Egg green Chili Cheese puff casserole

Egg green chili cheese puff

10 eggs

½ C flour (I use half white  all purpose and half whole grain flour)

1 tsp. baking powder

¼ tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper

¼ tsp onion powder

1/8 tsp garlic powder

½ pint (1 cup) small curd cottage cheese

6 oz. shredded cheddar or Colby jack cheese

4 T butter, sliced and diced

1 can diced green chilies
1/2 C milk

4-5 strips of bacon, or ½ lb. diced ground Jimmy dean sausage, cooked/crumbled

Optional: add about 1 cup total of sautéed onions, bell pepper, and mushrooms.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Beat eggs.

3. Sift together the dry ingredients.

4. Blend well the dry ingredients into the eggs.

5. Stir in cottage cheese, shredded cheese, green chilies, breakfast meat, and sautéed vegetables.

6. In a 9 x 13 casserole dish, place the cut up butter and place it in the oven for 2 minutes only. Pull it out, swirl the butter around, and set it on the stove until you have everything else ready.

7. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the center is firm.

Serve hot with sour cream and salsa if desired. I love it as it is! It also makes great leftovers for the next morning.

(We have to double this and serve it in 2 casserole dishes to feed my family except we don't add the green chilies and the other vegetables to the second dish for the kids.)