Once you try this, it will become your favorite brunch item. You may substitute cooked sausage for the bacon if you wish.
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 8 ounces bacon
- 0.25 cups butter
- 0.25 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
- 0.5 cups sour cream
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoons black pepper
- 6 cornbread
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 6 greens onions , chopped
Instructions
-
1
Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and chop.
-
2
Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
-
3
In a medium sized saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. When butter has melted, whisk in the flour. Stir until all lumps have dissolved. Slowly pour in the milk, stirring constantly, until thickened.
-
4
As gravy begins to thicken, add chopped eggs and 2 cup cheese. Cook 3 to 5 minutes to melt the cheese and heat through. Stir in the sour cream, cayenne, salt and pepper; stir until heated through. Keep warm over low heat until ready to serve (do not boil).
-
5
Slice cornbread pieces and lay open on serving plates. Ladle a generous amount of egg mixture over the cornbread, top with remaining shredded cheese, crumbled bacon, and green onion.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving
Want to cook this?
Open in the PantryLink app to scale servings, check your pantry stock, and generate a shopping list.
Sign In to Save Recipe Create Free AccountPrefer a printed copy? Use our print-friendly view with adjustable servings and font size.
Open Print ViewMore Unknown Recipes
Christmas Gingerbread House
Make your very own gingerbread house to enjoy throughout Christmas and the festive season. A new tradition to build with the kids, you can build the house days before in stages, then let the kids join in to decorate.
Pavlova Christmas Trees
These Pavlova Christmas trees, made of stacked meringue circles layered with cranberry sauce, pistachios, and whipped cream, make a Christmas dessert that is not only beautiful to look at, but surprisingly light and refreshing, especially after a rich holiday meal.
Cranberry Sangria
I came up with this while playing around with sangria recipes. It has now become a traditional beverage at Thanksgiving and Christmas; my family actually got upset the one time I didn't make it!