Name: Crescent Roll Breakfast with Eggs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1 tube crescent rolls (Note 1); 5 slices bacon (or pancetta cubes); 1 teaspoon olive oil; 3-4 green onions (depending on size); ½ bell pepper; 6 large eggs; scant 1 cup milk (200 ml); fine sea salt and black pepper; 1 ½ cups cheese (grated, 150 g)

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It's easy to make this crescent roll breakfast with eggs, bacon, and cheese. This crowd-pleasing casserole is perfect for brunch or breakfast.

crescent roll breakfast with eggs and bacon missing a piece in the baking dish.

This crescent roll breakfast with eggs is super easy to make. It uses just a few ingredients and can be assembled in about 10 minutes. Some baking time, and that's it!

The result is a savory breakfast dish, served piping hot, cheesy, and comforting, sure to please anyone at the table. Especially the kids, I might say. Mine absolutely love this crescent roll bake.

I am talking about breakfast here, but you can easily make this crescent roll egg bake a lunch or dinner dish. Really, I see no reason why you should only serve it for breakfast! Make an Oil and Vinegar Cucumber Salad or a green salad with Yogurt Dressing on the side, and you will have a delightful meal for any time of the day.

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How to make crescent roll casserole?
Unrolled breakfast casserole version
Make it ahead
Freeze the casserole
What to do with leftovers?
What to serve with it?
Recipe
Crescent Roll Breakfast with Eggs

Recipe ingredients

all ingredients for making a casserole with crescent rolls, eggs, bacon, and cheese in bowls.

Crescent rolls: You will need one tube of crescent rolls; mine contained 6 rolls. If your tube contains 8 rolls, that's fine. Make sure they all fit in the dish, and continue with the recipe.

Use Pillsbury crescent rolls or something similar.
Make sure you buy the plain version and not something sweetened.

Bacon: I like to use lean, tiny bacon cubes; they are super low in fat. You can use regular bacon slices instead. Fry them in the pan until cross and chop or break them into small pieces before adding to the crescent roll casserole.

Vegetables: I always add green onions to this egg bake; they are the perfect fit. Otherwise, I might add about half a red bell pepper, steamed broccoli florets (finely chopped), defrosted peas, or a good handful of fresh spinach (chopped).

Cheese: I often use Gouda, but Cheddar or Gruyere are great as well. Use the kind of cheese you usually like in casseroles.

Other ingredients: Eggs and milk – you can replace half of it with single or heavy cream, but that will add calories to a dish that is very calorie-laden anyway.

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

How to make crescent roll casserole?

pieces of crescent dough rolls, and four already rolled rolls.

Step #1: Open the tube of crescent rolls and roll according to package instructions.

five rolled crescent rolls in a baking dish before baking.

Step #2: Place the rolls in the baking dish. Add vegetables and bacon pieces.

raw crescent rolls, covered with egg, bacon and veggie mixture in a baking dish.

Step #3: Mix eggs, milk, and seasoning. Pour the mixture over the rolls in the baking dish.

crescent roll casserole covered with cheese before baking.

Step #4: Sprinkle with cheese and bake for about 40 minutes until golden and set. Let rest for 5-10 minutes before serving.

Unrolled breakfast casserole version

Unroll the pack of crescent rolls, but don't cut and roll them. Place the sheet of dough into the prepared baking dish.

Add the cooked bacon and the chopped vegetables, then the egg mixture. Sprinkle with the grated cheese and bake as instructed in the recipe.

Make it ahead

To make ahead, assemble the casserole as instructed.
Cover the dish with cling film/plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
Remove the casserole from the fridge and let it on the counter while the oven heats.
Remove the plastic wrap and bake as directed in the recipe. Try another make-ahead breakfast recipe, our Overnight Yeast Rolls.

Freeze the casserole

Let the baked casserole cool completely. Wrap it well with cling film or place it in a large freezer bag and freeze it for up to one month.
When ready to serve, remove the foil or bag and place the frozen crescent roll breakfast casserole into the preheated oven.
Reheat for about 25-30 minutes at 350°F/ 180°C or until piping hot in the center as well.

What to do with leftovers?

The breakfast bake serves at least 4 people, but it is so rich and satisfying that it would probably be enough for 6 as well, especially if you are serving some sides.
The leftovers keep well in the fridge for about two days.
Reheat in the microwave or in the oven.

golden brown breakfast casserole with crescent rolls sprinkled with chopped chives.

What to serve with it?

If making the casserole for brunch, you could serve other breakfast dishes as well.

If serving it for lunch or dinner, make a salad on the side. You could try a salad with yogurt dressing, a broccoli pea salad, or a Shopska salad.

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Crescent Roll Breakfast with Eggs