Cheesy Baked Spinach And Eggs


Egg and cheese infiltrate the spinach in this creamy dish, it's a wonderful dish to serve at a holiday or brunch buffet, or it makes a nice weeknight dinner, you can substiture frozen chopped spinach in place of the fresh if desired. The cayenne is optional, add in for some heat. For a lower fat recipe use low-fat milk and mozzarella cheese and reduce the butter amount.

Steps


Set oven to 350 degrees.
Butter a medium casserole dish.
In a large saucepan melt butter over medium heat.
Add in onion and garlic , saute for about 3-4 minutes.
Add in fresh spinach and seasoned salt , reduce the heat to low.
Cover and steam for about 5 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Sprinkle 1 cup mozza cheese into the bottom of the casserole dish , then spoon the spinach mixture over the cheese.
Sprinkle the paprika , nutmeg and black pepper over the spinach.
In a medium bowl beat the eggs with cream and cayenne pepper pour over the spinach mixture.
Top with 1 / 3 cup grated parmesan cheese then sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
Bake uncovered for about 15-20 minutes or until the cheese bubbles.
Let stand 5 minutes beeefore cutting.

Ingredients


butter, onion, garlic, fresh spinach, seasoning salt, mozzarella cheese, paprika, black pepper, nutmeg, eggs, 18% table cream, cayenne pepper, parmesan cheese