Chile Relleno Casserole

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb chorizo sausage (spicy mexican sausage)
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed, minced, to taste
• 2 (4 ounce) cans whole mild green chilies, drained & seeds removed
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese or 2 cups mexican blend cheese, divided
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash tabasco sauce or 1 dash cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, brown sausage and ground beef, breaking up meat as it cooks.
• 2 add onion and garlic; cook until onion is tender.
• 3 drain well, as chorizo is quite greasy.
• 4 cut the chilies into strips length-wise.
• 5 line a 9x9" square baking dish with half of the chilies; top with 1 1/2 cups of cheese.
• 6 add browned meat mixture then top with remaining chilies; set aside.
• 7 beat together eggs and flour until smooth; add milk, salt, and tabasco or cayenne pepper.
• 8 pour egg mixture over casserole.
• 9 bake, uncovered, in a 350f oven for about 35 to 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted around the center comes out clean.
• 10 sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of cheese over the top of the hot casserole.
• 11 let stand for 5 minutes before serving.