A comforting Southwest Breakfast Casserole, perfect for Christmas brunch or any morning. Made with Italian sausage, vegetables, tortillas, cheese, and an egg-milk mixture, then baked until golden.
1. Brown and drain sausage. Add chopped onion and green pepper. Sauté until tender.
2. Add diced tomatoes w/ green chiles and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. In a sprayed Dutch oven or casserole dish, layer half of the torn tortilla pieces.
4. Add half of the sausage mixture over the tortillas.
5. Add half of the shredded colby jack cheese.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 with the remaining tortillas, sausage mixture, and cheese.
7. Whisk together eggs, milk, salt, and pepper.
8. Pour the egg mixture evenly over the layered ingredients in the casserole dish.
9. Cover the casserole and bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
