Cheesy Breakfast Enchiladas!

I love enchiladas and I also love breakfast casseroles you can prep the night before, so this recipe for

"Breakfast Enchiladas" was right up my alley!  This is so delicious and even the "Picky One" loved it (my husband).  It's a really good breakfast or brunch dish, but you can serve it for supper also!  Here is what you will need:

1 lb. breakfast sausage, browned and drained

3 cups cheddar cheese

6 (8 inch) flour tortillas

6 large eggs

1/2 cup half and half cream

1 Tbs. flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. seasoned salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

dash of hot sauce (optional)

fresh parsley and fresh cilantro for garnish

Brown the sausage in a skillet and drain excess grease.  Add 1 1/2 cups of the cheese to the sausage and mix.   Fill each tortilla with 1/6 of the mixture and roll up, leaving the ends open. 

As you roll, lay them in a 9"x13" baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick spray!

In a bowl, whisk the eggs, half and half and seasonings together.  I added a dash of Tabasco sauce to mine for a little zing, but it's totally optional!  Pour the egg mixture over the rolled tortillas.

Sprinkle the top with the other 1 1/2 cups of the cheese.  Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.  This is best if prepped the night before, but you could bake it immediately also, if you didn't plan ahead.

Leave the foil on and place in a preheated 350 degree oven for 40 minutes.  Uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes to sort of brown the top a little.

Sprinkle the top with a little fresh parsley and cilantro!

Serve the plain or with a little sour cream or I topped mine with some of the "Fresh Pico de Gallo"

that I posted yesterday!  It made them so good!  I also served them with "Fried Potatoes" which was yummy!  I found that cutting each one in half and serving the halves side by side on the plate worked best also!  I have to say this is going to be a regular at our house!







Breakfast Pizza!

This is a really good recipe for breakfast, but you could serve it any meal.  It's so easy and turns out absolutely delicious.   I like that it can be prepared the night before and then baked the next morning.  You can also add ingredients you like...bacon, other cheese, even mushrooms or bell pepper would be good.   I kept this one basic, because we all were eating it and you know I have picky people...lol.  

Here is what you need for this recipe:

1 lb. breakfast sausage, crumbled and browned (could use bacon or diced ham)

1 (8 oz.) can crescent rolls

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

4 eggs, beaten

3/4 cup milk

dash hot sauce (optional)

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp. seasoned salt

1/4 tsp. black pepper

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Brown and drain the sausage in a skillet.  Spray a 9"x13" baking dish with the nonstick spray.  Unroll the crescent rolls and lay them in the dish, pressing the seams together.   It's best to do this in a baking dish and not on a pizza pan, because the egg mixture will run right off and tend to be a mess. 

If you have a pizza pan with a wide rim on it, that might be ok.

Sprinkle the crescent rolls with the sausage and the cheddar cheese.  Then sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.   Whisk together the eggs, milk, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt, and black pepper.   Pour evenly over the top. 

Place in a 425 degree oven and bake for 15 - 20 minutes, just until bubbly and slightly browning.  Remove from oven and let stand about 5 minutes then slice and serve!





Crustless Buttermilk Quiche!

This "Crustless Buttermilk Quiche" is a great quiche you can whip up in no time and it's good served for breakfast, lunch, brunch or a light supper!   I started making crustless versions of quiche when I was trying to cut some of the carbs in my diet and I found that I really didn't miss the crust all that much.   These are also great when you don't have a pie shell or time to make a pie crust!   The use of buttermilk in this is a little different also and you know it can only make it better!  Buttermilk is one of the ingredients in southern cooking that just makes it or breaks it!    Here is what you will need for this quiche:

1 lb. breakfast sausage (1 roll),  browned  (can substitute diced, cooked ham for sausage)

1/4 cup sliced green onions

3 Tbs. butter, melted

4 large eggs

1/4 cup flour

1  1/4 cup buttermilk

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. black pepper

1/2 tsp. seasoned salt

dash of hot sauce (I used Tabasco)

1 cup shredded Swiss cheese

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Crumble and brown the sausage in a skillet.  Add the green onion for the last 5 minutes just to get it tender.  If there is excess grease, drain that off.  

Spray a quiche dish or deep pie plate with nonstick spray and place the sausage and onions in the bottom.

In a mixing bowl, whisk together the butter, eggs, buttermilk, flour and seasonings.  Stir in the cheeses.  Pour evenly over the sausage mixture.  Make sure to spread the cheese around evenly.

Place in a 350 degree oven.  It's best to place this on a cookie sheet.  I used the Temptations pie plate which is just the perfect size, but if you use a regular deep pie plate, it will be very full.  Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a sharp knife inserted into the center comes out clean.   If it starts to brown too much, just lay a piece of foil over the top.  Slice and serve immediately!

This is great served with hash browns or fried potatoes!