Italian Sausage and Spinach Crescent Casserole
Updated Feb 8, 2018
Looking for something easy and impressive to serve at your next brunch? This Italian spin on a traditional strata, packed with sausage, spinach and Parmesan cheese, will certainly fit the bill.
Italian Sausage and Spinach Crescent Casserole
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 1 hr 40 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count)
- 1 lb bulk mild Italian sausage
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 bag (5 oz) baby spinach
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Make With
Pillsbury Crescents
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Bake crescent rolls as directed on cans. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, at least 30 minutes.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat 7 to 9 minutes or until no longer pink; drain. Reduce heat to medium. Add onion, garlic and pepper flakes; cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are softened. Add half of the spinach; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until spinach has wilted. Repeat with remaining half of spinach.
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Step3Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray. Cut or tear each cooled crescent roll into 3 pieces, and place in baking dish. Arrange sausage mixture over crescent pieces in baking dish.
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Step4In medium bowl, beat eggs, whipping cream, 1/2 cup of the Parmesan cheese, the salt and pepper. Pour over crescent pieces and sausage mixture in dish; carefully stir to distribute mixture and coat with egg mixture.
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Step5Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese over top. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
370
Calories
26g
Total Fat
14g
Protein
20g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 370
- Calories from Fat
- 230
- Total Fat
- 26g
- 40%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 60%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 135mg
- 45%
- Sodium
- 730mg
- 30%
- Potassium
- 230mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 20g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 14g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 30%
- 30%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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