Breakfast Pot Pie

This Breakfast Pot Pie will be a big crowd pleaser, and it will feed them all at once. With all your breakfast favorites including hashbrown, eggs, and ham, it's the perfect dish for a brunch spread.

What is th magic of brunch? How does eating your breakfast late in the day somehow completely change the vibration? It has the feeling of leisure, of completely shirking your responsibilities. Brunch is very much about indulging in pleasure, of lingering over a meal with friends. When you're having brunch, you know you're in for a good day.

Breakfast is all business. It's all about getting you the required calories you need to be productive during your busy day. Brunch is joy and indulgence and connection. It's time abundant, full of delicious options, and if involves sparkling wine with a splash of orange juice, all the better. It stands in complete contrast to our high pressure society. Brunch is almost a rebellious act for some of us. A time to dedicate ourselves to the pure, sensual pleasures of being alive.

What makes Breakfast Pot Pie so awesome?

If I was hosting a brunch party, this Breakfast Pot Pie would certainly be included. It's layer upon layer of awesomeness. We start with crispy hash browns at the base, followed by a layer of gooey cheese. Then there's creamy scrambled eggs and ham. And finally a blanket of puff pastry gets laid over the whole thing to create a crispy, buttery crust. It's savoury and filling and full of an incredible contrast of textures. I like to add a dash of hot sauce to my serving.

I'd definitely make this for a brunch buffet. It's great anytime you want to serve breakfast or brunch to several people all at once. It saves you feeling like a short order cook in the morning making every eggs to order or flipping pancakes for an hour, chanined to the stove while everyone's eating. If you are having one of those indulgent brunches, you can mix up a pitcher of bloody marys or mimosas while this is in the oven. How awesome would that be?

Magical Properties of Chives

Chives are in the onion family but just as they have a much more delicate flavor, the energy is softer as well. They have fiery Mars energy, so definitely not subtle, but if you're choosing spell ingredients, chives won't blow you out of the water. This herb is great for blocking negative energy and helping you break bad habits. Use chives to call in protection, balance, and strength or to lift your spirits.

For more on the magical properties of the ingredients in this recipe, be sure to check the Kitchen Magick page.

Ingredients

Here's everything you'll need to make this dish. You'll find all the details in the recipe card below.

• Frozen hash browns - all I can get in the UK are triangular frozen has browns, similar to what you'd get at McDonald's. If you can get the shredded potato variety, that would work great as well. You'll need enough to cover the bottom of your chosen casserole dish.
• Olive oil
• Cheese - shredded cheese such as cheddar or Swiss, anything melty that you like or have in the fridge
• Eggs
• Chives - fresh
• Salt and pepper
• Ham - deli ham works great
• Cream cheese
• Pastry dough - you can use puff pastry, or croissant dough or crescent roll dough from a tube if you're being thrifty

Tips for making Breakfast Pot Pie

Some components do need to be pre-cooked, but it's nothing strenuous. Start by crisping up your hash browns. Once they're cooked through and crispy, use them to create the base layer in your casserole dish. Then scatter your shredded cheese over the potatoes.

You'll also gently scramble some eggs with ham and cream cheese. You want the eggs to only be about 75% cooked with you transfer them to the casserole and spread them in an even layer. They'll finish setting in the oven. Then cover the whole thing in pastry and bake it until the top is golden, puffed, and crispy. Let it cool for about 10 minutes before serving. This is still awesome even when it's not piping hot, so ideal for a buffet or a langorous brunch.

You deserve to enjoy your brunch party just as much as everyone else. Be sure to include this Breakfast Pot Pie and you'll have plenty of time for awesomeness.

Looking for more easy, awesome breakfast recipes? Try this Savoury Sausage Bread Pudding or some Cheesy Sausage Squares.

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