SOUTHWESTERN BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Liquid Core® Electric Skillet / Casserole

Ingredients:

  • 1 - 8 ounce package corn muffin mix or 4 cups prepared corn bread, coarsely crumbled
  • 3 cups (1/2 inch) cubed white bread
  • 8 ounces hot turkey Italian sausage
  • 1 cup chopped onions
  • 2 cups fat-free milk
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 - 10 ounce can diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
  • 1 - 8 ounce carton egg substitute (4 eggs)
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded reduced-fat Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese, divided

Preparation:

  1. Prepare corn muffin mix in the Liquid Core Electric Skillet /Casserole according to package directions; cool. Coarsely crumble muffins into a large bowl; stir in bread. Set aside.
  2. Remove casings from sausage. Cook sausage and chopped onion in the Liquid Core Electric Skillet / Casserole at 350° F. until browned, stirring the sausage to crumble it. Drain.
  3. In a bowl, combine milk, cumin, pepper, tomatoes, egg substitute (eggs); stir with a whisk until blended well. Add sausage mixture; stir well. Stir into bread and muffin mixture. Add 1 cup shredded reduced-fat cheese. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
  4. Preheat Liquid Core Electric Skillet / Casserole to 350° F. Spray lightly with cooking spray. Turn casserole mixture into Liquid Core Electric Skillet / Casserole. Reduce heat to simmer. Cover and cook 25 minutes or until center is set. Top with remaining cheese and cook, uncovered, an additional 3 minutes.

Serves 8

Nutrition Analysis per Serving: Food Exchange per Serving:
Calories 318 Bread/Starch 2
Protein 20 g Other Carbs/Sugar --
Carbohydrates 32 g Very Lean Meat/Protein 1
Dietary Fiber 2 g Lean Meat 1
Sugar 8 g Fruit --
Fat 12 g Vegetables 1
% Calories from Fat 35% Milk - Skim <1
Fat 1