Taking the Finish Rise and Shine Challenge + Breakfast Casserole Recipe

This is a sponsored opportunity with our friends at Finish Quantum. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine.

I love to eat and a hearty breakfast is one of my favorites! While it is filling and delicious, it can often times be especially hard to clean off the dishes. So, when I was given the chance to participate in the Finish® Quantum® with New Power Gel Rise & Shine Challenge, I eagerly jumped on board! I was provided with a #FinishRiseandShine Challenge Pack, which included a gift card, mug, spoon, and recipe cards so that I could assemble everything I needed for the challenge. This was gonna be fun!

I decided to make a Breakfast Casserole and Belgian Waffles. They were a hit!  Here is the recipe for the Breakfast Casserole:

BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Ingredients:

– 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
– 4 cups grated cheddar cheese
– 1 package (22.5 ounces) frozen hash browns
– 1 package of cream cheese (8 oz.), softened
– 16 eggs
– 1/3 teaspoon ground pepper
– 12 ounces thick deli sliced ham
– 6 strips cooked bacon
– 5 green onions with tops, chopped
– 3 Roma tomatoes, chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 450˚F. Brush the oil on a 9×13 Pyrex dish.

2. Crumble the hash browns over the bottom of the pan and spread evenly. Sprinkle half the cheese over the hash browns. Bake for 17 minutes or until the crust starts to brown and the cheese melts.

3. In a bowl, whisk together the softened cream cheese. Gradually add the eggs and black pepper. Whisk the mixture until it is smooth.

4. Chop the ham and cooked bacon (and any other meat you’d like to use), as well as the green onions. Set aside ¼ of the green onions to be used as a garnish. Cook the ham and green onions in a small sauté pan for 3 minutes or until hot. Stir the ham mixture into the egg mixture.

5. Once the crust is cooked, remove the Pyrex dish from the oven and pour the egg mixture over the crust.

6. Place the dish back in the oven and bake for 12 minutes or until the center is set.

7. Cut the tomatoes in half and scrape out the seeds. Then proceed to chop them.

8. Remove the dish from the oven and top with the remaining cheese, tomatoes and green onions. Sprinkle with additional pepper. Cut and serve!

Once we all enjoyed our breakfast, it was time to do the unthinkable. I actually had a harder time with this part than I did making the meal. You see, when I wash dishes, I basically wash them with dish soap, rinse them and then put them in the dishwasher. I’m not really the type that just sticks the dirty dish into the dishwasher, but I did this time – since that was a part of the challenge.

So, we loaded up the dishwasher with our dirty dishes and left them in all day – no pre-washing, rinsing, or anything like that! We couldn’t run the dishwasher until right before bedtime! I felt so much relief when I pushed those silly NORMAL WASH and START buttons. It was time to see how well the FINISH® Quantum® with New Power Gel worked on our dirty, sticky dishes.

In the morning, the first thing I did was go to my dishwasher. I was nervous about opening it up and finding a sticky and dirty mess inside, but it was actually very much the opposite! I mean, I love using Finish® products, but like I said, I always pre-wash my dishes before loading them in the dishwasher. I found that I did rise to not only clean, but a new level of shine on our dishes, thanks to Finish® Quantum® with New Power Gel!

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Have you take the Finish Rise and Shine Challenge?  What dish did you prepare?  Be sure to share it on Facebook.