This Mexican Breakfast Casserole is full of your favorite Latin-style flavors and even makes a good dinner dish. It’s that filling and that delicious!
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Mexican Breakfast Casserole
Do you have a favorite ethnic style of food? Maybe it’s Italian? Mexican? German? Chinese? … or perhaps it’s American? I don’t think I’ve ever met a Mexican, Latin, or Spanish type food I didn’t like. I sometimes think I was born into the wrong food culture! 😉
This means that whenever I see a Mexican recipe I’ve never tried, I have to grab it immediately.
Usually, I like to serve this casserole with some kind of fruit as a side dish.
I think the only thing I would do differently the next time (because there will be a next time) is to double the recipe and bake it in a 9×13 pan. I really wanted some leftovers for the next day – but we didn’t have any leftovers!
Trust me, if there was ever an “instant favorite” breakfast meal, it’s definitely Mexican Breakfast Casserole. You and your family will gobble it right up!!
Mexican Breakfast Casserole: Ingredients & Equipment
For this Mexican Breakfast Casserole, you will need …
Ingredients
- refried beans, Ro-Tel tomatoes, tortillas – this forms the bottom of your casserole. You’ll layer these in your baking dish first.
- eggs, salt, pepper, hot sauce, green chilis – this is the very tasty middle of your casserole, which you’ll mix together and pour on top of the refried beans, etc.
- bacon, Pepper Jack cheese – you’ll top your casserole with bacon, then again with cheese when the casserole is close to done.
- avocado, tomatoes, salsa, and/or sour cream – optional toppings for this delicious casserole!
Equipment
- 8×8 baking dish – you’ll cook your casserole in this.
- bowl – medium-sized, to create your egg mixture.
- aluminum foil – to spread over your casserole while it bakes.
Mexican Breakfast Casserole: FAQs
About 6 servings. Enough for everyone in your family (and maybe for you to have seconds, too)!
Around an hour or so. You’ll need 20 minutes for prep and 45 minutes to let the casserole bake.
If you don’t have Pepper Jack cheese, cheddar also tastes wonderful. Using chorizo (a type of pork sausage) is great in place of the bacon, too!
If your cheese isn’t melting or sticking together during the baking process, try shredding a block of your chosen cheese yourself instead of using pre-shredded cheese. The packaged stuff has certain preservatives in it which sometimes will prevent the cheese from melting properly!
Yes, but I just think the corn tortillas work best in the recipe! In a pinch, you can also use crushed tortilla chips.
Absolutely! Follow the recipe up to the part where you’d bake it. You can store the unbaked Mexican Breakfast Casserole in the fridge overnight, then bake it once it’s come to room temperature in the morning.
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Mexican Breakfast Casserole
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 can refried beans 16 oz.
- 1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes, drained 10 oz.
- 6 corn tortillas cut into bite-sized pieces
- 6 large eggs
- salt & pepper
- 4 – 6 dashes hot sauce
- 1 can chopped green chilies, undrained 4 oz.
- ½ pound bacon cooked and crumbled
- 1 cup Pepper Jack cheese shredded
- 1 avocado sliced or chopped – for serving
- 2 Roma tomatoes chopped – for serving
- salsa and/or sour cream – for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Spray an 8 X 8-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Spread half of the beans in the bottom of dish. Top with half of the Ro-Tel. Layer the tortillas on top. Spread the other half of the beans over the tortillas and top with the remaining Ro-Tel.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs with salt, pepper, and hot sauce to taste. Add the green chilies and mix. Pour the mixture over the casserole in the dish. Sprinkle the bacon pieces over the top of the eggs. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the foil and bake for 15 minutes longer, adding the cheese during the last 5 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to sit for 5 minutes before slicing.
- Serve with avocado, tomatoes, salsa, and sour cream if desired.
Notes
- Try cooked and crumbled chorizo in place of the bacon.
- You can use Cheddar cheese in place of the Pepper Jack cheese if desired.
Nutrition
Please note that the nutritional information listed on this page is an estimation based on the products I used. Ingredients and nutritional information can vary significantly between brands. Always be sure to read labels. Please verify that a recipe fits your needs before using it. Nutrition info may contain errors, so please verify it independently. Likewise, recipes may contain errors, so please use your common sense when following them.
Originally published on April 18, 2013. Updated on June 15, 2022.
Pinned ! I am into Mexican right now 😉 {The strawberries look great with the dish!}
Jamie this looks awesomely wonderful! Do you think it would be ok to use flour tortillas instead of corn?
Looks wonderful! Pinned 😉 Thanks for sharing!! Have a fabulous day! 🙂
This looks delicious. I love Mexican flavors in my eggs! Paired with some fresh fruit, this sounds like a wonderful and filling breakfast:)
Shannon@CozyCountryLiving
Me too, Shannon! We loved this casserole – and some sort of fresh fruit was perfect for the dish 🙂
So glad you tried this!!! I need to try it your way:)))
Looks great! I can't wait to try this. I also pinned it! Thank you so much. Enjoy your day!
Thanks so much for stopping by and pinning, Kollette 🙂
Ii looks really delicious Jamie
We're not allowed to eat bacon, but I can make it without 🙂
This sounds scrumptious!! I am always looking for new breakfasts receipes. I'm a new follower of yours and would love for you to check out my blog as well. I love to cook too and am just starting to blog about my cooking.
Have a great day!
Deanna @ gloriouslymade.blogspot.com
It looks delicious Jamie! Will definitely be trying this!
Jamie this looks so delicious. What a great dish for breakfast or brunch. I love Mexican flavors any time!
M-M-Mexican is definitely my favorite ethnic food and I would love this! Thanks for sharing at Weekend Potluck. Hope you're getting all settled in. Looking forward to seeing more of your recipes at WP parties! Take good care.
I always like to have a breakfast casserole on hand, and this is a bit different than ones I usually make. I assure you it will be on the table.
That looks so good! Now I'm hungry.
Hope you are having a great weekend and thank you so much for sharing this awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday.
Hope to see you soon!
Miz Helen
I would love to see this on my breakfast plate. Thank you for sharing at Foodie Friends Friday.
This looks good too! Thanks for sharing this one at Delicately Constructed also!
I would love to try this! I'll just have to leave off the cheese and add olives…
Congratulations!
Your recipe is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Have a great weekend and enjoy your new Red Plate.
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Miz Helen
Hey, just stopping by to let you know that you are being featured at this weekend's round up! Come on over and check it out. I'd love for you to put a featured button directly in this post :o)
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On today's Celebration Sundays I've collected an amazing group of 20 Cinco de Mayo recipes. This is one of them!! Don't miss it!! Thanks, Nichi – The Mandatory Mooch http://mandatorymooch.blogspot.com/2013/04/celebration-sundays-cinco-de-mayo.html
You had me at Rotel. But throw in avocado and I think I found tomorrow's breakfast! Pinned and Liked!