Recipe

Mexican Breakfast Casserole

A hearty layered casserole combining seasoned sausage, Rotel tomatoes, low-carb tortillas, and a cumin-spiced egg custard baked until golden.

Mexican Breakfast Casserole

Total time

1 hr 10 min

Servings

8

Net carbs

4.9g

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Ingredients

What you need

Adjust servings

8 servings
8
  • 1 tablespoon avocado oil
  • 1 lb ground pork or Italian sausage
  • ½ medium onion, chopped
  • ½ green bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 10 oz can diced tomatoes & green chiles (Rotel)
  • 8 low-carb flour tortillas
  • 3 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups milk of choice
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

How to cook it

Prep timer

70:00

Cooking cue

Cook pork to 145F, then rest it for 3 minutes before slicing.

  1. 1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and coat a casserole dish with cooking spray.
  2. 2. Heat avocado oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, then brown the ground sausage until fully cooked through.
  3. 3. Add the onion and bell pepper to the skillet and cook until softened, then stir in chili powder, garlic powder, and cumin.
  4. 4. Mix in the diced tomatoes with green chiles and simmer for 10 minutes until most of the liquid evaporates, then remove from heat.
  5. 5. Cut each tortilla in half and layer half the tortilla pieces in the prepared dish, followed by half the sausage mixture and half the cheese; repeat the layers once more.
  6. 6. Whisk together eggs, milk, heavy cream, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl, then pour evenly over the casserole layers.
  7. Cook pork to 145F, then rest it for 3 minutes before slicing.
  8. 7. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for 50-60 minutes until the center is set and no longer jiggly.
  9. Taste and adjust the seasoning at the end, then serve while everything is hot or freshly chilled.

Source & attribution

KetoFocus · IMPORTED

https://diet.driv.space/recipes/mexican-breakfast-casseroleKetoFocus reference: https://www.ketofocus.com/recipes/mexican-breakfast-casserole/

Rated 4.6/5 from 29 ratings on KetoFocus. Method rewritten in-house; see source for the publisher's original.