Description
Southern Breakfast Enchiladas with Sausage Gravy: Hearty, comforting, and packed with Southern soul. Soft flour tortillas wrapped around fluffy scrambled eggs, halal turkey breakfast sausage, and melty cheese, all smothered in creamy sausage gravy—this Tex-Mex meets Southern classic is the ultimate brunch or holiday morning dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 flour tortillas
- 1 lb halal turkey breakfast sausage
- 8 large eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 1 cup shredded cheddar or Monterey Jack
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1½ cups milk
- ½ lb halal turkey sausage (cooked + crumbled)
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp paprika
- Optional toppings: sliced green onions, parsley, extra cheese
Instructions
- In a skillet, cook halal turkey sausage until browned; remove and set aside.
- In a bowl, whisk eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Melt butter in the skillet and scramble eggs until soft.
- Add cooked sausage and cheese to the eggs; stir gently to combine.
- Spoon filling into each tortilla, roll tightly, and arrange seam-side down in a greased baking dish.
- Make gravy: melt butter in a saucepan, whisk in flour, and cook 1 minute. Slowly add milk until thickened.
- Stir in the cooked halal sausage, pepper, salt, and paprika. Simmer 2–3 minutes.
- Pour gravy over the enchiladas.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 20–25 minutes until hot and bubbly.
- Garnish with green onions or parsley and serve warm.
Notes
- Enchiladas can be assembled ahead and refrigerated overnight before baking.
- Leftovers reheat well in the microwave or oven.
- To keep the dish gluten-free, use gluten-free tortillas and thicken the gravy with a gluten-free flour alternative if needed.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern, Tex-Mex
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 enchilada
- Calories: 360 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 650 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 185 mg
Keywords: Southern Breakfast Enchiladas, Sausage Gravy, Halal Turkey Sausage, Brunch Recipe, Tex-Mex Fusion, Egg Enchiladas, Comfort Food, Holiday Breakfast