Most Eggcellent

We have this tradition at work. And that tradition is breakfast. Every Wednesday we take turns pairing up to provide a team breakfast to share with the rest of our department. Typically we get the rotating Dunkin Donuts bagels, or donuts from Jewell. But then there are some of us, myself included, who take it to the next level. The ones who go above and beyond because we love food, good food, and we love sharing and talking about good food.

This week was my turn. I chose to do an egg bake (or an egg casserole for those who like to be fancy). I had to feed about 15 people so it was a good thing I had two dozen eggs in my fridge. First things first, bacon. Bacon always comes first in my book. I took a full pack of bacon, diced it into little bite size pieces and fried it up in my largest skillet. I cooked it all the way through until it was dark and crispy, leaving it to dry on a bed of paper towels.

Next, I got the oven going at 350F and caramelized a full red onion. I added a whole bag of spinach once the onion was caramelized and turned off the heat to finish cooking. I'm really not a fan of soggy spinach, plus it would cook a bit more in the oven later with the eggs.

I should note that I made two separate egg bakes, as I have one co-worker who cannot eat gluten and another who does not like goat cheese (for some unimaginable reason that I can't seem to comprehend) I took turns beating one full dozen eggs in the bowl, then six eggs separately for the smaller batch. Beating the eggs, I added about 1/2 cup of milk, herbs de Provence and salt + pepper. Now, I don't think this is essentially for all bakes, but I had some leftover garlic potato bread from Little Goat which I thinly sliced and based the 13x9 pan with. I then poured the egg mixture over the bread and then sprinkled the spinach, onion and goat cheese evenly throughout the egg. I left the bacon for the end so it was sitting on top and could stay as crispy as possible. Place in the oven and cook for 25-30 min or until the egg stops jiggling.