Sister Schubert's® Breakfast Bake

Need to make breakfast for a crowd? Don't worry! This substantial casserole of eggs, cheese, onion, spinach, sausage and Sister Schubert's Whole Wheat Yeast Dinner Rolls can be assembled the night before and baked the next morning.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 414 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 small onion, chopped
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 6 Sister Schubert Whole Wheat Dinner Yeast Rolls, baked and cut into 1" pieces
• 6 large eggs, beaten
• 2 ½ cups half and half
• 2 teaspoons hot sauce, or to taste
• 8 ounces fresh spinach
• 1 pound sausage, cooked, drained and crumbed
• 1 ½ cups shredded white or yellow Cheddar cheese

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2

Butter a 9 x 11- inch baking dish.

Step 3

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, half and half, salt, pepper and hot sauce.

Step 4

Heat oil in a medium skillet; add onions and saute until tender, about 3 minutes. Add spinach and cook, tossing constantly until wilted. Place mixture in a colander and drain well by pressing spinach with the back of a large spoon. Transfer spinach to a clean cotton tea towel and carefully squeeze out the remaining moisture. Transfer spinach mixture to a cutting board and coarsely chop. Place bread pieces into prepared dish.

Step 5

Top with spinach, sausage and half of cheddar cheese. Pour egg mixture over all and top with remaining cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.

Step 6

Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until casserole puffs and center of casserole is set. If top of casserole is browning too quickly, cover loosely with aluminum foil during baking process. Allow 8 to 10 minutes of resting time before serving.