Perfect for holiday entertaining or a lazy Saturday morning, this Tex-Mex breakfast casserole recipe is no ordinary egg bake. The Tex-Mex flavors will kick-start your day with a little heat from ingredients like taco seasoning mix, green chiles and salsa. Set your slow cooker and get ready to raise the bar on breakfast!
Slow-Cooker Tex-Mex Breakfast Casserole
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 3 hr 25 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 10
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
- 1/3 cup water
- 8 eggs
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (8 oz)
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (4 oz)
- 5 cups frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed (from 30-oz bag)
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- Chopped tomatoes, sliced green onions, salsa, chopped fresh cilantro and sour cream, if desired
Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1Spray 5- to 6-quart oval slow cooker with cooking spray. In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook pork over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until no longer pink; drain. Stir in taco seasoning mix and water. Cook over medium heat 1 minute, stirring constantly to coat.
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Step2In large bowl, beat eggs and half-and-half with whisk. Stir in green chiles, shredded cheeses, hash brown potatoes and seasoned cooked pork. Carefully stir in cream cheese cubes. Transfer mixture to slow cooker.
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Step3Cover insert with large kitchen towel. Place slow-cooker lid on top of towel. (This will prevent condensation from dripping during cooking.)
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Step4Cook on High heat setting 3 to 3 1/2 hours, rotating insert after 1 1/2 hours. Cook until casserole is set and temperature in center is 165°F. Top with remaining ingredients.
Nutrition
500
Calories
32g
Total Fat
25g
Protein
27g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 500
- Calories from Fat
- 290
- Total Fat
- 32g
- 50%
- Saturated Fat
- 16g
- 82%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 245mg
- 81%
- Sodium
- 630mg
- 26%
- Potassium
- 580mg
- 17%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 27g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 25g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 35%
- 35%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 2 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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