Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 7 corn tortillas (6-inch tortillas)
  • 8 ounces spicy breakfast sausage meat
  • 8 ounces red bell peppers, cored and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 8 ounces green bell peppers, cored and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 6 large green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces (4 oz. total)
  • 1 large garlic clove
  • 1 medium jalapenos or 1 medium serrano chili, stemmed
  • 8 ounces muenster cheese, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 slice white bread, quartered (1-ounce)
  • 10 eggs
  • 12 cup milk
  • 12 teaspoon chili powder
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • fresh cilantro leaves
  • sour cream
  • garden salsa

Method

  • Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 325 degrees.
  • Line outside of 9-inch springform pan with heavy-duty foil; lightly brush inside of pan with melted butter.
  • Brush both sides of tortillas with melted butter.
  • Center 1 tortilla in bottom of pan; arrange remaining tortillas around sides of pan, overlapping slightly, allowing about 2 inches overhang and covering pan completely; set pan on baking sheet.
  • Heat heavy 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat;add sausage and cook until browned, crumbling with fork, about 5 minutes.
  • Blot any drippings with paper towels.
  • Reduce heat to medium; add bell peppers and cook until tender, about 6 minutes.
  • With steel knife, combine green onions,garlic and jalapeno chili in work bowl and process until minced.
  • Add chili mixture to sausage and warm through, about 2 minutes; remove from heat.
  • With steel knife, mince cheese;remove from work bowl and set aside.
  • Process bread to fine crumbs, about 1 minute.
  • Add eggs, milk,chili powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt and blend 10 seconds.
  • Spread sausage evenly over tortillas, gently pressing tortillas to conform to sides of pan.
  • Pour in egg mixture and sprinkle with cheese.
  • Bake 5 minutes;fold tortilla overhang over cheese.
  • Continue baking until puffy and pale gold, about 50 minutes.
  • Run thin knife between tortillas and pan sides; release sides.
  • Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with sour cream and Recipe #336985.