Sausage & Butternut Squash Breakfast Casserole

Sausage & Butternut Squash Breakfast Casserole

This hearty casserole is great made the day before and popped in the oven straight from the fridge the next morning.

 

Ingredients:

 

1 lb bulk pork breakfast sausage

Olive oil

1 medium chopped onion

6 oz baby spinach

½ large loaf cubed sourdough

8 oz shredded gruyere

6 beaten eggs

1 cup milk

1 cup butternut squash puree

Salt and pepper

 

Recipe:

 

  1. Sauté bulk pork breakfast sausage with a little olive oil, breaking up into pieces, for 8-10 minutes or until beginning to brown.
  2. Add chopped onion and a pinch of salt and sauté 10 more minutes until onions are softened. Remove from heat and stir in baby spinach until wilted. Let cool slightly.
  3. In a large bowl, combine cubed sourdough, shredded gruyere, beaten eggs, milk, butternut squash puree, 1 tsp salt and pepper and cooled sausage mixture.
  4. Transfer mixture to a greased baking dish and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes covered with foil. Remove foil and bake 30 more minutes until a little golden on top.
October 7, 2021
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