Mexican Tortilla Breakfast Casserole

This dish takes the traditional casserole and adds elements of Mexican cuisine and your favorite breakfast ingredients. Onion, bell pepper, garlic, green chilies and cilantro add bold, authentic flavors to the dish. For a tasty bonus, crushed tortillas are used to give this recipe a fun and playful texture. Together with eggs and Johnsonville Hot & Spicy Breakfast Sausage Links you’ve got a winning combination that’ll take the boredom out of breakfast.

Step: 1

Cook sausages according to package directions; cut into 1/4-inch slices; set aside. In a skillet, saute onion and bell pepper in oil until almost tender. Stir in garlic and chili pepper; cook for 1 additional minute. Add sausage and chilies; set aside. In a bowl, combine cheeses, green onion and cilantro.

Step: 2

In a greased, 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish, sprinkle one third of tortilla chips. Follow with one-half of the sausage mixture and one-half of the cheese mixture; repeat. In a bowl, beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper sauce; pour over layered ingredients. Sprinkle with remaining tortilla chips.

Step: 3

Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 45 to 50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

Per Serving: 447 calories; protein 25.5g; carbohydrates 14.6g; fat 32.6g; cholesterol 226.7mg; sodium 1078mg.

Eating healthy breakfast to start the day has become a good habit. It’s a fabolous way to start my 24 hours off healthfully. The sweet hit from the fruit wakes me up and gives me energy to take on the morning. The sweetness is often vilified as the root of all disease, but sweetness is also loaded with fibre, which is great for your stomach system and helps keep you feel full longer, and not want likely grab a side food out of the street food before lunchtime.

Make fruit a morning habit is easy . Simply put the fruit in your fridge next to the milk or on the table next to your cereal bowl , or move your coffee maker or tea kettle — somewhere where you’ll find it. Before you eating the rest of your food , eat your fruit. If you’re not usually a breakfast person.