Quick & Easy Breakfast Bake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 cups crusty french bread or 6 cups italian bread or 6 cups sourdough bread, cut into 3/4 inch cubes
• 1 lb sausage, cooked and drained
• 3 cups frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded and divided
• 1 cup swiss cheese, shredded and divided
• 1 cup monterey jack pepper cheese, shredded and divided
• 1/2 cup scallion, roughly chopped (green onions)
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can green chilies, drained and chopped
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) jar mushrooms, drained
• 8 large eggs
• 4 cups half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 lighlty grease a 13x9-inch casserole dish.
• 2 transfer bread, sausage, spinach, 1/2 cup of each cheese, scallions, chiles, mushrooms in prepared casserole dish. mix lightly.
• 3 in a medium mixing bowl, blend the eggs, half-and-half, salt, garlic and onion powders and cayenne pepper. pour over the bread mixture taking care to evenly coat.
• 4 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 8 hours (best to let flavors 'marry' overnight).
• 5 following morning, preheat oven to 325°f.
• 6 remove plastic wrap from casserole dish. sprinkle the remaining cheeses over the top of the egg bake.
• 7 bake between 55 and 70 minutes - or until puffed and lightly golden. if in doubt, inset a knife into the center, it should come out clean.
• 8 *keep an eye on it the last 20 or so minutes - if necessary cover with foil at this time to keep the top from getting too brown.*.
• 9 while letting stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving, put on a pot of dark roasted coffee and slice up some juicy oranges; which make a delicious accompaniment to this breakfast dish.