I serve almost all my casseroles as main meal for brunches since I can prepare them a night before. It is simple, very filling and flexible recipe.  

Servings: 3-4

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 55 minutes

Total time: 75 minutes

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef

½ pint cherry tomatoes cut into halves

3 cups of rough chopped bread

1 cup of milk

6 eggs

6 chopped green onions

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

5-6 basil leaves to garnish

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 Fahrenheit Degrees.

1- Brown Ground Beef: Place the ground meat in a medium nonstick skillet.

2-Season it with 1 teaspoon and 1 teaspoon black pepper.

3-Use a wooden spoon or heatproof spatula to break up the ground beef into equal-size pieces as it cooks.

4-Cook over medium-high heat about 6-8 minutes until the ground beef is no longer pink.

5-Let the ground beef cool off.

6-Add milk, eggs, 1 teaspoon salt, and mozzarella cheese in a large bowl and whisk them together.

7-Place chopped bread in a casserole dish (I used a bakeware with the dimensions of Width: 12.75“/Depth: 8“/Height: 3“)

8-Pour egg mixture over the chopped breads.

9- Add browned ground beef, cherry tomatoes and green onions on top.

10- Cover and refrigerate overnight, or bake immediately.

11- Bake 45 minutes covered and 10 minutes without the cover.

12-Serve it when it is warm.

Enjoy!