This was so easy and as you know (if you read my blogs and fb page) I am on a quest to USE UP what is in the cupboards and freezer! The amount of food we accumulate is ridiculous! I refuse to throw things out, so this is what I came up with. Where I used shoestring french fries you could use any sort of hashbrowns as well, just make sure they are thawed out! (And eggs are on sale for .79 a dozen this week!)
First thing is to make the crust. My recipe for pizza crust is amazing, I promise. The dough will be so light and fluffy you will want to use it for a pillow! Click this link and scroll down to the recipe, Pizza Crust Recipe. Next, fry up your bacon, I used a skillet because I made a terribly fattening, and unhealthy choice to use bacon grease to make my bechamel. *plugs ears*. You will find my bechamel recipe in the event you actually need one in my Croque Madam/Monsieur blog. You will use the bacon grease in place of the butter. Or clean your pan and start fresh with butter. Make sure your bacon is nice and crispy, drain it on a paper towel and crumble. Set aside for later use.
Here is what you will need:
Pizza Crust
2 cups THAWED hashbrowns or french fries you have chopped into smaller pieces
1 lb deli shaved/thin sliced ham
5 strips of bacon fried and crumbled
5 eggs beaten with 1/4 cup milk/cream/half and half (add salt and pepper and hot sauce to taste if you like)
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
prepared bechamel sauce
Green onions for the top (optional)
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Using a large cookie sheet sprayed with nonstick spray, stretch and pull your dough so that it goes up the sides of the cookie sheet a little bit.
Pour your bechamel on top of the crust and spread evenly. You may have a bit extra, depending on your taste or how big your pizza is. Mine made a LARGE cookie sheet size.
Add ham, bacon, potatoes, and half of your cheese. Pour over your egg mixture. Pour it as evenly as possible. I started with 3 eggs and had to add more, 5 seemed perfect for my size pizza. Top with the rest of your cheese like this...
Bake for 15-20 minutes. Make sure to let cool 5 minutes before cutting. This crust is fairly thick. I would normally get 2 large size pizza's from this crust because I like a thin crust. I wanted it to be thicker to be more like bread than pizza dough. It is delicious and it will feed a crowd for sure!! My husband even got a piece for breakfast this morning in a baggie with a love note on it. Come on you know I am the perfect wife......pffttt. HAHA Oh did I mention he is so NOT used to breakfast he forgot to take it!!
So here is your final product...........does yours look like this? You can add more meat, take away meat, whatever you want just like any other pizza. This is what we like, you add or subtract what you like or don't like for your family!! I topped mine with green onions after baking as well!
GOOD MORNING!!! Err....Good EVENING!
Your "to old to be this mixed up"Chefwannabe
Chris
Love breakfast for dinner and so does my family! This looks delish :) Now following you through GFC; would love for you to stop by my blog anytime!
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