Egg & Sausage Bread Bakes

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Ingredients

  • 2 (14x4-inch) unsliced loaves Italian or French bread
  • 8 oz uncooked sweet or mild Italian sausage, casings removed if present
  • ¾ cup chopped red or yellow sweet pepper
  • ½ cup sliced green onions
  • 10 eggs, lightly beaten
  • ⅔ cup heavy cream or half-and-half
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1½ cups shredded Fontina, mozzarella, or provolone cheese (6 oz)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a serrated knife, cut a wedge into tops of loaves. Using a spoon or your fingers, remove insides. Arrange bread shells on prepared baking sheet.
  2. In a 10-inch skillet cook sausage and sweet pepper over medium 8 minutes or until sausage is browned, stirring in green onions the last 1 minute. Drain off fat. In a bowl combine eggs, cream, basil, and salt. Stir in sausage mixture and 1 cup of the cheese.
  3. Pour egg mixture into bread shells. Sprinkle with remaining ½ cup cheese. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until eggs are set (160°F). Let stand 5 minutes before slicing. Sprinkle with additional basil.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • ½ cup desired bottled creamy salad dressing
  • 1 Tbsp chopped fresh Italian parsley
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 8 cups torn salad greens
  • ½ cup grape tomatoes, halved

Side Dish Instructions

  1. For dressing, in a bowl stir together salad dressing, parsley, and pepper. Toss greens with tomatoes. Serve with dressing.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 10 4
Calories
490
70
560
Fat (g) 23 5 28
Sat. Fat (g) 11 1 12
Protein (g) 20 2 22
Carb (g) 45 4 49
Fiber (g) 0 1 1
Sodium (mg) 977 158 1135

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