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Healthified Italian Sausage Egg Bake

Healthified Italian Sausage Egg Bake
Recipe Tip
What is "Healthified"?
We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the originals.
Substitution
If you choose to make this recipe with egg product instead of whole eggs, the texture will be a bit more moist than with the eggs. But for each serving, you'll also save 40 calories and reduce the fat by 5g.
Did You Know?
You can use mild or hot sausage to make this hearty dish.
Time-Saver
This recipe was developed to be a make-ahead dish but you can bake it right after assembling if you like. Bake covered for 50 minutes; uncover and bake 10 to 20 minutes longer or until center is set.

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42% less fat • 55% less sat fat • 66% more vitamin A than the original recipe—see the comparison. Choose an eggs-cellent make-ahead breakfast or brunch dish that's trimmed down and ready for any gathering. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:30 min
Start to Finish:10 hr
makes:12 servings
12oz lean Italian turkey sausage, casings removed
1medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1medium red bell pepper, chopped (1 cup)
2cloves garlic, finely chopped
1box (9 oz) Green Giant® frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained
4cups frozen shredded hash brown potatoes (from 30-oz bag), thawed
2cups reduced-fat Italian cheese blend (8 oz)
2tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
12eggs
3/4cup fat-free (skim) milk
1teaspoon dried basil leaves
1/2teaspoon salt
1/2teaspoon pepper
1.Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
2.In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally and breaking up sausage with spoon, until no longer pink; drain if necessary. Add onion and bell pepper; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes longer or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in spinach.
3.In baking dish, mix cooked sausage mixture, potatoes and cheeses. In medium bowl, beat eggs, milk, basil, salt and pepper until blended. Pour over mixture in baking dish. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight but no longer than 24 hours.
4.Heat oven to 350°F. Bake covered 1 hour. Uncover; bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until center is set. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 280 (Calories from Fat 110); Total Fat 12g (Saturated Fat 4g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 235mg; Sodium 630mg; Total Carbohydrate 24g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 4g); Protein 19g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 45%; Vitamin C 15%; Calcium 25%; Iron 10% Exchanges: 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Medium-Fat Meat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
 
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DELICIOUS!
I've made this recipe several times now and still can't get enough! Instead of using the casings, I have used ground up turkey sausage and then sauteed it with italian seasoning. I've been sharing this recipe with many co-workers and friends, no doubt it's been a huge hit!
Posted at 2:07 PM on December 21 2011 by smith2005
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Posted at 12:49 PM on November 23 2011 by Elyse at EatBetterAmerica
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Posted at 12:49 PM on November 23 2011 by pinkstrawberry
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Not for us
This did not turn out great for us. For me, the sausage was too overwhelming. I added gravy, which made it much better but still not a hit.
Posted at 3:17 PM on March 19 2010 by kmontgomery
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Christmas Brunch Hit
I made this for Christmas Brunch and everyone went crazy over it. I used low fat cheddar & Swiss and turkey bacon (instead of sausage) since that was what I had around. It is even good cold the next day. Highly recommended and I have a feeling this will be a request next year too!
Posted at 12:35 PM on January 5 2010 by ZoeFL
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Loved it!
Fixed this one over the Christmas holidays, and it was great! My son, a teenaged athlete, liked that it was hearty and healthy. In fact, he ate 3 servings. Definitely will make it again.
Posted at 11:05 AM on January 5 2010 by
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This one is a keeper!
I made this for a Sunday School class breakfast and it was a big hit! People loved it. I had very little left over and what was left I took for breakfast to work. It reheated just as good as when originally baked.
Posted at 10:02 AM on November 25 2009 by jennifer
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Great Tasting!
I was really impressed with this one...it tasted so so good!!! I will definitely make this one again!
Posted at 11:24 PM on August 12 2009 by Tam78
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Italian Sausage Egg Bake
This was delicious. I made it for Mother's Day brunch and it was a hit. I've made strict veggie egg bakes before...adding the turkey sausage definitely upped the flavor. Will make again, for sure! The only comment I have is that I had to leave it in the oven for an additional 10-12 minutes before I was comfortable taking it out of the oven. It may appear "uncooked"...but let it set for 5-10 min and it will firm up.
Posted at 2:45 PM on May 21 2009 by MKH
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Excellent
I made this for a weekend brunch and everyone loved it! The fresh veggies were so delicious and added a lot of color to the dish. Thank you!
Posted at 12:04 PM on May 4 2009 by mrschef
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VERY good!
I made this when my husband and I had our families come over to our new house to help us finish "getting situated" the weekend after we moved. Everyone LOVED it, even the guys who aren't as "in" to healthy foods like myself and my mom and sister are. I used fat free mozerella, egg beaters, low fat bulk grnd sausage and omitted the parmesian, because I was out and it was still great!
Posted at 12:03 PM on May 4 2009 by PB Princess
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Wonderful!
I made this for my family on Easter and everyone loved it! My brothers even tried it because it was an egg bake and not a quiche. They really liked it since it had a lot of meat. Took a little longer to cook than it said though.
Posted at 9:49 AM on April 17 2009 by BrinaBear
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Easter Brunch - Hit with everyone!
This recipe was the hit of my Easter Brunch. Everyone loved it and was thrilled to hear it had been "healthified". Even my 10 year old grandson liked it. As he was putting a biteful in his mouth with spinach (by the way I used fresh spinach)I asked him how he liked the Spinach? He had this shocked look on his face and said he didn't know spinach was in it?! I will defintiely make this again for company.
Posted at 2:30 PM on April 14 2009 by alwaysknew
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