Wake Me Up With Breakfast Casserole
By: Leah Rodrigues
Published: September 15, 2013

Breakfast casserole is an easy meal that can feed a crowd.  A dozen eggs are paired with sausage, spinach, mozzarella cheese, bread and more to make this scrumptious casserole.  Use this ingredient list as a guideline and add your own twist to this recipe.  For example, bacon, tomato and fresh basil would make a dynamite casserole too!
Breakfast Casserole
Recipe Courtesy of Eggland's Best
Ingredients:
12 Eggland's Best eggs (large)
	8 slices bread, torn
	5 sausage links, cooked & crumbled
	1 clove garlic, minced
	2 tablespoons fresh parsley
	2 cups fresh baby spinach
	1 cup fat free half-and-half
	2 cups mozzarella cheese, part skim
	1 teaspoon salt
	1 teaspoon pepper

	Directions:
Spray a 13 X 9 inch casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, beat eggs, half and half, salt, and pepper; set aside.
Tear bread into small pieces and set aside in a medium bowl.
Spray a large skillet with non-stick cooking spray; remove sausage from casing and place in skillet.  Add garlic and cook sausage according to package instructions.
When sausage is done cooking, remove from heat, drain, and set aside to cool.
In the same skillet, add spinach and cook over medium heat until just wilted, approximately 1-2 minutes; remove from heat when wilted and mix spinach with sausage.
To prepare casserole, scatter bread on the bottom of the casserole dish, spoon sausage & spinach mixture over bread.  Pour egg mixture carefully into dish, pressing down on sausage and bread to soak up egg mixture. 
Cover dish tightly and refrigerate for an hour to allow egg mixture to soak in.
When ready to bake, remove from refrigerator, sprinkle mozzarella cheese and parsley evenly over the top of the egg mixture.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Bake for 35-45 minutes or until eggs are set.  Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving.