Baked Gruyere and Sausage Omelet

My mom threw me a fabulous graduation party this past weekend. It was so nice to get together with friends and family to celebrate and of course… eat. I wanted to make something eggy, and I came across this recipe by Giada De Laurentiis on Foodnetwork.com. It was a big hit! The recipe says to make this in an 8 x 8 dish, but I thought that was too small for the party, so I nearly doubled the recipe and ended up baking it in a 9 x 13 baking dish. But the following recipe is for the original 8 x 8.

Ingredients:

• butter, for greasing baking dish
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1/2 pound mild turkey sausage, casings removed
• 8 large eggs
• 1/3 cup whole milk
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 and 1/2 (4 ounces) grated gruyere cheese
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat leaf parsley

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly butter 8 x 8 baking dish.
2. Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook for about 3 minutes.
3. Add the sausage and cook until brown, about 5 minutes.
4. Set the pan aside to cool.
5. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, salt, and pepper until smooth.
6. Add the red bell pepper, 1 cup of gruyere cheese and 1/4 cup of parsley.
7. Stir in onion/sausage mixture.
8. Pour the batter into the pan.
9. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
10. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Delicious! I will have to make it again so I can add pictures. We ate it too quickly to take pictures.