Recipe information
Yield
Serves 4
Ingredients
1/2 pound hot Italian sausages, casings removed
1 3/4 cups chopped onion
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 teaspoons chopped canned chipotle chilies*
10 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, grated (about 2 1/2 cups packed)
12 6-inch-diameter flour or corn tortillas
*Canned chipotle chilies in adobo sauce are available at Latin American markets and most supermarkets.
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Sauté sausages and onion in large skillet over medium-high heat until brown, breaking up clumps of sausage with back of spoon, about 10 minutes. Mix in 1/2 cup cilantro and 1 teaspoon chipotle chilies. Transfer mixture to 9-inch-diameter baking dish. Mix cheese and remaining 1/2 cup cilantro and 1 teaspoon chipotle chilies in medium bowl. Sprinkle cheese mixture over sausage mixture. Bake casserole 10 minutes.
Step 2
Wrap tortillas in aluminum foil. Place tortillas in oven to heat through. Continue to bake casserole until cheese bubbles, about 10 minutes.
Step 3
Serve casserole with warm tortillas.
