Name: Sausage & Ricotta Egg Bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 2 lb Italian sausage; 10 eggs; 4 oz cream cheese; 16 oz ricotta; 12 cherry tomatoes (halved); 1 tbsp fresh basil (chopped); 1 tsp salt (divided)

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My Sausage & Ricotta Egg Bake is very easy to put together with 6 ingredients but impressive enough to wow your family and friends. With fresh tomatoes, basil, ricotta cheese, and sausage it is flavorful and delicious. This easy recipe is low carb, keto, gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free, and Trim Healthy Mama friendly.

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It's not often that I impress my husband with my cooking anymore. I think he's gotten rather spoiled since I have to make so many yummy things for my blog. He's used to fresh, home-cooked meals almost every night of the week. But this sausage and ricotta egg bake even impressed him.

He said, "That looks really cool." And then at dinner, "Taryn, this is really good." Which is a big step above the standard, "Thanks honey for a nice dinner," that I usually get whether he likes it or not.

This breakfast casserole really can be a meal in itself but since we were having breakfast for dinner last Friday I let my 8 year old make some pancakes too. Add in some fresh fruit and we had a wonderful meal.

One of my least favorite chores is washing dishes. I try to simplify the cooking process to eliminate extra dirty pots and pans. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Pre-cooking the sausage in the casserole dish and then draining it and crumbling it worked really well.

Trying to whisk ten eggs in a bowl they barely fit in? Not so much. Make sure to learn from my mistake and just throw the eggs in a blender instead. Or at least use a large bowl.

Ingredients

Italian sausage - You can use spicy sausage if you'd like.

Eggs - These are the binding agent that will help everything stick together.

Cream cheese - Mixed with the eggs, this creates a creamy and fluffy texture.

Ricotta - An awesome flavor to add to this dish!

Cherry tomatoes - These go right on top and add loads of flavor.

Chopped basil - Fresh basil is such a great ingredient to add.

Salt - If you're trying to cut down on your sodium intake, you may want to opt-out of adding this.

How to Make Sausage & Ricotta Egg Bake

You're going to love how fast and simple this simple sausage recipe is. It's perfect for a hearty breakfast.

Step One: Preheat the oven to 400.

Step Two: Put sausage in the bottom of a large casserole dish. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and carefully drain. I drained over a cup of oil and cooking liquid. Break the sausage up into small pieces using a potato masher.

Step Three: Blend the eggs and cream cheese until smooth.

Step Four: Pour over the cooked, drained sausage. Sprinkle with ½ teaspoon salt. Put blobs of ricotta on top.

Step Five: Distribute the tomatoes evenly. Sprinkle with the chopped basil and remaining ½ teaspoon salt.

Expert Tip: Both fresh tomatoes and ricotta cheese taste better with a pinch of salt. Try to sprinkle the salt right on those two ingredients.

Step Six: Bake the sausage and ricotta egg bake for an additional 35-40 minutes until the eggs have set.

Tips & Variations

Vegetarian - If you don't want to add in the meat, you don't have to. Just leave it out and go about with the rest of the ricotta egg bake recipe.

Cheeses - You can add other types of cheeses to this recipe if you want to try something other than ricotta.

Spices - Top with some coarse ground black pepper or add some garlic powder to the egg mixture to boost the flavor.

Vegetables - Add in some spinach, sauteed swiss chard, steamed broccoli, or blanched asparagus.

Cookie Scoop - I used a small one tablespoon cookie scoop to drop the balls of ricotta on top of the ricotta egg bake casserole. You could use a teaspoon if you don't have a cookie scoop but I recommend getting one. That is one of my favorite kitchen gadgets. I have three different sizes and use them all frequently.

Common Questions

What other ingredients could you add to this egg casserole?

The great thing about this egg mixture is that it's versatile in what you can add to it. Since you know that the main ingredient is large eggs, think about what else you'd want to pair with it. I think that an onion would be great, as well as some spinach, too. Fans of cheese would also love topping their serving with a little bit of parmesan cheese as well!

Can you store this in the freezer for later?

Once you add all the ingredients to the baking dish, you can actually put this in the freezer for later. This would be a simple way to meal prep a great protein for the family to enjoy.

When it's time to thaw, you just have to put it into the refrigerator and give it a few hours. Then the ricotta egg bake is ready to cook.

What other cheeses could you use for this casserole?

I think that adding in some cheddar cheese or even a grated cheese of your choice would be great. You can also look at using cottage cheese instead of the ricotta mixture as well.

What is the easiest way to reheat this dish?

The microwave is going to be the fastest way but it's going to make everything super hot. You can also heat up your portion in a skillet on the stove over medium heat as well.

Can you add toppings to this breakfast casserole?

You bet! If you want to add on some spices or sauce to this ricotta egg bake, go for it! I also think that adding some vegetables could be great for a crunch as well. If you want to add a bit of citrus, don't forget to add some lemon zest! Just remember that all those toppings and additions will increase the calories, too.

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