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!
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
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