This is a make Ahead Mexican Breakfast Casserole with tortillas and is a spin-off of a Tex Mex Breakfast Casserole idea. It’s an easy Overnight Mexican Breakfast Casserole spiced up with both Hatch green chile and sliced jalapenos.
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We totally love a great Make Ahead breakfast casserole and since we also love Tex Mex recipes we decided to bring those two loves together in this Tex Mex Breakfast Casserole. This overnight Mexican breakfast casserole has layers of seasoned breakfast sausage, tortillas, Monterey Jack cheese, and green chile.
It’s topped with cheese and sliced jalapenos to make one of the best Mexican Breakfast Casseroles we have ever tried. We are bringing our love of New Mexico and Texas together with this dish. If it is too spicy then the jalapenos can be left off.
During the holidays or when we have company here at the Ranch, it’s always nice to throw together a breakfast casserole the night before. It makes the mornings so much nicer to be able to sit on the front porch and watch the sunrise as breakfast is cooking. We are able to enjoy our guest so much more when our morning starts off with this delicious casserole but we didn’t have to spend much time in the kitchen.
We normally serve this with our Homemade Roasted Jalapeno Salsa and even a Mimosa for special occasions.
This Mexican Breakfast Casserole is absolutely delicious and great for company. But we don’t wait for company to arrive to enjoy those south of the Border flavors. This is great reheated the next day and we have even had it for dinner.
Overnight Mexican Breakfast Casserole
Make Ahead Mexican Breakfast Casserole with tortillas, sausage, Hatch green chile and jalapenos
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time1 hr 20 mins
Overnight resting6 hrs
Total Time1 hr 40 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 757kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground breakfast sausage
- 1/2 cup white onion chopped
- 3 teaspoons chile powder
- 1 1/2 cup hatch green chile chopped
- 17 oz jar or 505 green chile
- 12 eggs
- 3 cups milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 8 corn tortillas cut into fourths
- sliced pickled jalapenos
- non-stick cooking spray
- 3 cups Monterey Jack cheese shredded
Instructions
- Spray a 9 X 13 pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside
- In a large skillet, cook the sausage and onions until the meat is brown and the onions are cooked. Add the chili powder stir to combine, and remove from heat.
- Layer 1/2 cup of the green chile (or 505 if using) sprinkle on 1/3 cup of the sausage mixture and cover with 1/2 of the cut corn tortilla pieces. Sprinkle 1 cup of cheese over top.
- Repeat step 3 then finished casserole with the last third of the sausage and 1/2 cup of green chile. Top with 1 cup of cheese.
- Beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Gently pour over casserole evenly covering the entire dish.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight or at least for 6 hours. Before baking remove from fridge and let come to room temperature about 1 hour.
- Bake in 350 degree preheated oven for 80 minutes. Cover with foil the last 30 minutes to prevent the casserole from becoming over browned.
- Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition
Calories: 757kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 51g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Cholesterol: 444mg | Sodium: 1580mg | Potassium: 619mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 1461IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 650mg | Iron: 3mg
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Wow, this looks good. I never thought about eating Mexican for breakfast (except for some salsa on my scrambled eggs 🙂
Pinning this!
Sounds awesome!
Yummy! This sounds so good, right now!
Thank you for sharing!
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This def looks AMAZING!!!
Thanks for sharing this!
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wow that sounds delicious.. I would probably eat this any time of the day 🙂
Amazing !
Yum! This sounds simple and looks delicious!
I love anything that has a Mexican flavor to it and this sounds and looks incredible. I am going to try this.
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Hi, Evelyn, I wanted to tell you that I featured your wonderful prime rib recipe. Thanks for linking. Linda
Oh yum! Pinning this to make later!
Just stopping by to invite you to a new link party I'm starting. It is for OLD posts–and you have so many wonderful old posts that I often look through. Please come over and share the best of the best. Just because its not new doesn't mean it doesn't desire to be pinned again!
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Yum! I think this needs to go on our menu plan soon! Pinned to try 🙂
Thank you so much for joining All My Bloggy Friends last week, Evelyn! Your project is being featured tomorrow 🙂 And I cannot wait to try this!! yum-yum 🙂
I'm going to love this, mexican food is one of my favorites. Come on over and share it's party time today.
Pinned it my friend.
Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile
If I take out the tortilla…it's LOW CARB! Pinned!
Looks great – love spicy food.
I love Mexican but not sure if I could eat it for breakfast…Hmmm I'm gonna think about this 🙂
Oh my, thank you for posting! This sounds soooooo good!
Wow! Looks amazing! Thanks so much for sharing at Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop.
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Yum, looks delish! Just pinned from the Power pinterest party! Sharon
Thanks for the great idea, I have made this but without the beans. Now I know what it was missing! Enjoy the travels…
Blessings, Roxy
Yum! I love Mexican too!!
Wow! This is a yummy looking breakfast. I would definitely love this!
This would be a big hit for lunch in our house! I have a meat and potatoes for breakfast husband. The kids like pancakes or cereal (easy peasy). 🙂
Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Ooh, this is so out of the box for me, but I think my husband would love it, so I'll have to give it a try! 🙂
I love all things Mexican, and this looks delicious! Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
Wow – I am so inspired!! I would love to try my hand at this Mexican recipe. I am trying to get to Mexico next fall for a official trip and this sounds like a great way to prepare 🙂
Super yum!!
Oh yumm!
Thanks for linking up to the oldies party this week–the new party will be live on Monday night.
Nancy
I love mexican-type breakfasts. Pinning this ASAP! Visiting from Shine On Fridays!
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Added this to my ever growing to-try list!
Looks amazing! We had a Mexican casserole for dinner. Thanks for sharing.
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This looks delicious!! I am trying this one out!
Very creative recipe…I just love casseroles. Thanks for sharing!
that looks delicious! so glad you stopped by my blog 🙂
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Evelyn this looks delish, truly want to try this one. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things hop xo
Yum!!! Looks so good. I'm always looking for fun new delicious breakfast ideas!
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With a dish like this I want to have breakfast all day long – YUM!
Thank you so much for sharing this at Wednesday Extravaganza – hope to see you there again next week – and don't forget the voting is today!
Holy guacamole this looks fabulous!
These look awesome. Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday and I hope you will join us again this week.
Looks fantastic! I like to make breakfast for dinner, so…
Mexican food for breakfast is a great idea. Much more my style than pancakes or biscuits. Not that I wouldn't eat pancakes, but…you know.
Thank you for linking w/ See Ya in the Gumbo again this week!
I love the exact same things! I love the tortillas in here! My family would definitely like this for breakfast… or dinner or any time in between! Thanks for sharing at One Creative Weekend!
Now this was a homerun with me Evelyn! I love Mexican food and what an easy and tasty looking dish. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
We love Mexican food around my house, and this looks so delicious!! Thank you so much for sharing at A Bouquet of Talent this week. Have a wonderful week. 🙂
Hugs
Kathy
Hi,
We found you from the Six Sisters Blog Hop. You have some great ideas and we would like for you to share with our readers too. We are hosting our first link party tomorrow and we would like to invite you to link up with us. We have a fun blog to co-host with us. Hope to see you there.
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That looks super delish, I love casseroles….I'm going to have to make this!! Thanks so much for linking up at SHOW-licious Craft Showcase!!
HUGS,
Marti
Oh my gosh! This looks so good! I love a good breakfast casserole and I really love that this one includes refried beans! Yumm! Pinned it! Following you via GFC (which I kind of thought I already was, but apparently not) and looking forward to more!
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That does look like it would be delicious for breakfast!
Evelyn, this looks fantastic. Thanks for bringing it over to Saturday Dishes.
Hope to see you on Monday at What'd You Do This Weekend?
Linda
Oh,Evelyn, this looks and sounds yummy! pinning! Thanks for sharing at Saturday Dishes, this week we'll have a ST Patrick's day party, bring anything green! ~ Paula
Breakfast and Mexican…what a great combination! I love both. Thanks for sharing at HammockTracks. Pinned!
would rotel with green chilis work instead of just the green chilis? ellen tinder
This looks delicious. I think it would be good any time of the day. Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday!
I LOVE this recipe, and it would be perfect for my new link party. This link party is called 'Required Ingredient Recipe Link Party' and I'll be holding it every Sunday, starting right now.
The idea is to focus on a single ingredient each week and I'm starting off with cheese because everyone loves cheese!
I'm planning to do a ton of promotion to get this link party off the ground, so any recipes you post should get lots of attention.
Regardless of if you link up or not, I'm pinning this recipe! Yum!
Hope to see you at the link party…
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Hello Evelyn! Thank you for bringing over your Mexican breakfast casserole to my Breakfast & Brunch Recipe Party! I gathered all the recipes on my blog with a link to each recipe. Tell me which one is your favorite in comments below the post and get a chance to win 3 French copper molds for professional bakers! 🙂 http://www.delscookingtwist.com/2013/12/06/breakfast-brunch-party-with-a-twist/
This is a great combination of Mexican cuisine and quiche. I am definitely going to have to try this. We have breakfast for dinner quite often and I think this will be a big hit. Thanks for sharing on Saturday Dishes.
I just HAD to pin this for later! Looks delicious!
Yum! What a fun idea! Pinning.
Thanks for sharing at Saturday Dishes!
You had me at "Mexican". 🙂 I love this casserole & as breakfast I'm sure it's the best way to start the day! Yum!
This breakfast casserole looks amazing! We just love Tex Mex and this would be a great way to treat my hubby on Father's day!
That looks amazing! I'm going to have to try my hand at this soon.