Tex-Mex Breakfast Braid

Name: Tex-Mex Breakfast Braid
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southwestern
Ingredients: 1 can (8 oz.) Pillsbury™ refrigerated Crescent Dough Sheet; 3 eggs; 2 tablespoons milk; 1 can (4.5 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles; 1 teaspoon from 1 container (6.25 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix; 1/4 lb breakfast sausage; 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated; 1/4 cup prepared salsa

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Prep 20 min
Total 35 min
Servings 4

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Start the morning off with a pop of Mexican flavors!

by: Buns In My Oven

Updated May 26, 2022

Make With

Pillsbury Crescents

Ingredients

1 can (8 oz.) Pillsbury™ refrigerated Crescent Dough Sheet
3 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1 can (4.5 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles
1 teaspoon from 1 container (6.25 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
1/4 lb breakfast sausage
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1/4 cup prepared salsa

Steps

1

Heat oven to 375°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
2

Crack eggs into a small bowl and add the milk. Whisk well.
3

Heat a small skillet over medium heat and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Add the eggs to the pan and cook, stirring often, until just slightly wet. Stir in the green chiles and taco seasoning. Remove eggs to a plate and set aside.
4

Return skillet to medium heat and add sausage to the pan, crumbling it as it cooks, until cooked through. Set aside.
5

Unroll the crescent dough onto the parchment-lined baking sheet. Use a knife or pizza cutter to make diagonal cuts 1-inch on each side of the crescent dough, leaving a 3-inch strip in the center of the dough for the filling.
6

Spoon the egg into the center of the dough. Top with sausage and sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese.
7

Alternately cross strips over filling to seal.
8

Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
9

Remove from oven and top with remaining 1/4 cup of cheese and salsa.

Nutrition Information

430 Calories, 27g Total Fat, 16g Protein, 32g Total Carbohydrate, 7g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 430

Calories from Fat: 240

Total Fat: 27g; 41%

Saturated Fat: 10g; 51%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 175mg; 59%

Sodium: 1140mg; 48%

Potassium: 180mg; 5%

Total Carbohydrate: 32g; 11%

Dietary Fiber: 0g; 0%

Sugars: 7g

Protein: 16g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 10%; 10%

Vitamin C: 8%; 8%

Calcium: 15%; 15%

Iron: 10%; 10%

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

Let’s have a little real talk, shall we? Sausage and eggs. They’re fine. You can totally get down with plain old sausage and eggs a couple times per week. I won’t hold it against you. It’s just... have you tried putting your sausage and eggs inside a big ol’ sheet of crescent dough? And maybe adding some pizzazz by way of chopped green chiles, taco seasoning, and fresh salsa? No? Regular sausage and eggs isn’t looking so good now, is it? Let’s liven breakfast up, friends! This is easy stuff. You’ll need a sheet of crescent dough, some eggs, some sausage, chopped green chiles, a little salsa, some good old cheddar, milk and taco seasoning. Bake ‘er up. She’ll be golden and gorgeous. I like to sprinkle a touch more cheese on the top and then spoon on some fresh salsa. This is better than a boring breakfast of sausage patties and scrambled eggs, isn’t it? I knew it!