Breakfast Egg Dishes To Make Ahead

There are some egg options like fried, poached or scrambled that are meant to be eaten right away, hot off the stove. But there are lots of other egg dishes that can be made ahead of time so you can sleep in, save time or attend to whatever else your morning brings. With these make-ahead breakfast dishes, you can brew a big pot of coffee while your casseroles and quiches bake away.

This bake is essentially a savory bread pudding with cubes of Italian bread, eggs, chicken, artichokes, spinach, garlic and lots of other flavors. And if you have a jar of roasted red peppers in your pantry, here is the place to use them. You can prepare the tray, refrigerate it and bake it just before you're ready to eat. 

For the Brunch Bake with Artichokes, Chicken and Roasted Red Pepper recipe, click here. 

If you have eggs in the fridge, an omelet is the usual suspect. But if you also happen to have a few vegetables lying around, maybe some cheese and leftover potatoes from dinner, go ahead and make yourself a delicious frittata. This recipe calls for turnip greens, but you can use spinach, kale, collard greens or any leafy vegetable you like. Like any frittata, this recipe can be made entirely ahead of time and reheated. 

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This is a fun twist on a frittata with flavors from salty kalamata olives, goat cheese and dill. The chicken is sauteed first, followed by fingerling potatoes that get brown and crispy on the edges but remain soft in the center. Every component is made in the same skillet and then tossed together before being baked.

For the Chicken Frittata with Kalamata Olives recipe, click here.

Apple and cheddar are a natural pair, and the sharp fennel plays well with both. This particular quiche has all the cozy fall flavors and it's so satisfying for a savory breakfast that you can assemble ahead of time and serve fresh from the oven. This is right up there with the best brunch recipes of all time.

For the Apple, Fennel and Cheddar Quiche recipe, click here.

If you're in need of a healthy but speedy breakfast, look no further. This Instant Pot recipe requires minimal effort yet packs loads of flavor and fillings. 

For the Instant Pot Frittata recipe, click here.

One of the best Instant Pot breakfast recipes, this egg bake with cheddar cheese, hash browns and crispy bacon means you'll never go back to stovetop scrambled eggs again. 

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This strata is like a frittata and bread pudding in one. You whisk the eggs and milk with the cubed bacon, chives and cheese and then pour the whole thing over the cubed bread in the baking dish. To make this ahead, just cover the dish and pop in the fridge to bake later. 

For the Bacon, Cheddar and Chive Strata recipe, click here.

Quiche Lorraine is a French bistro classic traditionally made with lots of eggs, bacon, Gruyère and onion. You can always make a shortcut version with store-bought crust, but you should try to make it the old-fashioned way at least once for the sake of authenticity. You can bake any kind of quiche up to three days in advance, just let it come to room temperature before reheating it in the oven on low. The crust can also be blind-baked up to a couple days prior and stored at room temperature.  

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No need to knead and roll out your own dough, for this fluffy quiche, you can absolutely use a store-bought deep-dish pie shell. Instead of pan-frying the chicken, in this recipe, you poach the chicken breasts in water, parsley, thyme, celery, carrot and onion. Once the chicken is boiled and cooked, you cut it into chunks to add to the rest of the filling. The step of poaching infuses all that herby flavor into the meat. 

For the Fluffy Quiche with Chicken recipe, click here.

These sweet treats have a custard base flavored with honey, vanilla and freshly squeezed orange juice. Use frozen puff pastry sheets for a quick and super flaky crust that is delicious paired with the eggy filling. This is slightly on the dessert side so feel free to make this the night before as a breakfast treat. 

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Whether you have day-old brioche bread or a fresh loaf, this bread pudding is decadent and so simple to make. The high butter content in the brioche takes a typical bread pudding into dessert territory, but no one will complain. You can make a big pan ahead of time and store it in your freezer for a comforting breakfast, brunch or for whenever you like.

For the Brioche Bread Pudding recipe, click here.

This muffin recipe is full of traditional breakfast flavors with bacon, quick-cooking oats and of course some eggs. You can always make muffins ahead of time and keep them on the counter. Have some softened butter on hand as you nibble on them here and there. 

For the Bacon and Cheddar Breakfast Muffins recipe, click here.

Instead of laboring away dipping and flipping, this recipe builds all the flavors and warm gooeyness of French toast in one pan. 

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This overnight French toast casserole will allow you to roll over and sleep in. Prepare the casserole the night before and put it in the Instant Pot the next morning. Easy as can be, just like these other French toast recipes and more.

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