Recipe For Cooking John Wayne Casserole

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John Wayne Casserole

John Wayne is famous around the Maricopa, Arizona, area as he was one of the owners of Red River Farms, a lrg. feed lot near there.

8 oz. canned, diced green chiles
1 lb. Monterey jack cheese, coarsely grated
1 lb. Cheddar cheese, coarsely grated
3/4 C. evaporated milk
4 eggs, separated
1 Tbsp. flour
1/2 tea. salt
1/8 tea. pepper
2 tomatoes, thinly sliced

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Mix chiles and cheeses and put into a buttered shallow casserole.

In a sm. bowl combine milk, egg yolks, flour, salt and pepper. 

In a lrg. bowl beat egg whites to stiff peaks. Gently fold whites into the yolk mixture. Then pour the mixture over the cheese and chile mixture and carefully blend. Bake for 30 min.