Bagel Bacon Breakfast Bake
If you love bagels, bacon, and cheesy comfort food, this Bagel Bacon Breakfast Bake is about to become your new go-to brunch dish. Made with toasted bagel pieces, crispy bacon, sautéed onions, and a rich egg mixture with herbed cream cheese, this bake is hearty, flavorful, and perfect for feeding a crowd. Serve it at a holiday breakfast, weekend brunch, or prep it ahead for busy mornings—it’s as versatile as it is delicious!
Recipe Steps
I first found this recipe while searching for a breakfast bake I could make with bagels. Sam the Cooking Guy makes his version in a cast iron skillet, but I prefer baking mine in a 9″ x 13″ dish. Not only does it make a little more (which is especially handy when our son is home from college), but my baking dishes have lids that make storage so much easier.
Sam’s recipe uses everything bagels, but I swap them out for plain bagels because of allergies in our family. The secret ingredient that really makes this casserole creamy and flavorful is herbed cream cheese—we especially like the garlic and herb variety.
This Bagel Bacon Breakfast Bake is perfect to prep on a Sunday for easy breakfasts all week, serve for brunch, or bring to the table for a cozy holiday morning.
See the original recipe from Sam the Cooking Guy
Bagel Bacon Breakfast Bake
Equipment
- 1 9" x 13" baking dish
Ingredients
- 1 lb. bacon chopped
- 4 plain bagels torn into pieces
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 1 Med. onion diced
- 8 eggs
- ½ C milk
- ½ C heavy cream
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsps. Sriracha
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. dry mustard
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- 6 oz herbed cream cheese garlic & herb or your preference
- 1 C cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 C monterey jack cheese shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Grease a 9" x 13" baking dish with butter or cooking spray.
- Chop the bacon and cook until about 80% done. Remove to a paper towel–lined plate to drain, reserving 2–3 tablespoons of bacon grease in the pan.
- Add the torn bagel pieces to the skillet with the bacon grease. Toss and cook until lightly toasted. Transfer to the mixture to a prepared baking dish, spreading evenly across the bottom.
- Add 1 tablespoon butter to the skillet. Once melted, add the onions and sauté until translucent, about 3–4 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, heavy cream, salt, pepper, dry mustard, Sriracha, garlic powder, onion powder, and herbed cream cheese until smooth.
- Stir in the cooled onions, bacon, and ½ cup of each cheese until well combined.
- Pour the egg mixture over the toasted bagels, then sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
- Bake uncovered for 35–50 minutes, until the eggs are set and the top is golden and bubbly.
- Let rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
Victoria Cook
Victoria is a passionate home cook who became the host and chef of over 100 episodes of a private cooking show tailored for wellness practitioners and their patients. With a love for ethnic cuisines, she enjoys using a variety of spices and fresh ingredients to create flavorful, healthy meals for her husband and son. Always up for a culinary challenge, Victoria finds joy in experimenting with new recipes—and if she can whip them up in an electric pressure cooker, she’s even happier.
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