When the word potluck is spoken thoughts may automatically turn to recipes of evening meal items like hamburger casserole or Grandma’s fried chicken. Potluck can also be a great way of hosting a breakfast meal. Potluck breakfast recipes include fruit dishes and dips; quiche made with typical breakfast ingredients; standard egg dishes with a host of toppings; varieties of bread items like biscuits, muffins, croissants, and bagels; and breakfast casseroles. Breakfast brunch potlucks encompass the best of both the breakfast and lunch potluck ideas and expand the possibilities of items to prepare. Potluck themes may include ideas like a Southern breakfast potluck, hosting a waffle bar potluck style, or may include a range of meal ideas from potluck chicken breakfast to vegetarian breakfast casseroles.
Potluck Breakfast Recipe Choices
Suggested ideas for a group potluck include the following favorite breakfast meal recipes:
- Hash Brown Casserole
- French Toast Breakfast Casserole (Assembled the preceding night)
- Crockpot Oatmeal
- Low Carb Crustless Quiche
- Cheese Grits Soufflé
- Sausage and Cheese Bread
Find recipes for these popular breakfast menu items via search queries or in published cookbooks at local libraries. Two additional unusual breakfast potluck ideas are Chicken Waffles and Chicken Spinach Quiche. Recipes for these two breakfast brunch casseroles are found in the following sections.
How to Make Chicken Waffles
Waffles are not just for sweet ingredients. Consider this hearty waffle version when cooking breakfast for the family or making a meal for a breakfast potluck. The waffles form the bread portion of this chicken sandwich recipe. Frozen waffles make this breakfast quicker but homemade waffles make it tastier.
Ingredients
- 8 to 10 pieces of chicken tenders (boneless cuts)
- 8 slices cheese
- 8 plain frozen waffles
- Oil for frying
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder
Egg Wash:
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
Breading:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon salt
Chicken Waffle Directions
- Whisk egg wash ingredients in a large bowl. In a paper bag, shake breading ingredients until mixed
- Dip the chicken into the egg wash, then drop into the breading mix bag shaking to coat., then place into the flour mixture and shake to coat.
- Let stand on wire rack for 20 to 30 minutes to set the coating.
- Heat about 3 inches of oil in a deep skillet. In small batches, fry chicken until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
- Keep warm in a warm oven.
- Combine the mayonnaise, horseradish, and mustard.
- Place 4 waffles on a cookie sheet, top each waffle with 2 chicken tenders, and 2 slices of Cheese.
- Broil until the cheese melts.
- Spread mayonnaise mix on the other 4 waffles and place on top of the melted cheese.
- Cut in triangles to serve.
How to Make Chicken Spinach Quiche
Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
- 1 (9 inch) unbaked pastry shell
- 1 cup diced cooked chicken
- 1 10 ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Directions
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup cheese into the pastry shell.
- Combine chicken, 1/2 cup spinach, onion, and remaining cheese
- Spoon into pie shell.
- Whisk the eggs, milk, mayonnaise, salt and pepper; pour over the chicken mixture.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting.
Chicken Quiche and Chicken Waffles are just two examples of out of the ordinary breakfast recipes which could be prepared for a potluck breakfast. Whether contributing one of these unusual potluck ideas, or a standard popular breakfast brunch recipe, consider the possible breakfast menu choices and select the one which works best for the situation.
