Upside+Down+Breakfast+Cake

Upside Down Breakfast Casserole



1. **Dovetailing (multi-tasking) is absolutely critical to preparing this recipe within our time limits. As soon as you arrive and receive instructions begin gathering and prepping your ingredients.**
- Today you will be cooking 2 separate times and baking, which will require preparation time. The baking cannot begin until you have cooked your bacon and potato mixture. If it takes too long to begin preparing these items, you will get behind schedule with your dish.

- To stay on time with the recipe, you must prepare the pepper, garlic and onion as soon as you arrive. Put a box around the instructions on your recipe that tells you to prepare and cook the potatoes and peppers. Write the name of the 2 group members who will begin working on this step immediately. ====**2. Preparing the bacon. You will use your kitchen shears and a red cutting board to prepare your bacon. Place into a prep bowl when finished. Place prep bowl onto orange ingredient tray. You will fry your bacon using a LARGE SKILLET AND WOODEN SPOON.**====

When your bacon is done cooking, you will need a LARGE plate and 2-3 good paper towels (see ingredient table) Place bacon on the plate to drain any excess grease and allow it to cool.

**How to Cut Peppers (use if video on page doesn't work)**
How to Mince Garlic
 * 4. Watch this video to learn how to mince garlic**

Mincing the garlic (as opposed to chopping or dicing) is crucial in this dish. For this dish, you want to

[|Watch this video about how to chop an onion.]
 * 5. Watch this video to refresh your memory on how to chop an onion**

**6. The following ingredients MUST be prepped and placed into a prep bowl on your orange tray BEFORE moving to the range to cook!!**

 * ====**Potatoes**====
 * ====**Red bell pepper**====
 * ====**Garlic**====
 * ====**Onion**====
 * ====**Olive Oil**====


 * 7. Be sure not to cook the above ingredients on too hot a temperature. If it begins sticking to the bottom of the pan TURN YOUR HEAT DOWN!!!**


 * 8. When preparing your 8X8 baking pan be sure to spray with cooking spray BEFORE cutting your parchment paper and placing it inside. This will help the paper stick to the bottom of the pan so other ingredients will not leak underneath the paper.**


 * 9. Make sure you add your ingredients to the pan in the following order**
 * **Grated Cheese**
 * **Bacon**
 * **Potato mixture**
 * **Eggs and milk mixture**


 * 10. When removing the casserole from your pan you will need a knife and cookie sheet. Gently run a knife around the outer edge of the casserole to loosen. Remember your casserole will be HOT so make sure you are wearing oven mitts. Place the cookie sheet on top of the casserole pan. Holding tightly you will flip the cookie sheet and casserole. I WILL BE AROUND TO HELP EVERYONE WITH THIS PROCESS!!!!**


 * 11. You will need to gently remove the parchment paper from the top of your casserole. Allow the casserole a few minutes to cool.**


 * 12. ENJOY!!!**