Breakfast or dinner

Course: main meals PointsPlus™ Value:    7 Servings:  6 Preparation Time:  22 min Cooking Time:  37 min Level of Difficulty:  Easy

Here is the perfect late-fall brunch dish. It can be made up to two days in advance and simply reheated. Or take it to a fall picnic and enjoy at room temperature.

Ingredients

	1 spray(s) cooking spray
	1 Tbsp olive oil
	1 medium red onion(s), chopped
	2 clove(s) garlic clove(s), chopped (medium)
	20 oz chopped frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry in a dish towel
	10 oz frozen winter butternut squash, thawed
	4 large egg(s)
	6 item(s) egg white(s)
	1/2 tsp table salt
	1/4 tsp black pepper
	2 Tbsp low-fat shredded cheddar cheese
	3 serving(s) orowheat sandwich thins
	1/4 cup(s) low-fat milk
	2 medium mushroom(s)
	1 medium zucchini
	1 1/2 serving(s) Jennie-O Turkey Store Lean Italian sausage link, sweet
	1/8 cup(s) grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375ºF.
Coat a large nonstick baking sheet with cooking spray. Cut bread into cubes, and spread out on sheet in a single layer. Coat with cooking spray; toast in oven until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven and spoon into a large bowl; set aside.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add oil. Saute onion until it starts to turn transparent, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic and bacon; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion starts to brown, about 3 to 4 minutes more. Remove skillet from heat and set aside.
Place spinach, squash, eggs, egg whites, milk, salt and pepper in a large bowl; whisk to combine. Add onion-mixture; whisk again. Pour over toasted bread cubes and mix with a spoon to thoroughly combine.
Pour mixture into a 9- X 13-inch nonstick pan and spread into an even layer; sprinkle with cheese. Bake until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 20 to 25 minutes.  Yields 1 piece per serving.

* I didn't use olive oil, just cooking spray. I also added the zucchini and mushrooms. Original recipe called for Canadian bacon, which is prolly leaner but we had turkey sausages at home so I used them. Original recipe available on online tools and is much lower in points. I just tried to use what we had around the house.  But I also reduced the servings down to 6, so the portions are decently sized.