Jalapeno, Sausage, Jack, And Egg Breakfast Braid

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (13 7/8 ounce) can refrigerated pizza dough
• cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 8 ounces chicken sausage, with jalapeno peppers (chopped)
• 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°.
• 2 unroll dough onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; pat into a 15 x 10–inch rectangle.
• 3 heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. add onion and sausage; cook until lightly browned. stir in eggs; cook 1 1/2 minutes or until set. remove from heat.
• 4 sprinkle monterey jack lengthwise down center of dough, leaving about a 2 1/2-inch border on each side. spoon egg mixture evenly over cheese. sprinkle cheddar over egg mixture; top with jalapeño peppers.
• 5 make 2-inch-long diagonal cuts about 1 inch apart on both sides of dough to within 1/2 inch of filling using a sharp knife or kitchen shears.
• 6 arrange strips over filling, alternating strips diagonally over filling. press ends under to seal (mummy loaf has a great picture on how to do this). spray with cooking spray.
• 7 bake at 425° for 15 minutes or until golden brown. let stand 5 minutes. cut crosswise into slices to serve.