Huevos Rancheros

A filling and delicious breakfast!

Huevos Rancheros is soooooooo good. Everyone in my family loves this dish, and it only takes about 20 minutes to cook. Plus they are a beautiful dish, so when you make these everyone will be eating them with their eyes. Take your cooking skills up a notch with this appetizing breakfast!

Huevos Rancheros is a quick simple and amazingly delicious recipe that I make at least once a week. You can substitute so many parts of this dish, I find I am always able to make it for breakfast as long as I have tortillas and a protein.

What is Huevos Rancheros?

Huevos Rancheros is basically a fried tortilla with refried beans, cheese, eggs and salsa.

Tortillas – I prefer to use the small corn tortillas, but I have also used flour and both are always good! I pan fry them in some oil first to get them nice and crispy and to open up the flavors of the tortilla. I don’t buy any special brand, I usually just get what is on sale or the lowest price.

Beans – You can just use canned refried beans (Aldi has really good tasting inexpensive beans) or you could make them, which is very simple and quick. I never knew how easy it was to make the refried beans for huevos rancheros until I ran out. I looked up a recipe and lo and behold, I had some pinto beans in my cabinet and whipped them up in 5 minutes. Now I just make them every time since it is so easy and delicious.

Cheese – Sometimes I use fresco cheese, sometimes I use cheddar, sometimes I use Colby jack. This particular recipe uses Colby jack, but that’s just because it’s what was in my fridge. The only stipulation with the cheese is that is should be freshly shredded. I don’t like to buy any pre-shredded cheese, since there is always some kind of junk that isn’t good for you in there in order to prevent the cheese from sticking to itself.

Salsa – As for the salsa, I also get a really good salsa from Aldi. It’s mild organic, and is so flavorful and delicious. My husband has a little garden in our backyard, so when the season is right we make our own salsa. You just can’t beat the feeling of growing your own food and making something out of it. It always tastes better because you put the love and time into it.

Eggs – I prefer to use pasture raised eggs. They have a much better flavor, texture, and color which makes them more appealing and in turn helps people to enjoy them more. People always love eating pretty food!

What if someone doesn’t like sunny side up eggs?

You can easily substitute for scrambled or even use a different protein like steak. My daughter loves sunny side up eggs but my husband doesn’t like any “runny” in his eggs. I find it easy enough to just make hers and the scramble a few for him, with this meal it is easy to cater to everyone’s preferences. You can also omit the eggs for a delicious vegetarian version (I use this version for my vegetarian sister) that is still protein rich from the pinto beans.

Ingredients

5 small corn tortillas
5 eggs
1 can refried beans (or homemade!)
1/2 block of shredded Colby jack
salsa

Recipe

Start by frying the tortillas in a little bit of olive oil on medium heat. Flip them after they have started to become golden on the bottom, this takes about 2-3 minutes.

While the tortillas fry, heat up the beans in the microwave for a couple minutes or pan fry to warm. Set aside

Warm some butter in a pan over medium-low heat, and crack the eggs into the pan. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook until desired doneness.

When the tortillas are done, spread the refried beans on top. Then sprinkle some cheese, layer with eggs and top with salsa. Bonus points if you garnish with fresh cilantro.

And that’s it! It’s that simple. You have an amazing dish that looks fancy and everyone will be impressed with your cooking. Serve immediately. Some like to eat with a fork and spoon, and others (like me) like to just pick it up and eat it like a taco. Yes, it’s messy, but who doesn’t love a good meal that you eat with your hands and just can’t put down until it’s gone.