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Old New Mexico Casserole

Mexican food lovers — this casserole is for you. With a laundry list of flavorful ingredients, this dish is filled with spice and everything nice. You’ll go from saying ole to oh yay!
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Course Breakfast, Casserole
Cuisine Continental

Servings 6 servings
Calories 4088.02 kcal

Ingredients

  

  • 16 ounce(s) ground pork sausage
  • 4 scallions, diced, reserving 2/3 of the diced green tops
  • 14 tablespoon(s) (2-7 oz.) cans diced mild green chilies
  • 6 slices approximately sourdough French bread
  • 1 1/2 cup(s) colby & Monterey jack cheese
  • 1 small roma tomato, seeded, diced into 1/4-inch dice
  • 10 eggs
  • 1 cup(s) half and half

Instructions

 

  • Fry sausage until browned and almost cooked through.
  • Add scallion bottoms along with 1/3 of the green tops and cook until meat is thoroughly cooked and turn off heat.
  • Add chilies and mix well.
  • Spray a 9X13 inch-baking dish with cooking spray.
  • Place the bread slices into the dish to cover bottom and pour sausage mixture evenly over bread.
  • Spread cheese evenly over sausage and sprinkle reserved diced green scallion tops and tomato over cheese.
  • In a separate bowl, beat eggs and add half-and-half and pour over casserole.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake casserole for 35 minutes.
  • Cover with aluminum foil and continue to bake another 15 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
  • Ready in 1 hour.

Nutrition

Calories: 4088.02kcalCarbohydrates: 210.86gProtein: 224gFat: 252.98gSaturated Fat: 102.64gCholesterol: 2524.7mgSodium: 6305.32mgFiber: 2.3gSugar: 28.92g

Keyword Bread, Eggs, Pork, Tomato, Vegetables
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