Easy Sausage Breakfast Casserole
Easy Sausage, Spinach and Cheddar Breakfast Casserole is a cozy and perfect dish to feed a hungry breakfast crowd.
Servings: 8
Calories: 364kcal
Equipment
- large sauté pan
- rubber spatulas
- stacking glass bowls
- measuring spoons
- measuring cups
- 9 x 13 inch baking dish
Ingredients
- Butter for greasing the baking dish
- 16 ounces breakfast sausage
- 8 ounces baby spinach
- 10 large eggs
- ½ cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with butter. Set aside.
- In a large sauté pan over medium heat, add the breakfast sausage. Sauté the sausage and break it up into little pieces as it cooks. Continue cooking for 8 to 10 minutes. The sausage should be browned and crispy in spots and cooked through. Stir in the spinach and sauté until wilted. Remove from pan to a bowl and set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the eggs and whisk until combined. Whisk in the milk, mustard, baking powder, salt and pepper until thoroughly combined.
- Stir in the cooked sausage, spinach and cheddar cheese.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the center is just set.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
Adapt the recipe to include your favorite breakfast casserole ingredients. Some delicious options include cooked and crumbled bacon, diced ham, Swiss, pepper jack or goat cheese, steamed broccoli or asparagus, sauteed mushrooms or finely diced tomatoes (remove the seeds).
Nutrition
Serving: 1/8 of dish | Calories: 364kcal | Carbohydrates: 2.8g | Protein: 24.5g | Fat: 28.3g | Saturated Fat: 12.1g | Cholesterol: 299mg | Sodium: 908mg | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 1.6g
