Cooking Easter Brunch for a group of about 15-20 people. Not going to go too nuts cooking, will get fruit platters, bagel platter with lox for easy stuff. Wife will do a spiral ham in the oven.
I think I am going to try making my own bacon. Other things I am thinking of are some kind of grilled french toast (recipe on free side) and some kind of egg dish. Making a ton of scrambled eggs seems like a hassle, and I am not running an omelette station lol. Any suggestions for a crowd? Maybe some kind of baked dish?
We had brunch for my mother-in-law's birthday a few months ago and I made these baked scrambled eggs (turned out better than I thought they would) and this tater tot egg bake. Between the two, we had more than enough for a dozen of us -- half kids. And picky kids, for whom plainer is better, hence the scrambled eggs.
I’m in agreement with Gwen that an egg based casserole or two is perfect for large brunches, and they make it easy on the hosts. In pre virus days when we might have several dozen guests on a Sunday morning some egg casseroles, a variety of meats and bread products, and maybe a waffle station kept everyone happy. And it was easy to prepare and setup.
I make a biscuits and gravy casserole that is always a major hit - super easy made with sausage, eggs, biscuits and gravy. Plenty of YouTube videos on this. I've also done a riff on it using Cajun andouille sausage that came out really well, too _ I think I minced it up fine or buzzed it quickly through the food processor to make it really small pieces, but not mush.
Also make a Mexican breakfast casserole dish with chorizo, beans, tortillas, eggs, I like to throw in green chiles, etc. It's layered and it's FILLING. I think the Views On The Road YouTube channel is where I found it... I'll see if I can find the recipe.
I just looked and searching Mexican Breakfast Casserole, that channel has 3 different recipes in the top 5 or 6 results. I have found most everything on her channel to be really good.
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