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vegetarian easter brunch casserole served on baking dish

Vegetarian Easter Brunch Casserole

Arielle Hess
This vegetarian Easter brunch casserole celebrates all things eggs! Sautéed vegetables are mixed with cheese before being baked with whole eggs. A beautiful dish that is rich and cheesy, this is an impressive-looking dish to serve for Easter.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 223 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 12 oz grape tomatoes
  • 4 cups fresh spinach
  • 1 large bell pepper
  • 4 scallions
  • 1 ½ cups ricotta whole or part-skim
  • 12 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon of table salt plus more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon ground pepper plus more to taste
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ cup of shaved parmesan

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
  • Wash and dry the spinach and roughly chop it.
  • Slice the scallions into thin rounds.
  • Cut the grape tomatoes in half.
  • Cut the bell pepper into six thin rings, and dice the remaining pepper.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large frying pan on medium heat.
  • Add the scallions to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the peppers and cook for 4-5 minutes.
  • Add the spinach and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until the spinach has wilted.
  • Remove vegetables from the heat and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together 6 large eggs, 1 ½ cups ricotta,1 teaspoon table salt, and 1 teaspoon ground pepper.
  • Add sautéed vegetables and the halved tomatoes to the cheese and egg mixture.
  • Grease a large casserole dish.
  • Add the egg mixture to the dish.
  • Top with shaved parmesan.
  • Add the rings of pepper on top, creating two rows of three.
  • Put the casserole in the preheated oven. Bake for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and carefully add the eggs, cracked, into the pepper rings.
  • Cover with the aluminum foil and return to the oven and bake for another 15-20 minutes or until the eggs have set.
  • Remove from the oven.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

I also like to use a piece of aluminum foil on top of my casserole dish to help the egg whites cook all the way through.
Depending on the depth of your baking dish, you will also want to adjust your baking time upwards or downwards. My dish is six inches deep, but if you use a more shallow dish, make sure to check the casserole for doneness early.
You can use goat cheese or feta if you want something a little tangier and a little lighter in place of part of the ricotta. You can also add a tiny bit of parsley for a pop of green and garnish if you want, but the dish doesn’t need it.
You may make this without the baked eggs and just cook it as a vegetable-cheese-egg casserole.

Nutrition

Calories: 223kcalCarbohydrates: 19.45gProtein: 16.52gFat: 22.19gSaturated Fat: 9.279gFiber: 1.9gSugar: 10.7g
Keyword casserole, Easter, eggs, vegetarian
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