Sunday, December 21, 2014

Italian Egg Bake

Serve this for brunch or as a light, easy supper! Add a fruit salad and you're ready to eat!

1 lb. bulk Italian sausage
4 cups frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
4 oz. (1 cup) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 cup frozen cut leaf spinach, thawed, drained
1/4 cup sliced marinated sun-dried tomatoes
4 oz. (1 cup) shredded mozzarella cheese
4 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons shredded fresh Parmesan cheese

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 8-inch square (2 qt) baking dish. In large nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat until browned, stirring occasionally. Drain.

In medium bowl, combine potatoes and Cheddar cheese. In greased baking dish, layer half of the potato mixture, all of the sausage, spinach and tomatoes, remaining potato mixture and all of the mozzarella cheese.

In medium bowl, beat eggs slightly. Add milk, salt and pepper; beat well. Pour evenly over potato mixture. Cover with foil.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Uncover; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake uncovered for an additional 15 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Cut into squares.

*I used Simply Potatoes and fresh spinach to minimize prep time- didn't have to thaw anything! If you like "spicy", I would recommend hot Italian sausage to "kick it up" a bit!! VERY GOOD!!!

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