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Southwestern Breakfast Casserole Recipe

Southwestern Breakfast Casserole is a hearty Tex Mex meal full of eggs, sausage, and cheese. A total crowd-pleaser!

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(Rebekah Garcia Kalinowski)

Southwestern Breakfast Casserole with chorizo sausage, hash browns and plenty of cheese! Take breakfast from boring to flavor-town with this easy egg bake!

This recipe has been a staple in my family for decades. I absolutely love recipes that are passed down from generation to generation! This particular recipe card contains handwritten notes from both my grandmother and mom.

For example, my grandma wrote that this casserole tastes better with the addition of peppers and onion, and to serve with salsa (guajillo chile salsa is excellent!). When I received the recipe before heading off to college, my mother noted that I could purchase frozen hash browns that already contain diced onion and peppers in the bag.

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(Rebekah Garcia Kalinowski)

My personal revision to this recipe when passing is on now is to add twelve eggs instead of the nine that were originally called for. The extra eggs make a thicker, fluffier casserole (which I like) and increases the amount of servings. Since it serves a lot, we most often eat this casserole when we have a family gathering or holiday. If it’s not this casserole, you can bet we’re eating grandma’s papas con huevos (potato and egg tacos).

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(Rebekah Garcia Kalinowski)

There’s nothing like waking up to a piping hot breakfast! It says “I care about you” and let us start our day together. Some of the best memories I have are of those times!

We like to serve this dish with salsa. It goes perfectly with the chorizo and cheese. Being Mexican, we usually have tortillas and refried beans on hand as well, but this casserole is a meal within itself. In fact, it can also be served as an easy dinner!

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(Rebekah Garcia Kalinowski)

One last note – be sure to use Mexican-style chorizo which is a fresh sausage that can be cooked like ground beef, as opposed to Spanish-style chorizo which is cured like a hard salami. I hope you’ll try this recipe and make memories with your own friends and family!

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Southwestern Breakfast Casserole Recipe

Rebekah Garcia Kalinowski
Southwestern Breakfast Casserole is a hearty Tex Mex meal full of eggs, sausage, and cheese. A total crowd-pleaser!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Cuisine Tex Mex
Servings 12
Calories 357 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 24 ounce bag Frozen Hash Browns
  • 1 pound Mexican-Style Chorizo Sausage Casing removed
  • 1/2 Green Pepper Or red bell pepper, diced
  • 1/2 small Onion Diced
  • 12 large Egg
  • 1/4 cup Butter Melted
  • 2 cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese 8 ounces
  • Salsa For serving, optional

Instructions
 

  • Remove hash browns from freezer while preparing other ingredients to thaw. Lightly grease a 13×9 baking dish.
  • In a large frying pan over medium heat, cook and crumble the chorizo, about 7-10 minutes. Drain grease, if necessary, and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, beat the eggs and melted butter. Mix in the chorizo sausage, bell pepper and onion, and pour into baking dish. Add hash browns on top and sprinkle cheese on top of hash browns.
  • Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes. Serve with salsa, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 357kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 20gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 11gSodium: 805mgFiber: 1g
Keyword Breakfasts, Brunches, Casseroles, Cheese, Easy, Easy Dinners, Eggs, Potatoes, Potlucks, Sausage, Tex Mex
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