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Bacon Spinach and Smoked Gouda Breakfast Casserole

Teresa Ambra
Bacon Spinach and Smoked Gouda Breakfast Casserole is a mouthwatering casserole that your family and friends will love. This delectable souffle-style breakfast casserole that's filled with spinach, bacon, mushrooms, red bell peppers, smoked gouda cheese, milk and eggs. It's great for a holiday breakfast but easy enough to make for a weekend breakfast.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 15
Calories 351 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large skillet
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 cookie sheet
  • 1 sharp bread knife to slice French bread
  • 1 9x13" glass baking dish
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 whisk

Ingredients
  

  • 6 slices thick-cut hickory smoked bacon
  • 10 slices French bread cut in 1-inch thickness
  • 2 tbsp. butter to spread on the French bread
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 1/2 cup red bell pepper diced
  • 8 oz. mushrooms sliced
  • 5 oz. fresh baby spinach leaves
  • 8 large eggs
  • 3 cups 2% milk
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper or more to taste
  • 2 cups Gouda cheese shredded

Instructions
 

  • Fry bacon in skillet until done.
  • Remove to paper towels to drain.
  • When bacon is cool, break into small pieces; set aside.
  • Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°.
  • Slice French bread into one-inch slices.
  • Lay bread slices on a cookie sheet.
  • Bake at 350° for 5 minutes.
  • Spread with butter and cut bread up into cubes. Set aside.
  • Drain all but 1/4 cup bacon grease.
  • Add mushrooms, onions and peppers and sauté a few minutes until veggies soften—about 5 minutes.
  • Add a handful or two of the spinach on top of the mushroom mixture and stir so the bacon grease coats the spinach.
  • As spinach cooks down and wilts, add more spinach until all of the spinach has been added.
  • This will only take a minute or two.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Stir in bread cubes, bacon pieces, salt and pepper and stir well to combine.
  • Spray a 9x13” glass baking dish with cooking spray.
  • Spread bacon mixture into prepared baking dish.
  • Sprinkle one cup of cheese over top of bacon mixture.
  • Combine eggs and milk in mixing bowl and whisk.
  • Pour over top of casserole.
  • Sprinkle remaining cup of cheese over top.
  • Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  • Bake at 350° for 45 minutes to an hour, uncovered, until cheese is melted and mixture is bubbly.

Notes

NOTE: Preparation time does not include overnight refrigeration time.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 351kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 19gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 149mgSodium: 750mgPotassium: 333mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1465IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 328mgIron: 3mg
Keyword bacon, bread, breakfast, breakfast casserole, cheese, eggs, main dish, mushrooms, spinach
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