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Green Chili & Chorizo Sausage Breakfast Strata Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
For 6 Servings (I always double this recipe to make 12 servings)
14 to 16 oz sausage (optional)
2 ½ cups whole milk
5 large eggs
1 t. ground cumin (I use ½)
½ t. salt
¼ t. pepper
6 slices of sourdough bread (trim crusts off) DON’T ADD MORE BREAD!
1 ¾ cup shredded hot pepper monterey jack cheese (about 7 oz)
Optional: One 4 oz can mild green chillies (drained)
½ cup freshly chopped cilantro

Directions:
Directions:
* Butter baking dish. Cook sausage and drain. Whisk next 5 ingredients together in large bowl to blend. Place 2 slices of bread on bottom of dish. Sprinkle with ¾ cup cheese then ½ of each: cilantro, chillies & sausage. Repeat layering with bread, etc. Pour ½ of egg mixture over strata then top with 2 slices of bread. Pour remaining egg mixture over all and sprinkle with ¼ cup cheese. Cover and chill overnight. Bake at 350º for 55 minutes until puffed and golden. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.

Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
30 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I normally make one with sausage and one without. If I can get Neese's sausage from NC, I prefer to use it instead of chorizo.
Don’t add more bread-it changes the consistency.

 

 

 

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