MEXICAN BREAKFAST CASSEROLE
This Mexican Breakfast Casserole is an interesting twist on a classic brunch dish. It is full of flavor with great Mexican spices, tortillas, eggs, and more.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 498kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 onion diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 pepper yellow, orange and red, diced
- 1 pound of ground sausage
- 1 tbsp of taco seasoning
- 1/2 cup of corn
- 1 cup of black beans
- 1 tomato diced
- 1-2 green onions chopped
- 12 eggs
- 5 large tortillas
- 1/2 cup of 2% milk
- 1 cup of shredded cheese cheddar, Monterey Jack, etc.
Topping:
- 1 avocado
- 1 tomato
- A handful of coriander
- 1 tbsp of lime juice
- 1 pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Chop the onion and garlic and cut the peppers in brunoise (small squares).
- In a hot skillet, pour a little bit of olive oil and sauté the garlic, onion, and peppers for 4-5 minutes or until tender.
- Add in the sausage meat and cook until no longer red and break the meat into small pieces. Add the taco seasoning, stir well and set aside.
- Drain the water from the cans for the corn and black beans.
- In a bowl, mix the corn, black beans, diced tomato, and green onion. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, crack all your eggs and whisk them with the milk. Set aside also.
- Cut your tortillas into quarters.
- In a 9x13" baking dish, spray with cooking oil or spread some oil with a brush.
- Place the tortilla quarters, so the center of the tortilla is in the corner of the dish (see the picture in the post).
- Spread a third of the sausage mixture, then a third of the corn/bean mixture, and then sprinkle with cheese. Pour about a third of the eggs.
- Repeat 2 more times or until you do not have any more ingredients.
- Cover with aluminum foil.
- Bake it covered for 40 minutes and another 15 minutes uncovered.
- Topping: Cube the avocado, dice the tomato, and chop the coriander. Combine all in a bowl and season with lime juice and salt. Serve on top of your breakfast casserole.
Notes
Note:
- Make it and let it sit overnight in your fridge. Cook the next day.
- Add a kick with some tabasco or chili powder.
- Add a kick with some tabasco or chili powder.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 498kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 329mg | Sodium: 900mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g