Brunch Casserole

Eat this Casserole for brunch, or serve it with or as a main meal. Endless possibilities!

Ingredients
4 cups cubed day-old French bread
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
10 eggs, lightly beaten
1 quart milk
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
8 to 10 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes

Directions
Generously butter a 9 x 13 baking dish. Arrange the bread in the baking dish and sprinkle with cheese. In a bowl, combine the eggs, milk, mustard, salt, cayenne and onion powder. Pour this mixture over the bread. Sprinkle with the bacon, mushrooms and tomatoes. Cover and chill up to 24 hours.

Preheat oven to 325°F. Bake uncovered for about one hour or until the mixture sets. Tent with foil if the top begins to over brown.

Yield: 12 servings.

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Tasty Boiled Crawfish

Making this tasty meal of boiled craw fish only takes a minimal amount of time. It will take about 25 minutes to make. I definitely recommend this dish. It is a Cajun favorite of mine.

Ingredients

12 Pounds of Craw Fish

7 Lemons

2 Limes

3 Chopped Onions

1 Container of Salt

1 Container of Ground Black Pepper

1 Box of Crab Boil

1 Potato

6 Ears of Corn

Directions

Using salt water, wash and purge your craw fish. In a relatively large pot, pour around 2 gallons of water to boil along with all of your seasonings. Add your potatoes and corn and quickly bring your mixture to a boil. You should cook this for about 13 minutes. Let it soak for a couple of minutes. Drain the water, and your tasty boiled crawfish is ready to be served. This will serve 4 servings.

Beef Meatballs: A Cajun Specialty

Nothing will hit the spot at dinner time better then some Cajun beef meatballs. These are normally served just as a meatball, but can be applied in Speghetti, Noodle Dishes, or any dish you might normally put regular meatballs in. This recipe will take only a good 45 minutes to make, so not that long, and is delicious for the entire family. It basically consists of two separate things you will need to make, and mix together. So the list of ingredients is all the ingredients you will need to make your beef meatballs, and then you will have two separate directions to make the two sets to this recipe.

Ingredients

1/3 Cup of Rice Vinegar

4 Tbsp of Brown Sugar

1 Tbsp of Ketchup

2 Tsp of Soy Sauce

2 Tsp of Cornstarch (Mix with 4 Tsp of Water)

2 Pounds of Ground Beef

1 Chopped onion

1 Egg

1/2 Cup of Bread Crumbs

Directions: Step 1

Mix your rice vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup, and soy sauce together in a relatively small pot. Once you you wait to bring this mixture to a boil, add your cornstarch (make sure it’s mixed with water) to this mixture and stir to thicken the sauce.

Directions: Step 2

Mix your ground beef, chopped onion, eggs, and bread crumbs into meatballs. Next, broil your meatballs at least until the meatball turns a light brown. If you like your meatballs a little more burnt, which most people do, cook them an extra 2 or 3 minutes. Once you have broiled the meatballs to your liking, simmer the meatballs in the sauce you made in Step 1 for 20 minutes. After that, your Cajun beef meatballs are ready to be served.