Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2011

I made an 8x8 version to feed 4. I sauted the onions seperate because they just burned with the bacon and were all greasy. I used plain bagels and they worked great. This dish was picture perfect and the tops of the bagels were golden at exactly 30 mins. 8x8 version: 6 slices of bacon, diced; 1/4 cup chopped onion; 2 plain bagels (sliced into 8 pieces, 4 placed on bottom and 4 on top); 1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese; 5 eggs, beaten (could use 4 eggs); 1 cup milk; 1-2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley; pinch of pepper; 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese.

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imsomr

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2011

This was SOOO good.... you get a much better result using bagels as opposed to bread as with other brunch casseroles. Some slight adjustments (or at least I thought they were slight adjustments....:) Like other readers, I also toasted and chopped the bagels, scattered them onto the bottom of the pan. Whisked the eggs and milk together with everything else, including the cheddar cheese, pouring over the bagels. I used 'everything' flavoured bagels, a good cup of chopped ham (slightly browned) rather than bacon and omitted the parmesan. The best adjustment / surprise however, was the sprinkling over the top of sliced canned jalapenos (about 1/2 cup) - that really tied it all together. Served with salsa and sour cream. It puffed up and browned beautifully. Everyone loved it.

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applelz

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2011

Great recipe for Christmas morning. Followed the suggestions from other reviews - used everything bagels and more bacon. Next time I make it, I would also add some green pepper and even more bacon.

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Kristen B

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2010

I cut the recipe in half and it turned out great. I did tear up the bagel for better cutting and I made sure I pressed all the bagel down in the liquid with a spatula prior to soaking. I added cheese to the top layer like other suggested and did bake for about 40 minutes. Definitely making for next year, my family loved it.

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CNBCYRUS

Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2010

Made it for a church brunch with rave reviews!!!

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Kim Collar

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Lima, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2010

We ate this dish, but weren't overly impressed with the recipe as written. I followed the recipe as closely as possible, except I did add a couple extra slices of bacon and used onion powder in place of chopped onion. There just wasn't much flavor. All in all, just OK, so I probably won't make again. UPDATE: I had leftover sesame bagels so I made this again with some of the changes suggested in the reviews. I upped the bacon to 1 lb., used 14 eggs, and 2 1/4 c. milk. This time I used the onion and added garlic powder. Much better with these changes. Chopped bell pepper would be a nice addition, too.

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erz2002

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Dover, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2010

Not bad, I loved that you could make it the night before and bake it the next day. I made this meatless. I enjoyed this, I will make again if I have some bagels to use up.

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amandak23k

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2010

This was pretty good. It was a little watery from the milk. So next time I will decrease the milk. Otherwise it was delish!

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CARLYNSMOMMY

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2010

With all the great reviews I couldn't wait to try this as I love bagels and needed a change from the regular bread/egg bakes. It was very disappointing. I couldn't even see the bacon and the bagels were too bready for the ratio of egg. I won't make it again. I did cover it with foil the entire time it baked and baking time was adequate as listed.

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Carolina

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2010

The first time I made it I followed the recipe exact and found it to be a little bland but good enough to try again. After reading the reviews I changed a few things and now think this is one of the best egg dishes ever! I read a few reviews say they cut the bagels in smaller pieces and so I cut bite size chunks and it was moister and much easier to eat. Also there is not a lot of flavor and I didn't want to use everything bagels so I used peppered bacon (I also used 1lb rather than 1/2) and it made it GREAT. The flavor was perfect! I skipped the parmesan because the flavors did not work well together imo and put it all in a little bit smaller dish and adjusted the cooking time and it turned out much more moist. This is a fabulous recipe and perfect for a mom of 3 all under 5 since it is meant to be prepared the night before. I think the peppered bacon made a huge and very tasty difference-I highly recommend you try it :)

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