Wouldn’t you like to say good morning with Huevos Rancheros?
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It doesn’t take long to make breakfast extra special and I promise my Huevos Rancheros will be met by smiling faces at your breakfast table. Even the pickiest eaters will love this vegetarian breakfast that takes minutes to make.
How to make Huevos Rancheros
Let’s get started by gathering the ingredients we need for our recipe. In chef speak this is called a mise en place (everything in its place). It’s a good habit to get into and you always have the ingredients you need ready and waiting before you get started.
For the salsa use can use my Mexican salsa verde recipe here, it works a treat.
The first step is really easy and you can make 2 or 20 tortillas for this delicious breakfast dish just by getting everything ready. Get a griddle or frying pan (or barbecue grill) hot and cook each side of the tortilla to brown slightly. You can, of course, use butter to make them extra flavorful but it’s not necessary.
The next step is adding a nice layer of heated refried beans to the tortilla. You could do this in batches if you’re cooking for a large group and keep them in a 200-degree oven while you were cooking the eggs.
The next step is adding a perfectly cooked (or as close as possible) fried egg to the top of the beans. I like my eggs sunny side up, but you can make them over easy if your guests prefer the eggs cooked a little more.
Then it’s time to add all the delicious toppings and sit down to breakfast. Full disclosure I ate three of those….sigh
If you’re looking for another one of my favorite Mexican breakfast treats, check out my recipe for Pan Dulce.
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Huevos Rancheros
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- 6 Mission corn tortillas
- 1 pouch Isadora refried beans 15.2 ounces
- 4 ounces Cacique queso fresco cheese crumbled
- ½ cup Cacique crema
- 1 cup salsa fresca homemade or store-bought
- 1 cup guacamole homemade or store-bought
- 2 tablespoon cilantro chopped for garnish
Salsa Fresca Recipe
- 1 medium tomato diced
- ¼ cup red onion diced
- 1 teaspoon cilantro finely diced
- 1 lime juice from lime
- sea salt to taste
Guacamole Recipe
- 2 avocado Hass variety, ripe
- ¼ cup tomato diced
- 1 teaspoon cilantro finely diced
- 1 lime juice from lime
- jalapeno or hot sauce to taste optional
Instructions
- On a heated griddle warm both sides of the tortilla till they get a little toasted. You can use butter, pan spray or a nonstick skillet to heat them. Set aside till needed wrapped in a clean dish towel.
- Heat refried beans in pan or microwave
- In a non-stick skillet fry the eggs to your cooking preference. Use butter, pan spray to keep the egg from sticking.
Salsa Fresca
- In a mixing bowl add diced tomatoes, onion, cilantro and lime juice. Season with sea salt to taste. * If you like heat feel free to add some diced jalapeno or hot sauce.
Guacamole
- Mash avocado with a potato masher or fork until you have the desired texture
- Add the diced tomato, cilantro, and lime juice. Season with sea salt to taste. *If you like heat feel free to add some diced jalapeno
Assembly
- Place warmed tortilla on dish or serving platter
- Top each tortilla with a 2-3tablespoon of refried beans
- Place fried egg on top of the beans slightly off center to show the beans
- Top egg with salsa fresca, Cacique queso fresco cheese, Cacique® crema and cilantro
- Serve with your favorite hot sauce and enjoy!
Elizabeth Edgar says
Looks so delicious! I love Mexican food because I grew up in Tucson, AZ a couple of hours from Mexico border.
Rebecca Wilson says
This sounds like such a perfect meal. My whole family would probably really enjoy this.
Nati says
This special breakfast sounds delicious! We usually have a much lighter menu for breakfast but this could be a great option for our brunches!
Melanie williams says
Wow this looks great. these would be perfect for a Mexican night in with friends and family x
Angela Tolsma says
My husband would love this for breakfast! Definitely going to share it with him. I love your images and how perfect your eggs look.
Marjie Mare says
Now, I have my kitchen back, I will make this recipe this weekend. I had huevos rancheros, once and now I can make my own.
Elaine says
I always see huevos rancheros when we go out for breakfast. It looks intriguing, but I’m more of a sweet breakfast kind of gal when we go out. At home I prefer the savory breakfast flavors though. So glad I found this recipe. I’ll give it a try this weekend.
Graciella says
Huevos Rancheros for breakfast sounds perfect to me! I have never tried it before but it looks delicious so I will try your recipe for sure! I think I am a chef too as I always prepare the ingredients mise en place style when I cook haha
Ria Parikh says
Okay this definitely makes for a great breakfast indeed. I love Mexican food and the fact that I can incorporate it for breakfast just makes my day, haha!
Stephanie says
I’ve been living in Texas for years now and I have yet to try Huevos Rancheros. I won’t try them out somewhere because I can’t stand a yolk that isn’t fully cooked. We do “big breakfast Sunday” at our house and now I want to try these soon!
Eileen Mendoza Loya says
I will be making this for Saturday brunch. Looks really delicious and I know my family will enjoy this. We can pretend we are vacation in Mexico. Haha. I have to hype up the ambiance too.
Kate Kreates says
I used to love going out for huevos rancheros when I was studying in Mexico… I’m going to try this recipe and pretend I’m back there!
Jessica Hughes says
This looks like such a delicious and filling breakfast! I’ve never made this myself but it really doesn’t look too difficult!