Garlicky Spinach-Sausage Gratin

Ingredients

• 2 ounces bread baguette french
• 2 large eggs lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 8  garlic cloves coarsely chopped
• 0.3 teaspoon ground pepper red
• 0.3 teaspoon kosher salt 
• 2 cups milk 2% reduced-fat
• 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
• 1 cup onion chopped
• 0.3 cup parmesan cheese grated
• 6 ounces pork sausage 
• 12 ounces pkt spinach fresh trimmed

Equipment

• food processor
• frying pan
• oven
• baking pan
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 45
2. Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
3. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons oil; swirl.
4. Add onion; saut 4 minutes.
5. Add garlic; saut 1 minute, stirring constantly.
6. Add sausage, salt, and pepper; saut 5 minutes, stirring to crumble.
7. Remove mixture from pan; drain. Wipe pan.
8. Return sausage mixture to pan. Stir in flour; saut 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
9. Combine milk and eggs, stirring well. Reduce heat to medium. Stir milk mixture into sausage mixture; bring to a boil, and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
10. Remove from heat; stir in spinach. Spoon spinach mixture into an 11 x 7-inch glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray.
11. Place bread in a food processor, and pulse until 1 cup coarse crumbs form.
12. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
13. Add remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil to pan, and swirl to coat. Stir in crumbs, and saut for 3 minutes or until toasted, stirring frequently.
14. Sprinkle crumbs over spinach mixture, and top with cheese.
15. Bake at 450 for 12 minutes or until bubbly.