Breakfast Enchiladas

19 ingredients
22 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 ENCHILADA FILLING
  • 2 lb hot ground pork sausage (1 1/2 lbs. for filling, 1/2 lb. used as topping; set aside)
  • 2 tbsp butter or margarine
  • 6 green onions, thinly sliced (4 chopped additionally for topping; put aside)
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro (1 tablespoon additionally for topping; put aside)
  • 14 large eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 8 (8-inch) flour tortillas
  • 1 CHEESE SAUCE
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 cup milk
  • 2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 (4.5-oz.) can chopped green chiles, undrained
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 TOPPINGS
  • 1 cup pepper jack cheese
  • 1/2 pd crumbled cooked sausage, 1 package halved grape tomatoes, 4 sliced green onions, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro (top enchiladas after baked)

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350.
  2. 2
    Cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until sausage crumbles are cooked through.
  3. 3
    Remove from pan; drain well.
  4. 4
    Set aside.
  5. 5
    PREPARECHEESE SAUCE
  6. 6
    Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat; whisk in flour until smooth.
  7. 7
    Cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute.
  8. 8
    Gradually whisk in milk; cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, 5 minutes or until thickened.
  9. 9
    Remove from heat, and whisk in remaining ingredients.
  10. 10
    Set aside.
  11. 11
    ENCHILADA FILLING
  12. 12
    Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
  13. 13
    Add green onions and cilantro, and saute 1 minute.
  14. 14
    Add eggs, salt, pepper, and cook, without stirring, until eggs begin to set on bottom.
  15. 15
    Draw a spatula across bottom of pan to form large curds.
  16. 16
    Continue to cook until eggs are thickened but still moist; do not stir constantly.
  17. 17
    Remove from heat, and gently fold in 1 1/2 cups Cheese Sauce and sausage.
  18. 18
    Spoon about 1/2 cup egg mixture along the bottom of each tortilla; roll up tightly.
  19. 19
    Place, seam side down, in a lightly greased 13-x 9-inch baking dish.
  20. 20
    Pour remaining Cheese Sauce evenly over tortillas; sprinkle evenly with pepper Jack cheese.
  21. 21
    Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until sauce is bubbly.
  22. 22
    When enchiladas are done; sprinkle down the center in this order; 1/2 pd crumbled sausage, halved grape tomatoes, green onions and fresh cilantro.

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