Bacon Breakfast Pizza
I’m working on filling up my bacon grease jar today so I followed my mother’s advice and decided to make her breakfast pizza, starring bacon. In it’s original form, this recipe could feed an army. Literally. Mama made it on those mornings my dad or brother had friends over getting ready to go fishing, camping, canoeing, you name it. I made it a bit smaller but still large enough to feed company. If you like, you can use the small can of crescent rolls and half everything else to make it an 8×8.
After I post this I’ll be hitting the ground running. We already have crepe paper twisted and draped in the living room and kitchen. Balloons in a rainbow of colors litter our living room floor and the layers of my son’s soon-to-be-lego cake are waiting for me to decorate on the kitchen counter (I’ll post pictures on Facebook). That’s right folks, my son went and got another year older despite my pleas not to. He turned eleven yesterday and we’re having a slumber party with his cousins tonight (all boys – the cupboards will be bare by morning!).
Yesterday when he woke up we had the den all decorated and little strips of crepe paper hanging from his door. He came out with a huge grin on his face and we all sang as he blew out the candle in his birthday biscuit – an old family tradition. We spent the day together and ended it by seeing the Star Wars exhibit at the US Space & Rocket Center which I feel quite certain would be really something for anyone with the slightest interest in Star Wars or anyone who had watched just one of the movies – since I don’t fit into either one of those categories I am happy to report that it is also fun for mothers who want some pictures of their kids having a good time.
My kids enjoying the Star Wars thingiemajigger that is currently in our town.
So today as I rush around (and squeeze in an eye exam for my little girl who will surely pick the loudest colored eyeglass frames available) I’m feeling all nostalgic and emotional. My babies are growing up. Katy Rose even has the nerve to start Kindergarten this year. For eleven years I’ve had a baby at home and now they are both going off and having little lives of their own. They’re growing up on me and no one will listen when I try to stop it. ~sighs~
Thank goodness they come back home when I set the dinner table. A Mama’s secret weapon 
.
You’ll need: frozen shredded hash browns(can use cubed), shredded cheddar, eggs…
You can also add your favorite things into this. Veggies, sausage, different cheeses, have fun with it!
and bacon of course!
Go ahead and fry that up.
You know, you can cook up a few packages of bacon at once and just store the cooked bacon in the refrigerator to make meal prep easier. When I do this, I try to use mine within a few days.
Open your can of crescent rolls and place them evenly in the bottom of a greased 9×13 inch pan.
Eh, that looks even enough for me.
Spread your hash browns over them. The hash browns are still frozen, don’t worry about thawing them.
Salt and pepper to taste if you like. I’d start with about 1/2 teaspoon of each.
Crack all of your eggs in a bowl and beat them up well.
Pour the eggs over your hash browns.
Now that your bacon is done, crumble it up a bit and sprinkle over the top of your eggs.
Like so!
Bake this in an oven at 35o for about 45 minutes, or until set in the center.
Sprinkle cheese over the top and return to oven just until cheese melts.
Now for the good part! Lets preserve all of that miraculous substance that is bacon grease, or drippings if you prefer.
I let mine cool in the skillet first, then pour it into a mason jar.
Now a lot of people strain off their grease but I actually scrape the pan just to get all of the little bits in mine. Then, when I’m making cornbread and such I dip my spoon waaaaaaaaaaay down to the bottom so I have the yummy bits in my batter.
A lot of folks have asked how I store my bacon grease. I’ve never seen anyone in my family who didn’t store theirs right on the counter. However, I started storing mine in the refrigerator a few years back. It solidifies but its just fine, you can scoop it out and put it right in the pan when you need it. I find that refrigerated bacon grease is a lot more convenient for me because there is no worry of messy drips when you spoon some out of the jar. If you need liquid bacon grease (like what I add to cornbread batter) you can scoop out what you need and heat it slightly in the microwave. It just takes a few seconds to get it liquified again. Bacon grease can go rancid so storing it in the refrigerator can prolong it’s shelf life considerably.
Tipnut says you can even freeze bacon grease, which I hadn’t thought of before. I guess because I tend to use mine up before I have a surplus. Now that I think about it, though, my goal is to have TWO mason jars full and put one in the freezer. Oh my, what a bounty that would be!
This is my bacon grease jar straight from the fridge, right after I added the new grease on top of the old. We’re getting there!
I think I need to cook some more bacon though…
Bacon Breakfast Pizza, all ready to serve up!
Bacon Breakfast Pizza
Ingredients
- 1- 8 count can crescent roll dough
- 3 cups shredded hash browns (can used cubed)
- dozen eggs
- 1 cup shredded cheddar
- 6 slices bacon (more or less, depending on what you have on hand)
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Optional: Other toppings of your choice. Examples are: Onions, mushrooms, other meats, other vegetables, etc
Instructions
- Cook bacon and set aside. Spray a 9x13 inch pan with cooking spray. Place crescent roll dough in the bottom of the pan, pinching seams together to seal. Spread frozen hash browns over dough. Salt and pepper to taste (I start with 1/2 tsp of each). Beat all eggs in a bowl and pour over hash browns. Sprinkle crumbled bacon over. Place in oven at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes, or until set in center. Sprinkle cheese over top and return to oven just until melted. Serve warm.
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Ingredients
- 1- 8 count can crescent roll dough
- 3 cups shredded hash browns (can used cubed)
- dozen eggs
- 1 cup shredded cheddar
- 6 slices bacon (more or less, depending on what you have on hand)
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Optional: Other toppings of your choice. Examples are: Onions, mushrooms, other meats, other vegetables, etc
Instructions
- Cook bacon and set aside. Spray a 9x13 inch pan with cooking spray. Place crescent roll dough in the bottom of the pan, pinching seams together to seal. Spread frozen hash browns over dough. Salt and pepper to taste (I start with 1/2 tsp of each). Beat all eggs in a bowl and pour over hash browns. Sprinkle crumbled bacon over. Place in oven at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes, or until set in center. Sprinkle cheese over top and return to oven just until melted. Serve warm.
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Yum! That looks delicious! I may try it for breakfast this weekend.
I keep my bacon grease in an old Miracle Whip jar in the fridge. Right now it’s in one of those teensy jars that doesn’t hold much of anything. I’m going to have to upgrade to a larger one. Did you notice they’ve started putting mayo and Miracle Whip in plastic jars?! Not good. Not good at all. I need my glass Miracle Whip jars. I use them for everything!
Looks Fab!!!!! Plus I love the Stars Wars exhibit!!!!!! Hopefully the exhibit will work its way towards me!
Luv the recipes and all your southerness!!!!!!!!!!
that looks amazing. This is the first thing i’m making when i get off , seems perfect to just heat up in the morning right before work. I’m drooling now.
Hey Christy,
I was wondering if most of these recipes that you put on facebook will be in the cookbook? I write down some of them, but if they will be in your cookbook, I’m gonna stop! Thanks so much. I would guess that you’ll be doing a book signing in your hometown, so I really want to come. Have a nice day
Are you sure that is a 9×13 pan you used? It looks more square than rectangle.
Visual-Spatial Perception Fail
Bwahahaha!
MUST remember to get crescent roll dough at store ’cause this will be breakfast Sat morning! looks good and easy too! Thanks Christy!
Yumm! Christy its looks really good. I make a similar breakfast casserole with sausage and I have used bacon before. Im sure the tastes are very similar. Gonna have to try this one. Hope the boys have fun! Just wait until he turns a teenager you will not be able to keep any food in the house! My son is 14 and eats a lot, I honestly dont know where he puts it!!
I never thought to use the crescent rolls, I usually use a biscuit dough! I’ve also used tater tots instead of the hash-browns, although they have to be cooked a little first.
Yummmmmmmmm-o! Going to make this, this weekend. I just know my gang with love it. Going to add a tomatoe and green pepper fresh from our garden too. Thanks once again Christy for another fabo recipe!! Huggers~Laurie
YUM! We’ll be having this Saturday morning!
I keep my bacon grease in the fridge in an old spaghetti sauce jar. Works great. I also like to keep all the yummy bits from the bottom of the pan – the more the merrier!
p.s. – I never kept a jar of bacon grease until I met my husband. He started it and now it is my baby. How crazy is that?
This looks yummy!!! I am not much of a breakfast girl but this looks like something I would love! I don’t really care for breakfast sausage but bacon is just fine! I think this would be great for “breakfast for supper”!!! Won’t my family be surprised????
You can believe one thing this will be served for supper at my house. Thank you so much for the recipe.
All 3 of my grown sons will be home this weekend,a rare treat! Guess what I am serving for breakfast Sat. morning? They will LOVE this. I think I will use some sausage AND bacon since I will have followers from both camps at my table. Christy, a friend recommended your site to me about 2 months ago, and now I read daily for laughs and wonderful new ideas of “What’s for Dinner?” Also used your link for Southern Savers! OH MY GOSH…it has changed my life! I love saving $20 -$50 a week on groceries now-easily! You are such a blessing to us!!!! Thanks so much. : )
What is Southern Savers??? I want to save too!
Go to http://www.southernsavers.com. It is a great site for us Southerners and has coupon matchups and good deals from area grocery stores plus more. It is actually how I found Southern Plate!
Looks delicious. I would add mushrooms and bell peppers. Maybe some black olives. Cannot wait to try.
OH my goodness that look delish! i will be bookmarking this recipe for sure
Well now doesn’t that look good? I’ll be a whippin that some soon but probably with “breakfast for dinner” type thing.. along with some cream gravy. My Paw would like that.
Thank you kindly Christy!
ps my son loves all things Star Wars so I went and showed him the picture he had to tell me all the names of the characters
I bet he will try to talk daddy into stopping when we pass thru on the way to the beach:)
oh cool ya’ll went to the space and rocket center. Don’t you love it. DD is begging to go back to Sci-quest.
I love bacon and save the grease in the fridge. My favorite thing is a breakfast sandwich with a fried egg, bacon, slice of cheese and tomato. Yummy! Probably loaded with calories but oh so good.
Oh no it’s not. The tomato has only 5 calories per ounce. {;o)
*wiping drool off keyboard* That looks delish! I’m stopping at the grocery store on the way home from work and I’m making sure to get the ingredients for this! Thanks for sharing!
OMG my health is going to go downhill fast(er)…poor arteries. I am making that Saturday morning with onions, green peppers, mushrooms, and tomatoes. I can cut it up and bring it to work with me for breakfast next week too.
*sigh*
Thanks for another great recipe!
Breakfast pizza looks like a Sunday night supper to me but I would not turn it down for any meal. I loved today’s quote and say Happy Birthday to Brady for me!
Need to try this one when the family comes….could add spinach, this way it would appear healthier….;)
PS love the new website once I figured it out…..
Hello Y’all…I was wonderin’,does anyone know the shelf life of bacon grease when it’s kept in the frig? I work so much
that I only get to cook one day a
week.So how long can I keep my grease stored before I would have to throw
it out (She asks with tears in her eyes)?
i love your site and collect your recipes. i am from al. i grew up in the south with my mom cooking with bacon grease and lard. i dont mean to be disrespectful but i think you owe it to your family and your followers to omit the bacon grease from your recipes and to not promote it as it is so unhealthy so much more than even the butter which i dont use much of. i would never feed bacon grease to my family or encourage anyone to do so. my parents both suffered ill health with bad hearts and clogged arteries. i have high blood pressure and am prediabetic and my daughter encourages me to eat healthy which i so appreciate as she wants me around for her grandchildren to get to know their grandmother. i know you are a wonderful loving mom and wife and i can tell you are educated so please try to encourage somewhat healthy eating if no more than never promoting bacon grease. much love and respect!!!
Hey Patti,
I’m afraid you may have misunderstood my post here. This dish didn’t even have bacon grease in it, but I did save the bacon grease for seasoning another dish. I don’t expect anyone to drink grease or take a spoon to the jar and sit back and eat. I use bacon grease in one to two tablespoon increments to season fresh from the garden vegetables or cornbread and the like. It is so highly flavorful that a teeny bit such as a tablespoon (which has approx 38 calories by the way ) goes a very long way. As a deeply rooted Southern tradition, I’d never serve fresh green beans to anyone I loved without adding a touch of it.
I do appreciate your comment and insight, though, and absolutely respect your views. I am terribly sorry for the health problems of your family and wish them all the best. I know they are better off already with someone who loves them so much looking out for them in the kitchen. I have much love and respect for you, too!
Gratefully,
Christy
A very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Brady-bug! Now, seriously, no disrespect to Patti’s post, but bacon grease alone does not lead to heart problems, clots, pre-or post diabetes, etc. It is lifestyle and other contributing factors.
Funny that previous generations have lived longer cooking with bacon grease and lard – perhaps because they were never sitting in front of the TV, WII, or computer screen for hours on end.
My 96 year old German grandmother cooked with bacon grease, fatback and lard every day of her life – no health problems whatsoever, and only died at 96 because she fell and broke a hip, and caught pneumonia in the hospital. True story
Judy, it kind of reminds me of the way people often criticized Julia Child for cooking with so much butter and fat. The woman lived to be nearly 92! Maybe if she’d cut back on the fat she could have lived to be 115!
Personally, I feel that rampant carbs are a bigger problem in our society than fat.
Christy -
You are so right – just a touch and everything in moderation – my grandfather was in his eighties when he died after a lifetime of lard and bacon drippin’s – we should all be so lucky – hugs girl
Definitely hugs back to Laura and Sonya – if I would cut down on my chocolate habit, I would surely eat more bacon-greased foods. lol. Don’t we just all love Christy and being able to share in the Southern Plate wisdoms! Happy Days all.
HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Brady! And I just know that kindergarten is going to be a really fun place this year with MISS KATY there. Best wishes to all!
What a great idea! I am going to make this at the weekend.
Wish I had more time to respond to all of these great comments! I’m on my way to Katy’s eye exam and then have to decorate the cakes the rest of the way. My house is a MESS, lol.
I’ll be back soon as I can. Just felt the need to comment, thank y’all, and tell you I love you!
~hugs your neck~
Gratefully,
Christy
Put a note on the jar
“DO NOT THROW AWAY”
(hazardous to your health if you do)
Hey Tina, that’s a great idea, love it!!! I’m gonna make a label for my jar! Thanks!!!
Christy,
I just love your site and your recipes and precious notes that you share with us!!
Happy Birthday to your precious son! I understand, totally, how hard it is to watch the time pass so quickly as we raise our children. It is so wonderful that you make their birthdays so special for them. It is a celebration of God giving us our precious angels, our babies!! My boys are now 20 and 22. They are in college (one is still at home, in college in our city.) I still thank God for everyday that I am a Mom.
I collect cookbooks and recipes and can not wait to get your cookbook! I can remember my great grandmother always had a jar of bacon grease on her stove. Delicious cooking. She lived to be 98.
God bless you and have a wonderful birthday celebration.
Can’t wait to try this breakfast pizza recipe!
Blessings,
Pam
I really do not know what the worry about bacon grease is all about. I am a Southern girl raised on butter, coke in the glass bottle, candy from the candy store…fried everything and lots of cooking with bacon grease. I think anything in moderation is fine just don’t go over board. What scares me is all the Hormones that they are using now in Milk and Dairy. So give me bacon grease with my fried eggs. But I am now eating brown farm eggs and Hormone free milk and meat.
What a great recipe!! Yum!! Enjoy this fun filled day! Love ya!!
Bountiful Blessings!
I think the three most romantic words for my man to hear are “bacon for breakfast!”. Seriously. It’s sad.
But this looks amazing.
I firmly believe that anything that comes from “nature” is not as unhealthy as we are led to believe. I don’t believe that the good Lord made critters such as pigs and cows so we could clog our arteries with their products. I use real butter and have forever – they are now saying that margarine is not good for you either – so there! The only thing I can see with bacon is that it is now more processed than it used to be.
Partake in moderation and enjoy!
This dish looks wonderful! I wish I were home so I could make it….guess I will have to wait until we come off vacation.
Christy,
Quick question. Do the hashbrowns crisp up or are they soggy? Is is possible to cook them first so they are a little crisp to eat.
Any help would be appreciated.
As always than you for sharing a piece of your world with the rest of us.
Another way to get some good grease for Collard Green seasoning, Cornbread, and such, is when you buy a Shank portion of Smoked Ham for any reason, trim all the fat off and cut it up into baby lima bean size pieces. Then put it all in a big pot and cook it on medium until you render the fat out of those pieces and those pieces float. Be on the alert for some pieces to pop and slatter hot grease. Skim the floaters off and let them drain on paper towels. Those pieces are good as snacks or add them to your cornbread batter. Depending on how much fat you start with, you may get a lot of Smoked Ham Grease this way. It’s every bit as good as Bacon Grease. Same with Smoked Hog Jowl.
Wow I am in LOVE!!! I had BLT’s tonight….. If there is any left over bacon I may try this in the morning. Of course………. I could buy more…. yummy
Ever had hot bacon grease salad dressing? My Grandma in Indiana made a delicious wilted lettuce salad. She kept her grease in a pyrex square dish with a clear glass lid, right on top of her stove. Yummy
From one Judy to another – honey you are bringing back great memories. Mine also made a spinach salad with hot bacon dressing – added a little sugar to it.
Of course I come from a long line of German cooks, so bacon was a staple in every meal. Give me German Potato Salad (bacon, bacon grease, onions, vinegar, sugar and celery seed on red potatoes) now you are talking!
I love crescent roll recipes – this is a winner for sure Christy!
I am soooo making this for the weekend!!! Thanks Chrissy. Keep the bacon recipes coming!
Did you know they actually now make crescent roll dough that isn’t perforated for rolls? Its just one sheet of dough for use in all those recipes as crust!
Looks like another yummy recipe! Thanks for all the great ideas. :0)
Looks awesome! I need a jar of bacon grease…I just hate frying bacon. I’ve been popped by hot grease so much that I’m over trying to fry it.
Wow! I cannot believe how much Katy Rose has grown. Bacon and CHEESE! Is there anything better in the whole wide world? I think not. And for breakfast no less. I am a happy camper
Happy Birthday to Mr. Brady!!
I think I can sum this up in one word….YUM!!!!
Easy, simple, delicious! What more could a man ask for?!? You’ve done it yet again Christy! Though I must say that I find it slightly disturbing if I read your post correctly…and please let me know if I am wrong, but did you imply that you have no interest in Star Wars??? *gasps* If so you may have lost a few cool points young lady. hehe Well, even so, we still love the dickens outta you!!! 
I just recently joined your website for Southern Plate, and I have enjoyed reading the recipes, also copied some of them. THe breakfast pizza sounds so delisous that I will be making it for a brunch or for dinner one night as my family likes to have breakfast food .
thanks christy- i needed a brunch recipe for this weekend- this will definitely work.
agree re bacon grease- grandma and mom never without a jar on the counter by the stove. Fried eggs just dont taste the same not friend in bacon grease! Even my 3 yr old is addicted to them done that way!
Wow, another great recipe, will make this weekend. Tell Brady Happy Birthday! Also Miss Katy Rose that we’re all proud she will be going to kindergarten this year! Each new step of our children’s lives makes us all sad and glad at the same time, your in my prayers. As the old saying goes, been there done that!!!
Have a blessed day and a wonderful slumber party!
Hi Christy,
I just wanted to let you know that I found your site a couple of weeks ago and I LOVE it. Love all of your recipes (being a southern girl myself) they speak to my heart….stomach.
I have a question in regard to bacon grease. If it is stored in the fridge how long can it be used / safely stored?
Thanks again for sharing your recipes and yourself.
Christy, I have missed coming to your blog! My cockatiels had babies and 3 of the 4 got very sick so I spent the past week and a half caring for them around the clock and didn’t have time for anything else, even my favorite blog
The sick babies died one by one 
We have one very healthy baby left though that I’m very thankful for and pray he grows up big and strong. I know he’s only a bird, but he’s my baby since I don’t have any human babies like you. I can’t believe Brady is 11! Wow! I hope he has a great year.
The breakfast pizza looks fantastic, it has several of my favorite ingredients! My best friend is arriving from out of the country on Tuesday and will be staying with us until my wedding in 3 weeks. She’s an early riser and I want to have breakfast ready for her on days she gets up before me. Do you think this pizza would reheat well in the microwave? I’ll bet it would be great too with fresh diced tomatoes and chives or green onions on top.
I am making this right now. Love being able to print the recipes. So handy. Thanks AGAIN.
This really does look fabulous! I would love to make this and I just KNOW my family would enjoy it. I We usually try to stay away from processed foods though, so I bet I could make our dough that we love made from Kamut Wheat flour! I know it may take some extra work but it is really worth every bit because it is so so healthy for us!