Italian Sausage and Cheese Baked Egg

Ingredients

1. Egg - 4 nos

2. Italian sausage - 1 link, casing removed

3. Onion, finely chopped - 1/4 cup

4. Bell pepper, finely chopped - 1/4 cup

5. Butter - 1/2 tblspn + 1/2 tspn for the ramekins

6. Salt - to taste

7. Pepper - to taste

8. Cheese(I used a Mexican cheese blend) - 1/4 cup

9. Parsley, chopped - for garnish

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.

2. Heat a Sautee pan over medium heat.

3. Cook the Italian sausage(I usually dont use any oil for this step). Set aside.

4. Add 1/2 tblspn of oil into the same pan. Sautee the onion and bell pepper for a couple minutes.

5. Add the prepared sausage back into the pan and mix well to combine. Check and adjust seasoning.

6. In the meanwhile, melt 1/2 tspn of butter and use it to butter the ramekins you are going to bake the eggs in.

7. Crack 4 eggs into a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk the eggs.

8. Add in the cheese and the prepared sausage mix.

9. Mix well.

10. Divide the mix between 2 ramekins and transfer to the oven. Bake for 15min.

11. Increase the oven temp to 400F and cook for additional 10-15min or until the eggs are done.

12. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.