Day 19: Breakfast Casserole

The only thing better than Christmas morning is Christmas morning breakfast! This is a great recipe and can easily be doubled or tripled depending on your house guests. It can also be made in advance! I made it in individual, ramekins but you can easily make it in one big dish, just may need more cooking time.

Breakfast Casserole

Servings: 4

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

3 slices white bread

4 oz. breakfast sausage

1/2 cup green chile

1/2 cup fontina cheese, shredded

5 eggs

1 cup milk

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp dry mustard

Method:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cut bread into 1/4” cubes and divide among 4 ramekins. Heat skillet over medium heat. Add sausage (remove casing if needed) and green chile cooking until sausage is cooked through. Add sausage mixture on top of bread and sprinkle cheese on top. In a medium bowl mix remaining ingredients and pour evenly over each casserole. You can make it ahead up until this point and refrigerate overnight. Place ramekins on a baking sheet. Bake at 325 for 45 minutes or until set. Enjoy!

Day 10: Green Chile Cheesy Biscuits

The best biscuits I’ve ever made come from the Bisquick box. I’ve tried on many occasions to make my own delightful recipe but they are never as fluffy and moist. I swear there are secret ingredients in that yellow and blue box. Or maybe it’s our high elevation and low humidity that make baking challenging. So why mess with perfection? This is a very simple and easy recipe and the results are delish! Have them in the morning with your favorite Jam or as an side to your favorite dinner.

Difficulty: Very Easy

Servings: 10-15 Biscuits

Ingredients:

2 ¼ Cups Bisquick

2/3 Cups Milk

¾ Cup Cheddar Cheese, shredded

3 Tbsp Butter, melted

4 Tbsp Green Chile, diced well (adjust to your liking)

Method:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Place all the above ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.

Form into a large ball.

Place on a floured surface and roll flat, until dough is about a ½ inch think. Cut the dough into 2X2 inch squares (with  knife or pizza cutter) and place on a cookie sheet. Cook for 8-10 minutes or until golden.

Day 4: Green Chile Oven Omelet

This oven omelet could be the perfect Christmas morning breakfast! You can do some of the preparations the night before by mixing the eggs, onion, milk, cheese, and green chile and placing in the refrigerator. Then in the morning, cook the sweet potatoes and add the flour, baking powder, and salt to the wet mixture.

Servings: 8-12

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

3 Sweet Potatoes, grated

6 Eggs, beaten

½ Onion, chopped

1 Cup milk

½ Cup Cheese, Grated – we like Cheddar

5 Tbsp Flour

¼ Cup Green Chile

¾ Tsp Baking Powder

½ Tsp Salt

Method:

Grease a 9X13 baking dish.

Grate the sweet potatoes and cook over the stove in a pan like you would to create fresh hash browns. Use a tablespoon of oil to cook. Cook 10-15 minutes, potatoes will not cook completely. 

Place the potatoes in the bottom of the baking dish.

Sautee the chopped onions in the pan, until almost translucent.

Mix the eggs, onion, milk, cheese, flour, green chile, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.

Place mixture in the baking dish over the potatoes. Cook in the oven for 25 – 30 minutes.

Green Chile Egg and Bacon Breakfast Puffs

These delicious little puffs are a breakfast treat! The egg and the cheeses will take a little of the kick from the green chiles so add a little extra if you like them hot. You can substitute the bacon with ham if you prefer!

Servings: 12 Puffs
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:
1/2 lb Bacon, Cooked and Chopped (Hickory Smoked Bacon will add extra flavor)
5 Eggs Beaten
1 Cup of Cottage Cheese
3/4 Cup of Cheddar Cheese Shredded
3/4 Cup of Monterey Jack Cheese Shredded
1/4 Cup Green Chile (adjust this amount to your liking)
4 Tbsp Flour
4 Tbsp Melted Butter
1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
1/4 Tsp Salt

Method: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease muffin tins well as the eggs will have a tendency to stick to the pans. Mix all the above ingredients together Pour into muffin pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown on the top.