This Sausage and Vegetable Egg Bake is an easy, make-ahead casserole that’s packed with protein and veggies. Prep the night before and bake for an easy breakfast or brunch.
Hi Friends!
Here’s the best thing about long weekends – we’re already halfway through the week! Woohoo! Today I have a recipe to share. When I had my baby shower a few weeks ago, my mother-in-law made an egg casserole that was a big hit! I asked her for the recipe, made some modifications, tested it out a couple of times with hubby and then decided to share it with you guys!
It’s perfect for throwing together the night before and then baking it in the morning. Plus it’s packed with veggies and protein and it tastes great!
Here’s how you make it:
Sausage and Vegetable Egg Bake
Prep this the night before and pop it in the oven for a protein & veggie packed breakfast or brunch!
Ingredients
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup onion, diced
- 5 oz frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed to remove moisture
- 2 chicken sausages, chopped
- 6 eggs
- 4 oz cheese, grated (I used colby jack)
- 11/2 cups milk
- 3 cups bread, cubed (italian loaf or a baguette work well)
- black pepper, to taste
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, optional
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix until well combined.
- Spoon into a greased 9x9 baking pan.
- Cover with saran wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes, until desired degree of doneness is reached.
- Cut and serve warm.
Like I said, super simple!
Feel free to customize by using your favorite veggies. For the bread, I used a whole wheat baguette one time and an italian loaf the other time. Both are great!
Dig in!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
Hey this looks great for a crowd! I wonder if veggie sausage links would work as well? I love the idea of just putting everything together and baking it while enjoying everyone’s company instead of slaving over a hot stove. Thanks for sharing!
it would definitely work with veggie sausage! hope you like it!
This looks awesome! I want to try it with bacon. It’ been far too long since I’ve made a good egg bake!
the original recipe had bacon instead of sausage 😉
Yum! That does look super simple and delicious – I like!
Wow, this looks so good! Good thing we just bought lots of chicken sausages, this is going to be perfect. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
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awesome! enjoy!!
THIS WOULD BE AMAZING WITH YOUR SOFT PRETZELS BAKED IN IT.
Sorry. I didn’t mean to yell (yes i did).
truth! why didn’t i think of that!
Being half way through the week is kind of a bad thing for me—I feel like I’m a day behind on everything! Love the looks of this egg bake, though. My kind of breakfast!
Casseroles! I love casseroles 🙂 I just have no patience to make them.
this one is so easy. just dump in a bowl, mix, dump in a pan!
I love breakfast casseroles like this! So easy to make, but they’re sooo good. They also make great leftovers, which I love.
yes! having my leftovers for lunch today!
I love breakfast casseroles. Cook once, eat for a few days! 🙂
best way to do things in my opinion!
This looks delicious! I think it would be great for breakfast for dinner.
agreed. i ate it for lunch yesterday 🙂
Saving to the husband archives! Thanks
woot woot! hope it’s a hit!
This looks so darn vegelicious! I use chicken sausage all the time in place of regular sausage!
me too! so much better in my opinion!
I am thinking that this would be delish with some apple and sage vegan sausage from Field Roast!
i’d say that’d be a major win!
Looks really delicious! Pinned!
During the last year of college, my friends and I would have brunch at our apartment. One time, a girlfriend of mine brought egg/cheese/bread casserole and it was such a big hit! This reminds me of that except a little healthier with all the veg.
alll the veggies for the win 🙂
Looks delicious and super easy! Can’t wait to make this one.
Let me know what you think!!
This looks so good! Reminds me of a breakfast dish my mom would make when we were little, always a hit!
Oh man… Wishing I had a slice of this this morning!
wish i could send you some!
This looks so good and will be really easy to make when I have a bunch of family in town for my son’s birthday in a few weeks. YUM!
woohoo! enjoy!
I make something very similar without the sausage. I love breakfast casseroles makes mornings easy
me too! no-fuss, all delicious!
I have been allll about the veggies + eggs + sausage the past few weeks… just pinned this to hopefully prep this weekend!!!
This look sooo yummy, I want a bite right now!
Egg bake – one of the easiest but most satisfying breakfasts around! 🙂
i agree!
Holy yum! I’ve been looking for something quick, healthy and filling for breakfast in the morning, and this just might be it! Thanks for sharing 🙂
woohoo! enjoy!
this looks perfect for weekday breakfast heck even for brunch…
or lunch 🙂 or dinner!
This looks BRILLIANT! Everyone else always runs after the sweets, but putting eggs and veggies together is where it’s at!
Looks delish! Would there be any way to make this without the bread? Thanks!
I was just wondering what mlk you used in the recipe skim or 2%
I used skim but either would work!
This recipe looks really good! Have you tried it with just egg whites?
I haven’t. But i think it would work…or maybe a couple whole eggs + egg whites?
Hi,
What other suggestions would you have if one (or more) don’t care for peppers? I would leave them out, but would it need something else for more flavor?
Thanks! Sounds great!
you can definitely leave them out. i would just add in whatever veggies you like! if you like broccoli you could add some of that, or whatever else you have on hand!
Thanks!
Thinking of making this for a crowd. What would I need to do to the recipe to make it for a 9 by 13 pan?
haven’t tried it but i think you could probably fit it if you double the recipe. Maybe a little less than double bread?
Would this work using gluten free bread? Or no bread at all. I would love the bread but I have family who are gluten intolerant.
It would be fine either way!
Do you use pre-cooked chicken sausages? Also, do you have any nutritional information available for any of your recipes? They all look delicious and I can’t wait to try them! I like to keep track of macros, that is why I was asking 🙂
Thank You!
yep! pre-cooked. and no, I don’t provide nutrition info but you could plug the recipes into my fitness pal to get it!