Green Chili and Chorizo Breakfast Strata
"Nice and zippy! The hubby and I are "chili heads" so we always add a couple of chopped fresh jalapenos. Do so to suit your own tastes."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 16 16 ounces pork sausage or 16 ounces beef sausages, casings removed
- 2 1⁄2 cups whole milk
- 5 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 6 slices sourdough bread, crusts removed
- 1 1⁄3 cups monterey jack pepper cheese, shredded
- 1 (4 ounce) can mild green chilies, chopped, drained
- 1⁄2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
directions
- Butter an 8-cup baking dish.
- Saute' chorizo in heavy skillet over medium-low heat until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer chorizo to paper toweling to drain.
- Whisk next 5 ingredients in large bowl. Place 2 bread slices in bottom of prepared dish. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup cheese and half each of chilies, cilantro and chorizo.
- Pour 1/3 of egg mixture over.
- Repeat layering with 2 bread slices, 3/4 cup cheese and remaining chilies, cilantro, and chorizo.
- Top with 2 bread slices.
- Pour remaining egg mixture over and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
- Cover; chill overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bake Strata uncovered until puffed and golden, about 55 minutes.
- Let stand 5 minutes or so befoe serving.
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Reviews
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turned out good...spicy...hubby loved it and he usually doesn't like food this spicy...i used pork chorizo since he prefers that over beef
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I am a semi-retired, mother of one daughter, grandmother to 1 granddaughter, very, very lucky gal. My husband and I moved to the Riviera Maya from Colorado in January 2003. We live in Paradise! We both sell real estate and enjoy selling people their own little piece of paradise. We love boating, fishing, golfing, competative snorkeling (!), traveling, cooking, EATING!
