Breakfast Potluck Help

[Santamarina]

We recently joined a small group at our church and the focus of our group is POTLUCK. We get together once a month for food. Can’t go wrong, am I right?!?

This Sunday afternoon is the first event we’re attending. The theme is Breakfast Foods, and I’m coming to you for help!

Normally if I’m cooking breakfast for a crowd I’m firing up the Blackstone for breakfast burritos. This time I’ve got a new challenge…The event is an hour from our house, so I’ll need to precook and keep warm whatever we take.

What do you recommend? Here are some other details to guide your suggestions:

• Need to prep Saturday, as we will have limited time to prep/cook on Sunday.
• Will travel 1 hour to our destination, where the most I can hope for is an electrical outlet to keep a dish warm.
• I’m open to cold/room temp dishes.

A crockpot keeps coming to mind…just having trouble figuring out what to put in it!

Already on the menu from other families:
breakfast potatoes and chicken sausage
assortment of fresh fruit
sausage croissants
French toast bake (blueberries & bananas)
breakfast casserole (gluten free)
cinnamon rolls
sausage bites and chocolate chip Bundt cake


Thank you in advance for your ideas!

[Mosca]

Small group like 10, or small group like 25?

I have a whole slew of recipes.

[Santamarina]

As I’m learning…seems more like a “small group” of 25. Maybe 10-12 families.

Thanks for all your input below!!!

[HawkerXP]

I was going to say casserole.

[Mosca]

This can be served cold. There are quite a few sausage recipes already, maybe substitute ham or bacon or Canadian bacon, make a ham gravy.

SAUSAGE GRAVY PIZZA

INGREDIENTS

• 2 pre-made pizza doughs (or make your own)
• Sausage gravy
• 6 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1-1/4 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
• 4 ounces shredded pepper jack cheese

PREPARATION

• Pre-heat grill to medium high heat – about 375 deg F
• Place baking stone on grill and pre-heat
• In a saucepan re-heat premade sausage gravy, Set aside
• In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper
• In skillet, melt butter. Add egg mixture to skillet and cook until almost set
• Spread sausage gravy over the pizza crust
• Top with eggs
• Then sprinkle cheeses over top
• Place pizza on stone in grill
• Bake/grill 5-10 minutes until eggs are set and cheese is melted
• Rest 5 minutes and serve

Sausage gravy:

Rich Sausage Gravy

Ingredients:
• 1 Lbs Breakfast Sausage, hot or mild
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 Tbspn Butter
• 4 cups whole milk, more to taste
• 1 Tbspn Little Louie’s Seasoned Salt/Pepper Rub
• 4 Tbspn freshly ground coarse black pepper, more to taste
• Biscuits, warmed, for serving

Directions:
1. Tear sausage into small pieces and add them in a single layer to a large heavy skillet.
2. Brown the sausage over medium-high heat until no longer pink.
3. Add butter and stir around until melted
4. Sprinkle on (and around) the flour and stir so that the sausage soaks it all up
5. Stir it around and cook it for another minute or so
6. Pour in the milk, stirring constantly.
7. Cook the gravy, stirring frequently, until it thickens.
a. This may take a good 10 to 12 minutes
8. Sprinkle in the seasoned salt and pepper (lots and lots of pepper) and continue cooking until very thick and luscious.
a. If it gets too thick too soon, just splash in another 1/2 cup of milk or more if needed.
9. Tasteandadjusttheseasoning.
10.Spoon the sausage gravy over warm biscuits and serve immediately!

[Mosca]

Tater Tots Breakfast Muffins

Appetizers, Breakfast, Eggs

Ingredients:
2 cups of cooked, crumbled bacon
15 large eggs
2 cups of shredded cheese of choice
32oz frozen tater tots
BPS Little Louies Rub
3 TBSP of milk

Directions:
1. Preheat the smoker to 425 degrees
2. Get out a few muffin tins and generously spray 30 slots.
3. Put 3 frozen tater tots in each of the 30 slots.
4. Put in the smoker at 425 for about 10-15 minutes until they start to get brown and crispy.
5. Crack the eggs in a bowl, add the milk and BPS Little Louies Rub, and whisk with a fork to mix well.
6. Once the tater tots are a little browned and crispy, pull them out of the smoker and turn the smoker to 375 degrees.
7. Begin layering the ingredients. Start by adding about a TBSP of bacon and cheese to each slot.
8. Then add about a TBSP (spoonful) of the egg until it is just a little under the top of each slot. The egg goes in last to fill in the "blank spaces
9. Pop this in the smoker at 375 deg F for about 15 minutes. Once cooked, there will be no liquid left.
10. Scoop “muffins” out with a spoon by running a spoon around the edges and “scoop” it onto your serving plate.
11. Serve warm and enjoy!

[Santamarina]

This is the winning recipe. Doing a test batch tomorrow. Thanks, Tom!

[jayjordan]

Man this screams for a portable griddle to be able to make your breakfast burritos “on site” with your pre-prepped ingredients.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Blackstone-Adventure-Ready-2-Burner-22-Propane-Griddle-with-Hard-Cover-in-Black/3439939603?classType=VARIANT&athbdg=L1103

[Santamarina]

Trying to keep it simple for our first time, but I’m 100% on board with tossing my 36” Blackstone in the bed of my truck for mobile food service!

[Mosca]

Blueberry Cream Cheese Biscuit Bombs

Blueberries, Breakfast, Dessert

Ingredients:
2 21oz Cans Blueberry Pie Filling
1 Pint fresh Blueberries
1 1/2 teaspoon Lanes Blueberry Muffin Rub + more for “dusting” (OPTIONAL SEE NOTE)*
2 (12)oz Whipped Cream Cheese
3 (8)count can Grands Country Biscuits
8 tablespoons unsalted Butter
Powdered sugar as needed

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (not required, but helpful).
3. In a bowl combine Whipped Cream Cheese and LANES BLUEBERRY MUFFIN Rub
until well combined
4. Split all of the biscuits in half and place the bottom halves on the prepared
baking sheet, about 2” apart.
5. Spoon about a tablespoon or so of cream cheese mixture onto each biscuit.
6. Add 2-3 fresh blueberries per biscuit as needed
7. Take the top half of the biscuit and press the edges to seal.
8. Reserve any leftover blueberry filling and fresh blueberries for serving.
9. Put baking sheet onto smoker and cook for 15 minutes or until golden on top.
10. Melt butter in a small dish in the microwave
11. Brush the butter over the biscuits
12. Sprinkle liberally with Lane’s Blueberry Rub* (or powdered sugar, see note)
13. Serve with remaining blueberry filling and fresh blueberries.

Notes:
Divide by 3 to make one can of biscuits. DO NOT OVERFILL THE BISCUITS, they will not seal if you do. *This is fine without the Lane’s muffin rub, just leave it out of the cream cheese mixture and dust with powdered sugar instead.

[Mosca]

BKYDBBQ You might recognize some of these, hehe….

[BKYDBBQ]

Mosca they do seem a bit familiar.

[RonB]

How 'bout biscuits? Here's a very good recipe. It's for Cheddar Bay biscuits a la Red Lobster. Just leave out all the ingredients that make them "Cheddar Bay".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9vf7Z5wFrc&t=266s

Since they will be served cold, I'd stick with the all butter recipe. Using lard or shortening will cause an odd mouth feel when eaten cold because they both have a higher melting point than butter.

You can make 'em Sat and place in the freezer when cooled. If you transport them in a single layer, they will have plenty of time to thaw during the trip.

[SheilaAnn]

Lots of great suggestions above…. Big question: how many people are expecting to be fed?

crockpot brings to mind sausage gravy….. bring extra milk or stock to thin it out as it thickens.

[Murdy]

How about mini-bagels with cream cheese, bring some lox/smoke salmon, maybe some capers and chopped onion. We mix mayo and mustard to serve on the side as a sauce. All you'd have to do is keep the cold stuff in a cooler.

[mrichie1229]

I'm going to tag this thread for ideas to serve at Easter brunch.

[ecowper]

an hour away? This is tailor made for powdered eggs and bacon in an Army Mermite can ..... just kidding .... and for all you guys that spent time in the Military, you're welcome for the flashbacks!

Given what is already on the potluck menu, I'd vote for gravy and biscuits.

[Santamarina]

Thanks, all. A lot of great suggestions, I’m def gonna be trying a lot of these for weekend family breakfasts.

The winning recipe for this event is Mosca’s Tater Tot Breakfast Muffns. Doing a test batch tomorrow. Coming soon to Show Us Your Breakfasts!

[Santamarina]

We ended up not going to the potluck because we have a sick baby, but since I had everything prepped I made a smaller batch for breakfast today.

My modified recipe, PER MUFFIN:
(3) tater tots, pre-browned, seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic, paprika
(0.5) slice of bacon, diced
Sprinkle of shredded cheese (I used Colby jack)
(0.5) egg, scrambled - seasoned with salt, pepper, paprika


Browned the tots in a 425°F oven. Turned oven down to 350° while I assembled the rest. Cooked until golden brown on top and a bit crunchy.

[SheilaAnn]

Hope the little one is on the mend!