This new favorite is my mom’s creation. She does some serious tailgating every fall and has developed some great, easy recipes for feeding a crowd.

1 package Morningstar Farms faux sausage crumbles

2 cans chopped green chiles

9 corn tortillas, cut into strips (I do this quickly with kitchen shears)

2 cups shredded cheese (I like a sharp cheddar)

8 eggs

½ cup milk

1 teaspoon cumin

a few shakes of Tabasco sauce

paprika

your favorite salsa

sour cream

1. Lightly oil your crock pot. Layer 1/3 of your tortilla strips on the bottom. Top with 1 can of the chiles, ½ the sausage crumbles (no need to thaw), ½ the cheese. Repeat the layers.
2. Whisk together milk, eggs, cumin and Tabasco and pour over. Top with remaining 1/3 of the tortilla strips. Sprinkle with paprika.*
3. Bake on low for 7 – 9 hours.
4. Bring to potluck and serve with salsa and sour cream to rave reviews.

*this may be made ahead and refrigerated overnight.

If faux sausage isn’t your style, you could substitute red peppers and/or onions, diced. Or, and this just occurred to me, spinach.