Italian Brunch Bake

Name: Italian Brunch Bake
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 454 grams baby portobello mushrooms, quartered; 340 grams packages each) fresh baby spinach; 12 eggs; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 medium green pepper, chopped; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 454 grams Johnsonville® Mild Ground Italian Sausage; 8 slices Italian bread (1 inch thick); 454 grams cups shredded Italian cheese blend; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 237 milliliters 2% milk; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 teaspoons pepper; 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped; 1 teaspoons salt

The recipe Italian Brunch Bake could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in around 1 hour and 25 minutes. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 411 calories, 24g of protein, and 29g of fat. This recipe serves 12. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. If you have ground nutmeg, baby portobello mushrooms, pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the eggs you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert.

Instructions

In a large skillet, cook the sausage, mushrooms, onion, peppers and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain and set aside.

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Mushrooms

Peppers

Sausage

Garlic

Onion

Meat

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Frying Pan

In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, saute spinach until wilted.

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Cooking Spray

Spinach

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Frying Pan

Place bread on a baking sheet. Broil 2-3 in. from the heat for 1-2 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Bread

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Baking Sheet

Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.

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Baking Pan

In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and nutmeg.

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Italian Seasoning

Nutmeg

Pepper

Egg

Milk

Salt

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Bowl

Layer sausage mixture and spinach over bread; pour egg mixture over top.

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Sausage

Spinach

Bread

Egg

Sprinkle with cheese; cover and refrigerate overnight.

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Cheese

Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350° for 50 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.

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Oven