Recipe: Everything bagel bake and other brunch ideas

Rachael Perron, Culinary & Brand Director for Kowalski's Markets, shared these brunch recipes with WCCO Mid-Morning viewers.

EVERYTHING BAGEL BAKE

SERVES 12

9 eggs

1 ½ cups milk

½ tsp. ground mustard

½ tsp. kosher salt

¼ tsp. freshly ground Kowalski's Black Peppercorns

3 Kowalski's Everything Bagels, toasted, each cut into about 16 pieces

6 oz. shredded Monterey Jack cheese

8-10 cherry tomatoes, quartered

8 slices Kowalski's Smoked Bacon, cooked, cooled and roughly chopped

8 oz. Kowalski's Everything Bagel Whipped Cream Cheese Spread

- Kowalski's Everything Bagel Seasoning, to taste

- sliced green onions, for serving

- Cucumber Salsa (recipe below), for serving

1. Spray a 9x13" baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, mustard, salt and pepper until homogeneous; set aside.
3. Layer bagel pieces, shredded cheese, tomatoes and bacon in the prepared baking dish. Top evenly with small dollops of cream cheese; sprinkle lightly with bagel seasoning.
4. Pour egg mixture over ingredients in the baking dish; let stand until bagels are evenly soaked (about 40 min.), occasionally pressing down on the bagels. 
5. Preheat oven to 375°.
6. Bake in preheated oven until center is set and edges are dark golden-brown (40-50 min.).
7. Remove from oven; let cool for 10 min. before topping with green onions. Serve with cucumber salsa.

CUCUMBER SALSA: In a small mixing bowl, combine 1 cup diced, peeled and seeded English cucumber with ¼ cup freshly chopped Italian parsley, 2 tbsp. finely chopped red onion, 2 tsp. capers, 1 tbsp. Kowalski's Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice (from the Produce Department) and a scant ¼ tsp. kosher salt.

Find It!

• Find Kowalski's Bagels and Whipped Cream Cheese Spreads in the Bakery and Dairy Departments.
• Find Kowalski's Everything Bagel Seasoning in the Spice Aisle.
• Find Kowalski's Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice in the Produce Department.

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