits tonight.
Which should I make?
- Kid helper Veggie and BreadA child can do 6 of the 12 steps: no knife, no heat.
- Vegetarian Veggie and BreadThe only one that fits vegetarian, going by the ingredient lines.
- Gluten-free Sausage and Hash BrownThe only one that fits gluten-free, going by the ingredient lines.
Side by side
| Veggie and Bread | Sausage and Hash Brown | |
|---|---|---|
| Total time | 1 hr 25 min | 1 hr 30 min |
| Prep | 25 min | 20 min |
| Level | Easy | Easy |
| Steps | 12 | 13 |
| Serves | one 9x13 casserole | one 9x13 casserole |
| Key ingredients | crusty bread, eggs and whole milk | frozen shredded hash browns, eggs and whole milk |
| Only in this one | mushrooms, red bell pepper, baby spinach and butter | breakfast sausage, frozen shredded hash browns and mustard powder |
| Dietary | ||
| Calories | 360 | 400 |
| Protein | 20 g | 22 g |
| Carbs | 30 g | 20 g |
| Fat | 18 g | 26 g |
| Cleanup | 3/5 3 things to wash | 3/5 3 things to wash |
| Kid helper | Yes, 6 of 12 steps | No |
Nutrition is per serving. Estimate from USDA FoodData Central; not medical or dietary advice. Dietary: Based on the ingredient list and estimated nutrition; check labels; not medical advice. Cleanup score: 5 means one thing to wash, 1 means six or more. We count pots, pans, bowls and appliances, not the knife, board and spoons.
How we pick
- Fastest: the shortest total time, at least 10 minutes ahead of the next.
- Easiest: the lowest level (easy, medium, hard), then at least 2 fewer steps.
- Lightest: the fewest estimated calories a serving, at least 15% and 40 calories under the next (only when two or more have an estimate).
- Kid helper: the variation where a child can do the biggest share of the steps (no knife, no heat), when that's not all of them equally.
- Least cleanup: the best cleanup score, a point ahead of the next.
- Make it ahead: the only variation whose notes say how to make it ahead.
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free or dairy-free: the variation that fits a diet the others don't, from the ingredient lines.
A pick needs a clear winner; close calls are left out.