Southwestern Breakfast Bake

Kitchen Tested
  • Yield 10 to 12 servings

Go Southwestern with this fantastic, crowd-pleasing easy morning meal.

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Holly Clegg

Ingredients

1 (11-ounce) can Mexicorn, drained
1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chiles
1 bunch green onions, chopped
8 (6-inch) corn or flour tortillas, quartered
2 cups shredded, reduced-fat Mexican blend cheese
4 eggs
6 egg whites
2/3 cup skim milk
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven 350F. Coat 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. In bowl, combine Mexicorn, green chil­es and greenonions. Line bottom of pan with layer of tortillas. Top with half of the corn mixture, then half of the shred­ded cheese. Repeat layers.
  3. In another bowl, whisk together remain­ing ingredients. Pour over layers in pan and let stand 10 minutes. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, until puffed.

Recipe reprinted with permission from Holly Clegg’s Trim & Terrific Gulf Coast Favorites: Over 250 Easy Recipes from My Louisiana Kitchen, 2008. 

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