Breakfast Bruschetta Recipe

This is a dream for the morning routine. Layer creamy, herbed ricotta, fluffy scrambled eggs, mozzarella cheese, oven roasted tomatoes, baby spinach and crispy Jimmy Dean® Fully Cooked Bacon Strips, atop toasted French bread slices and create a Bruschetta to brag about.

Ingredients

YIELD: 1 EACH

AMOUNTMAIN INGREDIENTS
5 stripsJimmy Dean® Fully Cooked Hickory Smoked Regular Bacon Slices
2 slicesFrench Baguette, sliced 1” thick on a bias
2 oz.Ricotta Cheese, whipped
2 tsp.Basil, fresh chopped, fine
2 tsp.Oregano, fresh chopped, fine
1/2 tsp.Garlic, granulated
1/4tsp.Salt
1/8 tsp.White Pepper *can use black pepper
1/2 oz.Baby Spinach Leaves, fresh (about 6 leaves)
5 ea.Plum Tomato, sliced 1/4-inch thick rounds
1 Tbsp.Olive Oil
1/4 tsp.Sea salt
1/8 tsp.Black Pepper, cracked
1/8 tsp.Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
2 ea.Eggs, large, scrambled
2 tsp.Parsley, Italian flat leaf, chopped fine
Directions

Step 1. Preheat oven or toaster to 400°F.

Step 2. Place the tomato slices on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place in the oven and cook until tender, about 10-12 minutes. Remove from baking sheet and hold warm.

Step 3. In the preheated oven or toaster, place the bacon strips and French bread slices on a baking sheet and heat in the oven until hot, about 4-6 minutes total. Flip halfway through heating time. Hold in a warm, dry environment.

Step 4. Combine the ricotta, herbs, garlic, salt and pepper. Mix well and set aside.

Step 5. Cook the scrambled eggs.

Step 6. Assemble the dish: Spread half of the herbed ricotta on each toasted French bread slice and place them on a warm plate. Top each with 2 slices of Jimmy Dean® Fully Cooked Bacon Strips, 3 baby spinach leaves, roasted tomato slices, scrambled eggs and garnish with chopped parsley. Serve immediately. 

Application Uses
MEAL

Breakfast

CUISINE

Italian

MAIN INGREDIENTS

Bacon