Ingredients
2 tbsp butter, unsalted
½ cup red onion, chopped
1 cup ham, cooked and diced
¾ lb breakfast sausage of your choice, preferably banger or chipolinis, removed from casing and crumbled
4 oz mild green chiles, (1 can), drained and chopped
½ tsp cumin, ground
½ tsp oregano, dried
1 tsp chili powder
½ cup beer of your choice
salt and ground black pepper, to taste
cooking spray
8 eggs, whole
1 cup milk
4 cups stale bread of your choice, preferably day-old biscuits, muffins, or croissants, crusts trimmed and cubed
2 cups Monterey jack, pepper jack, or Mexican cheese of your choice, grated
¼ cup tomato sauce, optional
grated cheese, optional
shredded salad greens, optional
sour cream, optional
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease your baking casserole with cooking spray.
Heat up a skillet and melt the butter. Add in the onions, ham, and sausages then saute until sausage turns golden brown.
Add in the green chiles, cumin, oregano, and chili powder. Saute briefly.
Deglaze with beer and reduce briefly.
Season with salt and ground black pepper. Adjust accordingly and set aside to cool down.
In a mixing bowl, combine the eggs and milk. Beat until evenly incorporated.
Add your stale bread and half of the sausage mixture into the bowl. Fold until well coated.
Transfer your soaked bread to the baking casserole, then add your remaining sausage mixture, and finally sprinkle the top with cheese. Bake for roughly 30 minutes or until golden brown.
Transfer to a cooling rack.
Serve with tomato sauce, cheese, shredded salad greens, or sour cream and enjoy!
