Mexican Huevos Rancheros

Sharon123's Note:

When I lived in Mexico, this was one of my favorite meals! Easy and oh so good! Delicioso!

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 1 green pepper , chopped
• 1 tomato , peeled and chopped
• 1 clove garlic , minced
• 1 jalapeno pepper , chopped (optional)
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (Tabasco is good)
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• ½ cup water
• 6 eggs

Directions:

1. In large skillet, heat olive oil.
2. Add onion and green pepper, cook until tender.
3. Add tomato, garlic, jalapeno, if using, oregano, salt, hot pepper sauce, tomato sauce and water.
4. Simmer, covered for 20 minutes.
5. Uncover.
6. Break eggs, one at a time, into cup and slip into sauce.
7. Cover and simmer over low heat until eggs are set, about 5 minutes.
8. Serve over tortillas or toasted English muffins, topped with some of the sauce.
9. Enjoy!

Reviews

[HeatherFeather]

Fabulous dish! Everything about this was great - the ease of prep, the clear and accurate instructions, the color and look of the finished dish, and the wonderful taste. Even the amount of heat was perfect - very spicy, enough to clear those sinuses, but not enough to overpower the rest of the ingredients. I did use the full tsp of hot sauce as well as a whole chili pepper (which I partially seeded). Thanks - a real winner!

[Chef #455520]

I travel to New Mexico quite often and this is the first thing I order. As I am a HUGE fan of salsa verde I substitute this for the standard "red" sauce and poach the eggs separately. I always get requests for this dish when my kids visit for brunch. The refried beans on the tortillas are a nice touch to the dish but not necessary.

[Eldeevee]

This is an excellent recipe and I made the sauce and eggs exactly as written. My only deviation was to use tortillas as the "bread" component and I spread the tortillas with a black bean dip before I topped them with the eggs and sauce. I wish that I read another reviewers review about freezing some sauce for another meal before I made them, but there is always the next time. Thanks for another great recipe Sharon!