These do take some time to prepare, but they are oh so worth the wait! Sausage, eggs, and cheese wrapped in flour tortillas, covered with a homemade cheddar cheese sauce and pepper jack cheese, then topped with fresh tomatoes, green onions, and cilantro...Simplemente delicioso!
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 8
Ingredients
SAUSAGE:
1 lb.hot pork sausage
SCRAMBLED EGGS:
2T.butter
4green onionsthinly sliced
2T. fresh cilantro
14lg.eggsbeaten
3/4tsp.salt
1/2tsp.pepper
CHEESE SAUCE:
1/3c.butter
1/3c.all-purpose flour
3c.milk
2c. (8 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese
1(4.5 oz.) can chopped green chilesun-drained
3/4tsp.salt
8(8-inch) flour tortillas
1c. (4 oz.) shredded pepper jack cheese
TOPPINGS :
halvedgrape tomatoesfor garnish
sliced green onionsfor garnish
fresh chopped cilantrofor garnish
Instructions
SAUSAGE: Cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until sausage crumbles and is no longer pink. Remove from pan, drain well, pressing between paper towels.
CHEESE SAUCE: Meanwhile, melt 1/3 cup butter in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat; whisk in flour until smooth. Cook, whisking constantly, for about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk; cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, 5 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat, and whisk in Cheddar cheese, green chilis, and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Makes 4 cups
EGGS: Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add green onions and cilantro, sauté for 1 minute. Add eggs, salt and pepper, cook without stirring, until eggs begin to set on bottom. Draw a spatula across bottom of pan to form large curds. Continue to cook until eggs are thickened but still moist; do not stir constantly. Remove from heat, and gently fold in 1 1/2 cups cheese sauce and sausage.
Spoon about 1/2 cup egg mixture down the center of each flour tortilla; roll up tightly. Place seam side down, in a lightly greased 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Pour remaining cheese sauce evenly over tortillas; sprinkle evenly with Pepper Jack cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until sauce is bubbly. Serve with desired toppings.