Huevos Rancheros Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 small corn tortillas
• 1 1/2 cups finely shredded colby-monterey jack cheese, blend
• 1/2 lb smoked cooked chorizo sausage, coarsely chopped
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can chopped green chilies
• 6 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• salsa

Recipe

• 1 spray 8 inch square baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• 2 place 4 tortillas in bottom of dish, overlapping as necessary, about 1/2 to 1 inch up sides of dish. cut the last tortilla in half, and then into strips.
• 3 sprinkle 1/2 cup of the cheese over tortillas in dish. top with chorizo, chiles and 1/2 cup cheese.
• 4 arrange tortilla strips over cheese.
• 5 in medium bowl, combine eggs, milk, oregano and red pepper; beat well. pour over mixture in baking dish.
• 6 sprinkle with remaining cheese; press lightly into egg mixture.
• 7 cover with foil and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
• 8 heat oven to 350. bake covered casserole 30 minutes.
• 9 uncover, bake an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• 10 let stand 5 minutes before serving. serve with salsa.