
How To Make Corn Tortilla Quiche
This quiche recipe takes on some Mexican flavors with the corn tortillas, then loaded with savory sausages and ricotta, to whip up a filling breakfast meal!
Serves:
Ingredients
- ¾lbpork sausage
- 5corn tortillas,(6-inch)
- 1cupmonterey jack cheese,shredded
- 1cupcheddar cheese,shredded
- ¼cupgreen chiles,canned, chopped
- 6eggs,beaten
- ½cupheavy whipping cream
- ½cupricotta cheese
- ½tspchili powder
- ¼cupfresh cilantro,minced
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch pie plate.
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Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in sausage. Cook and stir for about 10 minutes until sausage is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Drain and discard any excess grease.
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Place the four tortillas in prepared pie plate, overlapping and extending ½-inch beyond rim, then place the remaining tortilla in the center.
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Layer the sausage, Monterey Jack cheese, Cheddar cheese, and green chilies over tortillas.
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Combine the eggs, heavy whipping cream, ricotta cheese, and chili powder in a bowl, then slowly pour in the egg mixture into the pie plate.
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Bake in the oven for about 45 minutes until center is set and puffed.
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Sprinkle with cilantro and cut into wedges, then serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 546.87kcal
- Fat:Â 42.88g
- Saturated Fat:Â 20.50g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.33g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 13.97g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 4.55g
- Carbohydrates:Â 12.12g
- Fiber:Â 1.45g
- Sugar:Â 1.98g
- Protein:Â 28.83g
- Cholesterol:Â 279.38mg
- Sodium:Â 795.40mg
- Calcium:Â 415.42mg
- Potassium:Â 370.83mg
- Iron:Â 1.98mg
- Vitamin A: 301.11µg
- Vitamin C:Â 15.46mg
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