Spicy Egg Bake

I was planning to make German pancakes this morning but I had some left over taco meat and salsa from dinner on Friday so put them to good use with this breakfast casserole that I found in my Taste of Home Breakfast & Brunch magazine.  I halved the recipe since our family is small but still used all of the crescent rolls since they would just go to waste if I hadn't used them.

Spicy Egg Bake

1 tube refrigerated crescent rolls

10 eggs

1/3 c. water

3 T. butter

1 1/2 c. prepared taco meat

1 c. shredded cheddar cheese

1 c. shredded Monterey Jack cheese

1 c. salsa

Unroll crescent rolls into a greased 9x13 in casserole dish.  Seal seams and perforations; set aside.  In a small bowl, whisk eggs and water.  In a large skillet heat butter until hot.  Add egg mixture; cook and stir over medium heat until eggs are almost set.  Remove from the heat.  Sprinkle taco meat over dough.  Layer with eggs, cheeses, and salsa.  Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 14-16 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted.

In my test kitchen: 

It wasn't until I was typing this recipe here on the blog that I noticed that water was an ingredient.  Oops.  I just whisked the eggs and cooked them up.  I am thinking they may have been a little fluffier if I had used water but  I'm not sure it made much difference since I didn't notice until now.  Again, I halved the recipe and put the whole tube of crescent rolls in a 9x9 pan instead.  I used 5 eggs and added some salt and pepper.  I sprinkled 3/4 c. taco meat across the dough and used 1/2 c. colby jack cheese and 1/2 c. mozarella cheese since that is what I had on hand.  I see lots of recipes with Monterey Jack cheese though so I think I will need to buy some and see how it tastes.  I also used Chili's salsa in my recipe since I had that on hand as well.  I actually think I prefer it to regular salsa because it is a little smoother.  I don't really like big chunks of salsa in casseroles and this salsa still gave it the kick that the recipe needed.  I also eyeballed the salsa amount.  I'm sure I didn't use as much salsa as it called for...I think it would taste good with a little or a lot...depending on your preference.

~Happy Cooking!