Winning breakfast casserole! (pic included)

This is my son's new favorite breakfast casserole recipe. I got it out of our local newspaper on the same page as an article about Charlie Sheen. So, that is why I called it the WINNING breakfast casserole. This is the recipe as written. I will add changes that I made at the bottom, if anyone is interested.

8 slices of bacon
1 med onion chopped (1 cup)
1 loaf (8 oz) Italian bread, cut into 1-in cubes (5 cups)
2 cups (8 oz) shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup cottage cheese
5 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 tsp ground mustard
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground black pepper

Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp. Reserve 2 TBS of the drippings. Drain bacon on paper towels; crumble and set aside.  Add onion to drippings in skillet; cook and stir three min. or until softened. Spread 1/2 of the bread cubes in a greased 13 X 9 baking dish.  Layer with half each of onion, bacon, cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese.  Spread evenly with cottage cheese. Top with remaining bread cubes, onion, bacon, cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese. Beat eggs in medium bowl until foamy. Add milk, mustard, nutmeg and pepper; beat until blended. Pour evenly over top.  Press bread cubes lightly into egg mixture until completely covered. Let stand 10 min. Bake 40-50 min or until center is set and top is golden brown. Makes 12 servings.  --recipe from McCormick


CHANGES I MADE: I substituted Jennie-O turkey ham for the bacon. Instead of Italian bread loaf, I used gourmet whole grain wheat loaf. I estimated on all measurements of cheese, as well as adding fresh parmesan cheese. I estimated on the cottage cheese, probably using more than one cup. Recipe calls for 5 eggs. I used 2 eggs and enough "egg whites" for 6 more eggs because it didn't look "eggy" enough. It says to bake 40-50 minutes. I cooked for a full 60 minutes, uncovered. Picture below:

This picture taken after cooking for 50 minutes.