Chorizo, Egg & Green Chili Breakfast Casserole
Make this chorizo, egg & green chili breakfast casserole for your next brunch! With only 20 minutes of prep, it's the easiest make ahead recipe to dazzle a crowd.
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 12 eggs
- 1 lb chorizo sausage casing removed
- 1 cup 2% cottage cheese
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 red bell pepper diced (1 cup)
- 1 green bell pepper diced (1 cup)
- ½ of 1 medium red onion diced (½ cup)
- 4 ounces diced green chilies
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- ½ cup cilantro chopped (optional)
Instructions
- In a pan over medium-high heat, cook sausage meat until no longer pink in colour, using a spatula to break up the sausages into small pieces. Once the sausage is cooked, drain the excess fat and place in the fridge to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 375F and grease a 9x12 inch casserole dish. In a large mixing bowl whisk together eggs, cottage cheese, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, chili powder and ground cumin.
- Stir in cooled cooked sausage meat, diced peppers, onions and green chilies.
- Pour mixture into the prepared casserole dish and sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. The casserole should be slightly brown on the top and should not be “jiggly” when shaken. If it is still jiggly it may need to be baked for an additional 5 minutes.
- Slice into 6-10 equal sized pieces depending on preference, top with cilantro and enjoy! (Nutrition facts are calculated based on 10 slices)!
Notes
*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
Nutrition
Calories: 231kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 243mg | Sodium: 346mg | Potassium: 286mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2443IU | Vitamin C: 40mg | Calcium: 158mg | Iron: 2mg
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