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Breakfast Pizza With Hashbrown Crust USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

A sensible, savory, delicious, and nutritious Breakfast Pizza With Hashbrown Crust. Traditional lean turkey sausage is blended with eggs and peppers and served on a hash brown crust.
CACFP CREDITING INFORMATION
One piece provides 1 oz equivalent meat/meat alternate and ¾ cup vegetable.
Course: Breakfast
Keyword: Child Care Centers, CACFP
Age Group: Ages 6-18
Serving Size: 25-50
Program Type: CACFP
Program Meal Type: Breakfast
Conventional Meal Category: Main Dish (Entrée)
Program Meal Component: Meats, Vegetables
Vegetable Subgroup: Starchy Vegetables
Meal Service Temperature: Hot
Cooking Method: Bake
Season: Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter
25 Servings
Calories: 93

Instructions

  • Combine turkey, fennel, salt, cayenne pepper, sage, red pepper flakes, coriander, and applesauce in a large bowl. Stir well.
  • In a large stock pot, add turkey mixture. Cook uncovered over medium–high heat for 10 minutes.
  • Remove turkey from heat. Drain turkey in a colander. Set aside for step 4.
  • Combine ⅔ cup (about 5 oz) turkey, hash browns, and eggs in a large bowl. Double the amount for 50 servings. Stir well. Set remaining turkey aside for step 7. Set hash brown mixture aside for step 5.
  • Pour 2 qt (about 3 lb 10 oz) hash brown mixture into a half sheet pan (18" x 13" x 1") lightly coated with pan release spray. Spread evenly.
    For 25 servings, use 1 pan.
    For 50 servings, use 2 pans.
  • Bake:
    Conventional oven: 425 °F for 30 minutes.
    Convection oven: 400 °F for 20 minutes.
  • Sprinkle the crust with remaining turkey, cheese, onions, and bell peppers.
  • Bake:
    Conventional oven: 425 °F for 15 minutes.
    Convection oven: 400 °F for 10 minutes.
  • Critical Control Point: Heat to 165 °F or higher for at least 15 seconds.
  • Critical Control Point: Hold for hot service at 140 °F or higher.
  • Portion: Cut each pan 5 x 5 (25 pieces per pan).
    Serve 1 piece (about 3½" x 2½").

Notes

*See Marketing Guide for purchasing information on foods that will change during preparation or when a variation of the ingredients is available.
Cooking Process #2: Same Day Service.

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 93 | Total Carbohydrate: 11g | Protein: 6g | Total Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 168mg | Potassium: 255mg | Dietary Fiber: 1g | Total Sugars: 1g | Vitamin D: 14IU | Calcium: 33mg