Mexican Brunch Enchiladas With Creamy Cheese Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb lamb breakfast sausage
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 5 green onions, chopped
• 14 large eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons whipping cream or 2 tablespoons half-and-half cream
• salt and pepper
• 8 (8 inch) flour tortillas
• 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• shredded cheese, for topping (any amount desired)
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 3 cups half-and-half cream (or use full-fat milk)
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies, undrained
• salt
• black pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 butter a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• 3 for the cheese sauce; melt butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat.
• 4 add in flour; whisk constantly for about 1 minute.
• 5 slowly add in the half and half cream; cook over medium heat whisking for about 5 minutes or until thickened; remove from heat.
• 6 add in the shredded cheese and chiles; mix until the cheese is melted and smooth.
• 7 season with salt and pepper if desired.
• 8 for the enchiladas; cook the sausage in a large skillet crumbling with a spoon until cooked; remove the meat to a plate and drain fat.
• 9 melt butter in the skillet, add in the green onions; saute for 1 minute.
• 10 in a bowl whisk the eggs with whipping cream then season with salt and pepper; add into the skillet that has the green onions in it; cook eggs without stirring until set on the bottom, then continue to cook stirring gently until the eggs are cooked but still moist; remove from heat and gently fold in the 1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar and the cooked sausage.
• 11 spoon about 1/3-cup of the egg mixture down the middle of each flour tortilla; roll and place seam side down into prepared baking dish.
• 12 pour the prepared cheese sauce evenly over the tortillas.
• 13 bake covered for about 25 minutes.
• 14 remove from oven and sprinkle with more shredded cheddar; return to oven and bake another 8 minutes, or until the casserole is hot and the cheese has melted (you can also bake it uncovered with the cheese added on top for 30 minutes, but i find that the cheese becomes too hard).
• 15 delicious!