Ham and Potato Breakfast Casserole for Two is easy, delicious, and perfect for those days you’re not cooking for a crowd – whether it’s for breakfast or dinner!
Small Batch Breakfast Casserole
I didn’t use to be a breakfast person. Well, I am, I love breakfast. But, I didn’t used to wake up and make breakfast. I enjoyed sleeping in more than eating.
Now that we have kids, 7:30 is sleeping in. I’ve learned that you can accomplish so many things when you get up early! (who knew?) Lately, before 9 am on the weekends, I have loads of laundry done, the house is clean, the baby has already eaten a couple times, and I now make breakfast.
I love breakfast casseroles but most recipes make a 9×13 pan which is too much for our small family. It’s often just me and my husband eating so I scaled it down to make just enough for the two of us.
Serve it with some fresh fruit and a muffin and you can easily stretch it to four servings.
Tips to make this breakfast casserole really easy 🥚
- To save time, I like to use prepared potatoes in this recipe. Either a brand like Simply Potatoes that are fresh, not frozen, or frozen potatoes that you’ll just have to remember to thaw beforehand. That eliminates the scrubbing, peeling, and dicing to speed things up.
- For the ham, I like to buy a pre-cooked ham steak and quickly dice it up. You can also use leftovers if you’ve recently had ham because it freezes well.
- Add-Ins – I stuck with ham & cheese with this one but you can add in some veggies (diced peppers, onions, spinach, tomatoes) or other meats (sausage).
Side note: Do you put ice in your orange juice? I didn’t know adding ice to your OJ was weird until my husband told me. I took a poll on Facebook and turns out he’s right. Only a couple of you are odd ducks like me and add ice to juice. #rebel
Equipment you’ll need
- 8×8 Baking Dish – the point of this recipe is to make a smaller serving size so you want to make sure you have an 8×8 dish instead of a 9 x 13.
- A whisk – you’ll need to whisk up the eggs with some milk and salt and pepper. I recently ordered this one and really like it.
- A trivet – I’m really bad about putting hot pans directly onto our counter top but you should really put them onto a trivet to cool. There are so many cute options, I need to get more!
What to serve with your breakfast casserole
- Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Rolls – semi-homemade but SO good, these cinnamon rolls would perfectly finish your breakfast.
- No Bake Chewy Granola Bars – these bars are great for breakfast on the run.
- Apple Cinnamon Zucchini Muffins – this is one of my favorite recipes. The fact that it has both a fruit AND a veggie in it makes me feel better about the fact that it’s basically a cupcake.
- Crescent Roll Breakfast Pizza – don’t feel like making a casserole after all? Try it in pizza form!
- Hawaiian Rolls French Toast – comes together really fast & adds a nice, sweet component.
Need more breakfast ideas? Try these:
How to hard boil eggs on the stovetop
Ham and Potato Breakfast Casserole For Two
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and lightly spray an 8 x 8 baking dish with non-stick spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the potatoes, diced ham, and shredded cheese and stir to combine. Pour the potato mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- In the same bowl, add the eggs, milk, salt and pepper and whisk together.
- Pour the egg mixture over the potatoes and use a spatula to gently press down any potatoes that are peeking out.
- Sprinkle with a handful more of cheese.
- Bake for 40 minutes then check on it. The edges should be lightly brown and the center should be set and not jiggly. Mine took right around 45 minutes to bake.
- Remove from oven and let sit for about 10 minutes on a cooling rack.
- Slice and enjoy! I served mine with sour cream.
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Notes
Nutrition
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Originally published October 6, 2014
Making this tonight for dinner. I used frozen potatoes. Ooops. (Read that yours was fresh in the bag after I put it in the oven.) Hopefully it turns out well since it looks soo good.
I hope it turned out well!
I put ice in my juice AND in milk. Cold drinks should stay cold. I do think you’re weird 🙂
*DON’T
haha =)
Ice in everything but coffee. Coffee should be hot not cold.
This turned out so good!
I just found this recipe a couple of months ago and it’s become a staple in our house. I wish I’d found it sooner! The proportions are perfect and you can switch out ingredients for what you have on hand or just for a different flavor. In case it helps anyone – milk substitues (oat, almond, etc) work just fine too.
So happy to hear that, thank you Rochelle!
What is the serving size of this. The nutritional info says “1 g” is 588 cal.
It assumes 4 (generous) servings. The nutritional information provided is just an estimate.
Made this recipe this morning and it was very very good!! 👅
Love hearing that. Thank you for reporting back! =)
Can this be made and refrigerated overnight and bake in the morning?
Hi. Yes, overnight should be fine.
I used canned potaotes and mashed them on the bottom so it was like a semi-crust.. Then I whisked everything else together, added and some spinach, and used jalapeno cheddar.
Delish!!!
I’ve never tried canned potatoes but I love the idea of a crust!
Simple and good! I’m glad I zapped the potatoes in the microwave for a bit before I stuck them in the casserole.
Thanks for reporting back!
This is the perfect recipe to meal prep my breakfast for the week. Very customizable, I use mostly veggies and it turns out great very time. I also add garlic powder and dill.
on a diet, so can you put in vegetables and cut potatoes in half?
Sure 🙂
Can I put this together, freeze then bake when ready to eat?
I would bake before freezing.
This was really good. I made the 3x version, used a 9×13 pan instead and had to higher the temperature to 375. It took an extra 20 minutes but its delish and now i have breakfast for 11 more days, going to freeze the rest.
Sounds like a good plan!
Really good. A touch dry, but next time I’ll put cheese in the mix as well as on the top. We served it with Paces Chunky Salsa…I will certainly cook this one again, and add some jalapeños in the mix. It says it’s for two, but we could have served four real easily.
🇨🇦 I just had this for breakfast! It was really good! For personal preference I will pre-cook the hash row s before adding in so they browned and tasty. But will definitely make this dish again!!
Looks delicious! How many oz of hash browns should be used for this recipe?
10 oz