Cheesy Baked Spinach and Eggs
- 14-12 cup butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 -2 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
- 1 lb fresh spinach (cleaned, stemmed and cut into strips)
- 2 teaspoons seasoning salt (to taste) or 2 teaspoons white salt
- 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- black pepper
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 4 large eggs
- 14 cup 18% table cream or 14 cup half-and-half cream
- cayenne pepper (optional)
- 13 cup grated parmesan cheese (or to taste)
- 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 (or more) 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 (if using) pour over the spinach mixture.
- Top with 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese (or to taste) 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.
butter, onion, garlic, fresh spinach, salt, mozzarella cheese, paprika, black pepper, nutmeg, eggs, cream, cayenne pepper, parmesan cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cheesy-baked-spinach-and-eggs-191519 (may not work)