Cheesy Sausage Spinach Breakfast Casserole
At 32 years old, I continue to be a stereotypical kid on Christmas morning. I love opening my eyes knowing that it’s Christmas. That excitement is heightened exponentially if I sneak a peek outside and see even the slightest bit of snow. For me, Christmas morning has always meant putting on comfy pajamas and sitting in front of the tree exchanging presents. Usually as soon as gifts are done being exchanged, I’m like a 5-year-old and immediately want to try on or put together whatever it is I’ve received. For maybe the only day of the year, food is nowhere near the forefront of my mind. I just enjoy the coziness of family, giving and making memories. However, at some point we need to eat in order to fuel us through a day full of jumping from one family member’s house to another. I usually end up eating something quick, like pb&j on toast, on my way into the shower since I play with my toys until the very last minute. However, a breakfast casserole would be way more satisfying! You could easily make this the night before then pop it into the oven while you’re exchanging gifts, then when you’re done, poof! You have a nice warm breakfast waiting for you. It ups the holiday special factor quite a bit!
Last year, I began playing around with breakfast casseroles, trying a French toast version, as well as a savory sausage and egg version. This new casserole takes a standard sausage and egg casserole and amps it up with the addition of spinach and prepared stuffing (no soaking bread!). More cheese, less eggs, throw in some spinach, and you have an unbelievably hearty breakfast. If I were in charge of planning Christmas breakfast, I would have one French toast casserole and one of these sausage spinach casseroles in the oven bright and early Christmas morning… and then I would hoard any leftovers for days to come!
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Cheesy Sausage Spinach Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients
- 6 ounces (170.1 g) packaged herb-flavored stuffing mix
- 1 pound (453.59 g) bulk breakfast sausage
- ¼ cup (25 g) chopped scallions
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 10 ounces (283.5 g) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 8 ounces (226.8 g) Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
- 1½ cups (354.88 ml) half-and-half
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish; set aside.
- Prepare the stuffing according to package directions; set aside.
- Cook the sausage over medium heat in a large skillet, breaking it up as it cooks. Add the scallions and cook until the meat is no longer pink. Add the garlic and cook for another minute, or until the garlic is fragrant. Drain any fat from the pan.
- Add the prepared stuffing and the spinach to the skillet with the sausage and mix together until thoroughly combined. Transfer to the prepared baking dish and sprinkle with the Monterey Jack cheese.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the half-and-half and eggs and pour evenly over sausage mixture. Rap the dish against the counter once or twice to make sure the liquid is evenly distributed.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted in the center reads 160 degrees F. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and bake for 5 more minutes, or until bubbly. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
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This casserole is delicious! It is now going to me my go to make a head breakfast casserole!
I made the entire casserole the day before I served it and then simply baked it that day. People LOVED it! I got several request for the recipe and I will definitely make it again.
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This is a Christmas morning tradition in my house. I make it the night before, and then pop it in the oven Christmas morning. So easy and so good!
I typically use a Cheddar Jack mix. Also, I do a little extra scallions. I separate the white from the green, cooking the white as directed in the recipe, and then I sprinkle the green on top when I add the Parmesan at the end. It just makes it a little prettier!
This is requested anytime I make breakfast for dinner. I have also brought it to breakfast or brunch potlucks, and everyone always requests the recipe.
I’ve made this every Christmas for years now. We love it!
An amazing breakfast recipes thank you so much i love it, i’m a healthy food eater i was expecting that the meal will be heavy by using 8 once of monterey jack cheese but i was wrong it’s so delicious and can be used in a diet as breakfast meal thank you much for this yummy recipes, here are some breakfast idea i would be happy if you can review them https://eyandco.com/20-delicious-breakfast-ideas-for-weight-loss/ and tell me if they can be improved,
Never fails, got distracted and forgot to blend sausage/spinach mixture with stuffing and had to blend in stuffing after cheese was sprinkled on top (looks good tho :)
I made it.. it was easy and everone loved it!!
I want to make this but we aren’t eating bread. Anything I can use instead of the stuffing? Thanks so much!!
Hi Heather, That’s really hard, as you really need some type of bread to soak up the egg/liquid mixture.