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Make-Ahead King Ranch Breakfast Casserole

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Tablespoon Kitchens
Updated Aug 13, 2018
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Fact: King Ranch is a place in Texas, not a flavor from Texas. Also fact: We’re obsessed with King Ranch chicken casserole, so it should come as no surprise to you that we found a way to eat it for breakfast with this casserole recipe that you can make the night before.

Make-Ahead King Ranch Breakfast Casserole

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 4 hr 25 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable or canola oil
  • 1 cup chopped onions
  • 3/4 cup chopped yellow or red bell pepper (1 medium)
  • 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles
  • 1 packet (.85 oz) Old El Paso™ Chicken Taco Seasoning Mix
  • 2 packages (7 oz each) fully cooked frozen chicken breakfast sausage links, thawed and chopped
  • 3 cups frozen diced hash brown potatoes
  • 1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic fire roasted diced tomatoes, drained
  • 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (8 oz)
  • 12 large eggs, beaten
  • 2 green onions, sliced

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and bell pepper; cook to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables just start to soften. Remove from heat. Stir in green chiles, taco seasoning mix and sausage until well combined.
  • Step 
    3
    Place hash browns in baking dish; spoon sausage mixture on top. Top with tomatoes and 1 1/2 cups of the Cheddar cheese. Carefully pour eggs over assembled casserole. Top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours but no longer than 12 hours.
  • Step 
    4
    Heat oven to 350°F. Uncover; bake 45 to 50 minutes or until top is lightly browned, center is set and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes. Top with green onions.

Nutrition

470 Calories
25g Total Fat
27g Protein
35g Total Carbohydrate
6g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
470
Calories from Fat
230
Total Fat
25g
38%
Saturated Fat
10g
48%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
335mg
112%
Sodium
1260mg
53%
Potassium
730mg
21%
Total Carbohydrate
35g
12%
Dietary Fiber
3g
13%
Sugars
6g
Protein
27g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
20%
20%
Vitamin C
30%
30%
Calcium
25%
25%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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