Biscuit and Egg Breakfast Casserole

With the holidays upon us, it's time to crank up my repertoire of breakfast casseroles. I have to admit that to me, breakfast casseroles are boring. I think of them as a kind of necessary evil, because they are wonderfully convenient, but not necessarily something that I think of as delicious. This casserole, however, changed my opinion. It's really easy to make, which is the main reason I make it, but it's also really delicious. It has everything in it to make it the main course. Just add some fruit on the side and your ready. Here's what you'll need:

  • 1 can of Grands buttermilk biscuits 
  • 1 pound of any breakfast sausage roll (browned, drained, and cooled)
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup of shredded parmesan cheese
  • chopped green onion
  • minced fresh rosemary
  • 7 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

 

Preheat oven to 350 °F. Crumble and cook sausage and chopped onion in a skillet until sausage is no longer pink. Drain.

 

Saute the mushrooms in a little butter until cooked.

I use a casserole dish that measures 8x11x3” deep. It’s important that whatever dish you use, it is deep enough to allow the mixture to rise when it cooks without overflowing. A 9x13 pyrex would probably work. If that’s what you use, bake the casserole on a foil covered cookie sheet to catch any possible overflow.

 

Line the bottom of the greased casserole dish with biscuit dough, firmly pressing perforations to seal. My casserole holds 6 grans biscuits on the bottom. If your pan is larger, go ahead and use more biscuits.

 

Sprinkle the biscuits with sausage then mushrooms. 

Chop the green onions and fresh rosemary.

Add the chives and rosemary.

Sprinkle on the Parmesan and the mozzarella cheeses.

In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepper in a medium bowl until blended. Pour egg mixture over sausage and cheese mixture.

Bake, covered with foil, for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, remove the foil and continue to bake an additional 20-30 minutes. The time will vary depending on the size of the casserole. A knife should come out clean when inserted in the center.  The top should be golden brown.

Let the casserole sit for about 5 minutes before serving.

The freezes well. Just thaw and reheat in the oven.

Enjoy!

Lynn

BISCUIT AND EGG CASSEROLE

  • 1 can of Grands buttermilk biscuits 
  • 1 pound of any breakfast sausage roll (browned, drained, and cooled)
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup of shredded parmesan cheese
  • chopped green onion
  • 1 C sliced mushrooms, sautéed
  • minced fresh rosemary
  • 7 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Preheat oven to 350 °F. Crumble and cook sausage and chopped onion in a skillet until sausage is no longer pink. Drain.

Saute the mushrooms in butter until cooked.

I use a casserole dish that measures 8x11x3” deep. It’s important that whatever dish you use, it is deep enough to allow the mixture to rise when it cooks without overflowing. A 9x13 pyrex would probably work. If that’s what you use, bake the casserole on a foil covered cookie sheet to catch any possible overflow.

Line the bottom of the greased casserole dish with biscuit dough, firmly pressing perforations to seal. My casserole holds 6 grans biscuits on the bottom. If your pan is larger, go ahead and use more biscuits.

Sprinkle the biscuits with sausage then mushrooms then cheese. Add the chives and rosemary.

In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepper in a medium bowl until blended; pour over sausage and cheese mixture.

Bake, covered with foil, for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, remove the foil and continue to bake an additional 20-30 minutes. The time will vary depending on the size of the casserole. A knife should come out clean when inserted in the center.  The top should be golden brown.

Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

I have tripled this recipe and it worked great. I use a combination of spicy and mild sausage.

 

 

Chipotle Pulled Pork Enchiladas

Here's another way to use your leftover chipotle pulled pork. Enchiladas! The pork is a perfectly tender filling for these gooey, slightly spicy tubes of deliciousness. Am I going on too much? I don't think so. One of my requirements for a successful use of leftovers is that they taste totally different from the original. these fit that bill perfectly. It's a bonus that there are only 5 ingredients and simple to assemble. You can adjust the recipe to make as many enchiladas as you want. the measurements I give here will make 12 enchiladas. Here's what you'll need:

  • 2 C chipotle pulled pork
  • 12 corn tortillas
  • 2 cans enchilada sauce (my favorite brand is Hatch) 
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 C colby jack cheese, grated

Start by heating the enchilada sauce in a skillet. I used 1 can of tex-mex style and 1 can of roasted red pepper sauce. The sauce comes in different degrees of spiciness, so go with the type you like. You can also add hot sauce if it's not spicy enough.

Make an area that you can set up an assembly line with your ingredients. Spray your casserole with non-stick spray and then you're ready. 

Using tongs, dip a corn tortilla into the sauce. Let it soak for about 15-30 seconds. This usually takes a bit of a trial and error before I get the timing right. If your tortillas are very fresh, it won't take long. A quick dip is enough or else they will start to fall apart. If the tortillas are a little more dry, you will ant to leave them in to absorb more sauce. 

When the tortilla isa ready, lay it in the bottom of the casserole and spoon some of the pork down the middle.  

Next, sprinkle on some of the chopped onion. 

Now roll the tortilla and place seam side down. Repeat this process with the remaining tortillas. 

Once all the enchiladas have been rolled, pour any remaining sauce over the top and sprinkle with the remaining chopped onions. 

Sprinkle the enchiladas with the grated cheese.  

Bake, uncovered in a 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes until the cheese is melted and the sauce is hot and bubbly. 

After you remove the enchiladas from the oven, lightly score the melted cheese so that you can see each enchilada. This make serving much easier. 

Tonight I served these enchiladas with a salad.  

Enjoy! 

Lynn

Migas Breakfast Enchiladas

Around here, breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day. It's not because of me, however. The truth is that for most of my life, I skipped breakfast. Shocking, right? Then I got married to a man who would rather have a root canal than miss breakfast. Really. So I jumped on the band wagon and started making and eating breakfast only to discover what I had been missing all those years. I've already talked about our love of breakfast tacos. It's true love, but occasionally I want something a little different. That's when I came up with these breakfast enchiladas. That's right, enchiladas. I had a big batch of my tomatillo avocado sauce in the fridge, so that's what I used for the sauce. Any jarred green sauce would work too. Her's what you'll need:

  • 3 corn tortillas
  • 3 TBL butter
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 sm can chopped green chilies
  • 6 flour tortillas
  • 1/4 C cooked chorizo
  • 4 slices pepper jack cheese
  • 3 TBL chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 C tomatillo avocado sauce (or prepared green sauce) 

Start by making the migas. First, melt the butter in a skillet. Tear the corn tortillas into bite sized pieces and sauté them in the melted butter. Cook until the tortillas become slightly crisp.

Add the cooked chorizo. 

Add the chopped green chilies and stir to combine. 

Crack the eggs into a bowls and scramble them.

Add the scrambled eggs to the skillet and cook the eggs. 

As the eggs start to set, add in the chopped cilantro and stir until the eggs are cooked. 

Turn off the heat and set the migas aside. Spray a casserole with non-stick spray. 

Hold 1 flour tortilla in your hand and add a generous scoop of migas to the middle. Roll the tortilla up and place seam side down in the casserole.  

Repeat with the remaining tortillas. 

Top the enchiladas with the tomatillo avocado sauce or green sauce. 

Top with the pepper jack cheese and bake at 350 degrees until hot and melted, about 20 minutes. 

One of these big boys is enough for me, but Hubby can eat two. 

Enjoy! 

Lynn