Slow Cooker Farmers Breakfast Casserole
45 CommentsUpdated Aug 31, 2026
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This Slow Cooker Farmers Breakfast Casserole has two kinds of meat and cheese. It’s a filling breakfast to keep on hand all week.
If you love making a breakfast that’s heat-and-go all week, also try my slow cooker breakfast casserole and my slow cooker quiche.
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My husband gave this a thumbs up. Easy to throw together the night before and voila! breakfast is on the table in the morning with no effort (except getting up early to start the crock pot depending on when you eat breakfast LOL)! We don’t eat breakfast till 11 AM as we’re following the intermittent fasting plan, so the cooking time for this recipe is perfect for us.
- elizabeth
Why Make This Recipe
- This is the type of recipe a farmer would need to get through the day! It's got loads of meat, ricotta cheese, and more. It's filling and satisfying.
- This breakfast casserole reheats well. Grab a slice and heat in the microwave before work.
- If you have lots of eggs (like we do with having chickens), this is a great recipe to use up extra eggs, whether for breakfast or dinner.
- My inspiration for this was a mix between a recipe I saw for herbed scrambled eggs and a hearty Easter pie recipe I saw on Facebook. I think you will love the added herbs in this casserole!
The Ingredients
Eggs: You'll need 9 eggs for this recipe!
Meats: Use ham AND bacon.
Cheese: Ricotta is used (in place of cream or milk), and really gives this egg bake a great, rich texture.
Seasonings: Season up the eggs with salt, pepper, dill, and thyme.
How to Make Farmer's Breakfast Casserole
- Add the bacon, ham, and cheese to the slow cooker.
- Make the egg mixture and pour it over the ingredients in the slow cooker. Cook until the eggs are set.
Tips & Variations
Meat Sub: Use kielbasa or breakfast sausage in place of one of the other meats.
Other Veggies: Add bell pepper and/or mushrooms to make this dish more filling.
Cheese Swap: Change the flavor profile by using Swiss or pepperjack cheese.
More Slow Cooker Breakfast Recipes
Start your day with the sweet comfort of Crockpot Sticky Buns or Slow Cooker Cinnamon Roll Casserole, both rich, gooey, and perfect for brunch.
And if you're on the go, Slow Cooker Breakfast Burrito Filling are a hands-off way to prep a filling, flavorful morning meal.
If you tried this Farmer's Breakfast Casserole recipe or any other recipe on my blog, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how it goes in the 📝 comments below. Happy Slow Cooking!
How to Video
Ingredients
- 9 large eggs
- 3/4 cup ricotta cheese
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp. dried dill
- 5 slices bacon, sliced and cooked
- 1 cup diced ham
- 16 oz. Colby-Jack cheese, divided
- 2 tomatoes, sliced
Instructions
- Divide the cheese out by cubing 2/3 of it and grating the rest. Save the grated cheese for the end of cooking time.
- In a large bowl add the eggs, ricotta, salt, pepper, dill and thyme. Whisk until you can get it smooth, though some chunks of ricotta is fine.
- Spray the slow cooker with non-stick spray. Add the cubed cheese, bacon and ham. Whisk the egg mixture one more time to get it combined again, then pour over the ham, bacon and cheese.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 2.5 hours. If there is any liquid on top of the casserole, blot it with a paper towel. Add remaining cheese and cover for 5-10 minutes more.
- Serve with sliced tomato on top and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
It would be great to make this and start cooking on LOW before you go to bed, and be ready in the morning. That could work especially if doubling the recipe. Hmmmm
I’m not gonna lie, I watched that video and instantly thought, I would be adding shredded hashbrowns and breakfast sausage to that. LOL
Hi Sarah, can I prepare this the night before and cook in the morning? If so, would you change anything?
Thank you,
J
Yes, that will work fine. Be careful though, some people have had the ceramic crack after being in the fridge. (i’ve never had it happen).
What do you do with leftovers?