Please tell me you have heard of this incredible dish before? Huevos Rancheros (Spanish for “rancher’s eggs”) is a popular Mexican recipe that’s made up of three signature ingredients; tortillas, fried eggs, and salsa.
Ingredients:
- Tortillas– white corn tortillas are traditional but you can use small flour as well.
- Refried beans– pinto refried beans or black refried beans.
- Homemade salsa– Olive oil, onion, garlic, Cumin, salt, pepper, fire roasted tomatoes, diced green chiles
- Eggs– cooked any way you like
- Cilantro, avocado
How to Make Huevos Rancheros:
1. Make the salsa. Add olive oil to a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté for a few minutes. Stir in cumin, salt and pepper, fire-roasted tomatoes (including juices), diced green chiles, and bring mixture to a simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Heat tortillas, one at a time, on a lightly sprayed skillet for about 1 minute on each side.
3. Top with refried beans. Spread a spoonful of warm refried beans on each tortilla.
4. Spoon salsa over the beans
Other Variations:
- Vegan huevos rancheros: Omit the egg and add extra beans and avocado.
- Add Mexican rice
- Change up the eggs– Make this dish with your favorite type of eggs (poached, scrambled, etc).
- Add chorizo
- Add cheese: Shredded cheddar or crumbled cotija cheese.
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Author: Lauren Allen Servings: 6 Calories: 190 Prep 10 Minutes Cook 10 Minutes Total 20 Minutes- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, pressed or finely minced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 14.5 ounce can fire-roasted tomatoes
- 4 ounce can diced green chiles
- 6 small white corn tortillas
- 1 1/2 cups refried beans heated
- 6 large eggs over easy or fried
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 avocado, chopped
Add olive oil to a medium sized skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté for a few minutes. Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
Stir in cumin, salt and pepper. Add the entire can of fire-roasted tomatoes (including juices) and diced green chiles and bring mixture to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat and set aside. Taste and add more seasonings, to taste.
Heat a clean non-stick skillet. Spray lightly with non-stick spray. Heat tortillas, one at a time, for about 1 minute on each side.
Spread a spoonful of warm refried beans on each tortilla.
Spoon salsa over the beans and top with a fried egg.
Garnish with chopped cilantro and avocados.
Serving: 6g Calories: 190kcal Carbohydrates: 15g Protein: 9g Fat: 10g Saturated Fat: 2g Cholesterol: 163mg Sodium: 518mg Potassium: 272mg Fiber: 5g Sugar: 4g Vitamin A: 635IU Vitamin C: 7.3mg Calcium: 79mg Iron: 2.2mg