Description
Hearty spinach sausage baked eggs combine robust Italian sausage with creamy eggs and tender spinach. Comforting flavors meld together, promising a satisfying breakfast that brings warmth to your morning plate.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 large eggs
- 12 oz (340 g) breakfast sausage links
- 2 cups frozen chopped spinach
- 1 cup (100 g) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- ½ cup (120 ml) milk
- ¼ cup (40 g) chopped onion
- ¼ cup (40 g) diced roasted red pepper
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) olive oil or butter
- Sea salt or kosher salt
- Black pepper
Instructions
- Sausage Preparation: Brown sausage links into golden rounds, ensuring complete cooking and draining excess grease from skillet.
- Vegetable Sauté: Combine roasted red peppers, onions, and spinach in skillet, seasoning with salt and pepper until vegetables soften and spinach wilts completely.
- Oven Preparation: Heat oven to 400°F and generously butter baking dish to prevent sticking and ensure easy serving.
- Base Layer Formation: Arrange sausage rounds evenly across bottom of prepared dish, creating uniform foundation for baked eggs.
- Egg Mixture Creation: Whisk eggs and milk together, incorporating seasoning until smooth and well-blended, developing rich, creamy texture.
- Ingredient Integration: Fold sautéed vegetables and shredded cheese into egg mixture, ensuring comprehensive and even distribution of ingredients.
- Assembly: Pour enriched egg blend over sausage rounds, guaranteeing complete surface coverage and consistent potential for perfect baking.
- Baking Process: Cook in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, watching for golden edges and completely set center without liquid movement.
- Resting and Serving: Allow dish to settle for 5 minutes after removing from oven, then slice into individual portions and serve warm, optionally garnishing with fresh herbs.
Notes
- Meat Preparation: Brown sausage thoroughly to develop deep flavor and prevent raw meat texture, ensuring each slice is golden and fully cooked.
- Vegetable Sautéing Technique: Cook vegetables until they release moisture and become tender, preventing watery consistency in the final dish.
- Egg Mixture Consistency: Whisk eggs and milk smoothly to create a uniform base, avoiding lumpy or uneven texture that could impact overall dish quality.
- Baking Temperature Control: Watch closely during final 5-10 minutes of baking to prevent overcooking, which can result in rubbery eggs and dry texture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking, Sautéing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 262
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 590 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Cholesterol: 220 mg