Sausage Egg & Green Chile Casserole

This breakfast casserole is simply the best!  My mom made it for Thanksgiving last year and I have made it a few times since and have always gotten great reviews.  It not spicy at all, just flavorful and the cottage cheese makes it so creamy!  Make this for your next breakfast pitch-in or just for your family to cover breakfast all week!

 

Sausage, Egg, & Green Chile Casserole
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1/2 pound ground sausage

1 tablespoon butter

4 green onions, chopped

1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced

10 eggs, beaten

1 (16 ounce) container low-fat cottage cheese

1 pound Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

2 (4 ounce) cans diced green chile peppers, drained

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup butter, melted

Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, and set aside. Melt butter in skillet, and cook and stir the green onions and mushrooms until tender.

 

In a large bowl, mix the eggs, cottage cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, and chiles. Stir in the sausage, green onions, and mushrooms. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

 

In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Blend in the melted butter. Stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture. Pour into the prepared baking dish.

 

Bake 40 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.