Southwest Breakfast Strata
Total preparation time: 15 minutes
Serves: 9Ingredients:
- 1 lb Mild ground pork sausage
- 1 Small onion, chopped
- 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cans (10 oz) diced tomatoes and green chiles (Rotel)
- 8 (10 inch) flour tortillas, torn into bite size pieces
- 3 cups shredded colby-jack cheese blend (or mexican)
- 6 large eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Steps:
- Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink. Drain and return to skillet.
- Add chopped onion and bell pepper to sausage in skillet, and saute over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in tomatoes and green chiles (use mild unless you know your guests like it spicy); reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
- Layer half each of tortilla pieces, sausage mixture, and cheese in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Repeat layers.
- Whisk together eggs, milk, salt, and pepper; pour over layers in baking dish. Cover and chill up to 8 hours, if desired. Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature before baking.
- Bake, lightly covered with aluminum foil, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden and bubbly.