A holiday friendly breakfast or brunch recipe, our sausage, spinach and egg casserole is a crowd pleaser. You can prep this the night before so it comes together quick during your festive holiday morning. Perfect for Christmas morning or a New Year’s Eve brunch.
If you make a vegetarian version, skip ahead to sautéing the onions. Other alternatives to the sausage are chopped ham, crumbled bacon or shredded chicken.
Hosting family beyond Christmas weekend? Add all the necessary ingredients to your next order easily with our sausage, spinach and egg casserole collection and make this dish another morning next week.
Ingredients
- 12 eggs
- 2 large handfuls baby spinach
- 2-3 links sweet Italian sausage
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 yellow onion, chopped
- 6 oz grated cheddar cheese
- 1 cup half & half (or cream or whole milk)
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325°F and grease a 9×13 casserole dish with butter or oil.
Remove the casing from the sausage and crumble in a sauté pan. Cook and break apart.
Place the spinach in a large colander. Pour cooked spinach over the spinach to wilt slightly.
Return pan to stove and add 2 tablespoons olive oil. Cook onion on medium low until lightly browned. Pour over sausage and spinach mixture. Give the mix a gentle stir.
In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, cream, salt and pepper.
Spread out the sausage in the baking pan. Top with egg mixtue, and the shredded cheese.
Bake 30-35 minutes or until set.
Remove from heat and let cool slightly before serving.
