Southwest Breakfast Strata

Name: Southwest Breakfast Strata
Ingredients: 1 pound mild ground pork sausage; 1 small onion, chopped; 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped; 2 (10-ounce) cans diced tomatoes and green chiles; 8 (10-inch) flour tortillas, torn into bite-size pieces; 3 cups (12 ounces) shredded colby-Jack cheese blend; 6 large eggs; 2 cups milk; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 pound mild ground pork sausage
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
2 (10-ounce) cans diced tomatoes and green chiles
8 (10-inch) flour tortillas, torn into bite-size pieces
3 cups (12 ounces) shredded colby-Jack cheese blend
6 large eggs
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions

1

Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink. Drain and return to skillet.
2

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; reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
3

Layer half each of tortilla pieces, sausage mixture, and cheese in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Repeat layers.
4

Whisk together eggs, milk, salt, and pepper; pour over layers in baking dish. Cover and chill up to 8 hours, if desired.
5

Bake, lightly covered with aluminum foil, at 350° for 30 minutes or until golden and bubbly.