Veggie Egg Bake

By jenncrose

Enjoy this cheesy bread pudding that’s made using eggs, Pillsbury® Grands!® biscuits and Green Giant® vegetables - a meatless savory dinner. (but you can add meat)

Ingredients

• optional:
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 can (10.2 oz) Pillsbury® Grands!® Flaky Layers refrigerated original biscuits (5 biscuits)
• 1 box (9 oz) Green Giant® frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain
• 1 cup Green Giant® Valley Fresh Steamers™ Niblets® frozen corn
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions (8 medium)
• 1/2 medium red bell pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)
• 2 cups shredded Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese blend (8 oz)
• 6 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon red pepper sauce
• 1-2 lbs sausage or bacon

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 80mins
Adapted from pillsbury.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 325°F. Lightly brush oil in bottom and up sides of 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish or soufflé dish. Separate dough into 5 biscuits. Cut each biscuit into 8 pieces; arrange evenly in dish. Layer spinach, corn, green onions, bell pepper and 1 cup of the cheese over dough.

In large bowl, beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper sauce with wire whisk until blended. Pour evenly over mixture in dish.

Bake uncovered 40 minutes. Top with remaining 1 cup cheese; bake 10 to 15 minutes longer or until edges are deep golden brown and center is set. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Tips:
• You can choose to add 1 to 2 pounds of cooked and drained bulk Italian pork sausage to this bread pudding.
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Serve with fresh fruit, such as sliced pineapple and raspberries.
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This twist on bread pudding will remind you of a breakfast dish.