The perfect breakfast dish for when you have company. Make it the night before and pop it in the oven in the morning.
Hi Friends!
I’ve been teasing you with this recipe for a couple of weeks now and it’s finally time to share! We had this Breakfast Enchilada Casserole on Christmas morning at my parents’ house in NYC. As soon as we ate it, I knew I had to share it with you guys! I didn’t get any good pictures the first time around, so I remade it once we got home and invited some friends over to enjoy it with hubby and I after Crossfit last weekend.
I also attempted to take some better pictures…and let me just say, it’s hard to make enchiladas look pretty!
Anyways, despite its shortcomings in the looks department, it tastes delicious! My mom originally found the recipe in Fine Cooking (see the original recipe here). It was nice because you can make it ahead of time so we assembled it Christmas eve, and then in the morning we just topped with sauce and cheese and baked it while we were opening presents!
We made a few changes so here’s the recipe we used:
Breakfast Enchilada Casserole
The perfect dish for when you have company. Make it the night before and pop it in the oven in the morning.
Ingredients
- 11/2 cups salsa verde (store bought or homemade)
- 1 cup half & half or 2% milk
- 1 cup red potatoes, diced fairly small
- 4 chicken sausages, chopped
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup onion, diced
- 1 4-oz. can diced green chiles, drained (optional)
- 6 large eggs
- 8 small tortillas (flour or corn)
- 3/4 c shredded Mexican cheese (divided)
- 1/2 cup enchilada sauce
Instructions
- Make the salsa verde (if not using store bought), combine with milk and set aside.
- Saute peppers and onions over medium heat until softened.
- Boil diced potatoes for 4-6 minutes or until fork tender. Drain and add to pepper & onion mixture along with the green chilis & sauage.
- Crack the eggs into a bowl and whisk to combine. Pour into pan with onion mixture and scramble.
- Stir in 1/4 c cheese.
- Spoon egg mixture into tortillas, roll and place seam side down in a greased 9x13 pan.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight (if desired). In the morning, stir sauce mixture and pour over tortillas.
- Top with enchilada sauce and remaining cheese.
- Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 min.
This is the perfect breakfast for when you have company in town, especially since you can make it ahead of time!
I used my own recipe to make homemade salsa verde, which is pretty spice, and used hot enchilada sauce so these had a nice kick! The first time, we used corn tortillas. They were a bit crumbly and hard to roll up (even after warming them up), but we just scooped some of the extra filling on top after they were in the pan to help hold the tortillas down. The second time we used flour tortillas. Both tasted great. We filled about 6 tortillas side by side down the length of a 9×13 pan and then put 2 more perpendicular to them at one edge to help fill up the pan.
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Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
This looks so good, Lindsay- how funny I posted a savoury breakfast recipe today too! I may have to omit the salsa verde though..purely for that devil herb in it 😉
haha i think it’d be just as good with all red sauce 🙂
It is hard to make them pretty but they sure do taste good. Thanks for sharing Lindsay!
Looks so good! Have to try it soon. Thanks for sharing!
i’m all about mexican… any time, any day…. would love to try this for breakfast (and dinner!)
Sounds amazing! I love a breakfast like that. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever had Enchiladas!
what?! you must try immediately 🙂 my fav!
I hate it when food tastes sooooo good, but the pictures just cannot do it any justice. Since going gluten free for 21 days, I am using it to expand my breakfast horizons (as I am a cereal addict) and this would be a wonderful change! I need to ensure I get the nutrition to sustain my training, and there is lots of good stuff in this recipe….as well as a few other things to make it extra tasty! Thanks for sharing! Oh, and I would still say it looks good 🙂
yay! perfect fit!
That sounds so delicious! I’ve been waking up cravings savory foods and I”m getting tired of scrambled eggs. This would be perfect!
perfect! enjoy!
I don’t usually go for savoury breakfasts, but this looks perfect for hosting a brunch!
yes! brunch party for sure!!!
Looks so yummy! Just in time too because next weekend I have my sister coming into town and this would be perfect to make when she is here! Can’t wait to try it out!
woohoo! let me know what everyone thinks!
Looks delicious, thanks for sharing! I love seeing new breakfast recipes cause it’s my favorite meal!
This looks delicious and totally making my tummy growl! PS your photos look great!
pinned! I will have to try this sometime soon.
Yumm this looks delicious! I love breakfast casseroles – always a great way to start the morning!
This looks so delicious. And now you’ve inspired me to make a Mexican inspired breakfast feast this weekend!
hope it was delicious!
I LOVE the idea of an enchilada casserole for breakfast. Mexican food is good anytime of day, right? 😉 I think I am going to try making either a vegetarian or a vegan version…veg might be the easiest though!
let me know how it goes!
Looks amazing!!! Will be trying this in the near future!
YUM!!!! I love that you can prepare this ahead of time, too!
Great looking recipe, thanks for sharing. I plan to try this real soon.
Looks delicious! =) I like how this can be prepared ahead of time (and, I love enchiladas! haha. )
yes! definitely a time saver!
looks so warm and delicious!!!
Sounds delicious! Sometimes the tastiest meals are the ones that don’t look good in pictures. Thanks for sharing.
When do the sausages come in to play? 🙂 I’ve been eying enchilada casserole recipes online for a while now and this one sounds pretty good. I do love savory breakfast meals and this would be perfect for the early morning football game party on Sunday.
whoops! good catch. updated!
Looks delicious!!! I’m thinking I could even serve this at dinner and my boys would like it!!!
for sure! breakfast for dinner for the win!
Looks so yummy! I made enchiladas for dinner the other night, but who’d think of enchiladas for breakfast? Mind blowing, lol! Love it and can’t wait to try it!
right?! They are so good. must make them again soon!
pretty or not, it sounds amazing! I love a great breakfast that you can prep the night before