Southwestern Breakfast Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 1/2 ounce) package corn muffin mix
• 3 cups bread cubes
• 8 ounces turkey sausage (italian or lamb sausage)
• 1 cup diced onion
• 2 1/2 cups skim milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (10 ounce) can rotel tomatoes & chilies
• 1 (8 ounce) carton egg substitute
• 1 cup monterey jack cheese
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 prepare the corn muffin mix according to package directions and cool. crumble muffins into a large bowl and mix in bread. set aside.
• 2 remove casings from sausage, crumble and cook in large nonstick skillet over medium heat until browned.
• 3 remove from pan and saute` onion until translucent.
• 4 combine milk, cumin, pepper, tomatoes, and egg substitute; stir with whisk until well blended; add sausage and onions stirring well.
• 5 stir into bread mixture.
• 6 spoon 1/2 of mixture into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. top with 1/2 cheese. spoon remaining mixture over cheese.
• 7 cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
• 8 allow casserole to sit at room temperature about 30 minutes while preheating oven to 350 degrees.
• 9 9. bake casserole for 20 minutes or until set. top with remaining cheese and bake an additional 15 minutes. let stand 5 minutes before serving.