Christmas Green Chile Egg Casserole recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup butter
1 (16 ounce) package cottage cheese
1 pound shredded Monterey Jack cheese
2 (4 ounce) cans diced green chiles
10 eggs
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt

Nutrition Info

480.9 calories
carbohydrate: 6.9 g
cholesterol: 321.9 mg
fat: 37.5 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 29.5 g
saturatedFat: 21.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1235 mg
sugar: 1.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Set butter in a 6x10-inch casserole dish, place dish in the preheating oven until butter is melted.

  2. Mix cottage cheese, Jack cheese, green chiles, eggs, flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl using an electric hand mixer. Pour mixture into the melted butter in the casserole dish.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), bake until middle of casserole is set, about 50 more minutes. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

My family demands this casserole every Christmas morning. I've only once dared to try something new, and this was sorely missed! Make this for a brunch and I guarantee you will get recipe requests. This family-favorite is not very healthy, so it only comes out for special occasions.

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