Crustless breakfast pizza

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
-Robbie Shelton
1poundsPork Sausage
1cupFrozen Hash Browns; thawed
2Red or Green Bell Peppers; sliced thin
2To 3 Roma tomatoes; thinly Sliced
1cupSharp Cheddar Cheese; shred
5largesEggs
¼cupMilk
teaspoonFreshly Ground Black Pepper
Italian Herbs (see note)
Freshly grated Parmesan Cheese to taste
Tomato slices for garnish

Directions

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Have ready a 10-inch pie plate. Crumble sausage into a large skillet and cook over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, Remove from skillet with a slotted spoon, pressing out excess fat. Spoon into pie plate. Top with hash browns, bell pepper and tomato slices and top with Cheddar. In a medium-size bowl, beat together eggs, milk, black and herbs. Pour over cheese. Sprinkle with Parmesan.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes, until slightly puffed and a knife inserted in center comes out clean. (if making ahead, let cool completely, then wrap and refrigerate. To reheat, cover with foil and bake in a 350 degree oven 20 to 30 minutes.) Garnish with tomato slices and Parmesan.

NOTE: Instead of the Italian herbs...you can use a mixture of chervil, parsley and tarragon.

Makes 6 servings, each; 312 calories, 19 grams protein, 8 grams carbohydrate, 23 grams fat, 229 milligrams cholesterol, 674 milligrams sodium.