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🥔✨ Holiday Brunch Potato Cheese  Casserole 

 A grounding, colourful, protein-boosted brunch bake to bring ease and joy to your holidays.

đź›’ Ingredients

Roasted Potatoes

  • 2 bags mini potatoes (or 6–8 cups diced russet potatoes)

  • 2 tsp paprika

  • 1 tbsp garlic powder

  • 1 tbsp onion powder

  • ½–1 tsp black pepper

  • 1–2 tsp oil (optional) – helps the spices cling, but not required

  • Optional: squeeze of lemon

Air fry at 350°F for 30 minutes, shaking halfway.

Sautéed Veggie Base

  • 1 large onion, diced

  • 3–4 cloves garlic, minced

  • 1–2 cups mushrooms (your preference)

  • 2 sweet peppers, diced

  • 2 green peppers, diced

  • 3–4 fresh tomatoes, diced

  • ½ red onion, diced (added with tomatoes for freshness & depth)

Sauté in water until soft and fragrant.

Spice Paste

Mix in a small bowl:

  • 2 tsp turmeric

  • 1 tbsp garlic powder

  • 1 tbsp onion powder

  • ÂĽ cup nutritional yeast (nooch)

  • ½–1 tsp black pepper

  • Enough water to make a thick, pourable paste

This creates bold flavour, coats everything beautifully, and amplifies richness without oil.

Add paste to the veggies and cook 2–3 more minutes.

Whole-Food “Just Egg”

Blend until completely smooth:

  • ½ cup split mung beans, soaked 4 hours + drained

  • 3/4 cup water

  • 1 tsp turmeric

  • 1 tbsp garlic powder

  • 1 tbsp onion powder

  • 2–3 tbsp nutritional yeast

  • Optional: pinch of black salt for that “eggy” note

OPTION B: Store-Bought JUST Egg

If using store-bought:

Use 1 full bottle (or more if you want a firmer set).

Nervous System Nutrition commentary:
Store-bought JUST Egg is a helpful bridge ingredient.
It’s convenient, accessible, and based on mung-bean protein — which is wonderful.
It is more processed (oils, gums, stabilisers, natural flavours), which means it doesn’t have the deep nourishment that whole-food ingredients provide.
But in a holiday casserole meant to feed your family with joy?
It’s absolutely okay to use occasionally.
We simply choose it consciously, and keep the whole-food version as our everyday go-to.

Cheese Sauce

Use the one you made last week — Tap HERE for the Recipe

Toppings (Final)

These bring brightness, freshness, and acidity to balance the richness:

🔪 Assembly & Baking

  1. Air fry the potatoes
    350°F • 30 minutes • shake halfway.

  2. Sauté the veggie base
    Onions → garlic → mushrooms → peppers → tomatoes + red onion.

  3. Add the spice paste
    Stir until thick, fragrant, and coated.

  4. Add everything directly into your casserole dish
    No mixing bowl needed.

    • Roasted potatoes

    • SautĂ©ed veggies

    • Your mung-bean egg mixture or JUST Egg

    • Half of your cheese sauce

    Stir gently in the dish.

  5. Top with remaining cheese sauce
    Spread evenly.

  6. Bake at 350°F for 60 - 75 minutes
    It should be golden, set in the middle, and bubbling at the edges.

  7. Finish with fresh toppings
    Sour cream, guac, fresh tomatoes, and green onions.

🌿 Nervous System Nutrition Commentary

This casserole is deeply grounding.
Potatoes and mung beans bring steady, calm energy, supporting balanced blood sugar and mitochondrial stability.

The turmeric, black pepper, garlic, and onion give you anti-inflammatory polyphenols that your brain and nervous system love.

The peppers, tomatoes, and onions deliver vitamin C and antioxidants that support cellular repair and help calm stress chemistry.

And the casserole format brings comfort and predictability — which creates a sense of safety in the body.

Finally, the fresh toppings add brightness and acidity, cutting through richness and helping digestion feel easier.

đź’› Nutrition Highlights

  • Mung beans: rich in folate, potassium, fibre, and plant protein

  • Potatoes: B6, potassium, resistant starch = gut-nourishing

  • Peppers + tomatoes: vitamin C, lycopene, antioxidants

  • Nooch: B vitamins + savoury umami without salt

  • Turmeric + black pepper: anti-inflammatory synergy

  • Whole-food cheese sauce: creamy without processed oils

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