Southwestern Eggs With a Kick

Submitted by LynnL

"Great fast breakfast. Can make it as Hot or mild that you like. It takes 25min. from start to finish"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
• 1 yellow sweet pepper, cut into bite-size strips
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil or 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 4 medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 - 1 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 1 medium ripe avocado, seeded, peeled, and sliced (optional)
• fresh chili pepper (optional)

directions

1. Spread almonds in a large skillet. Cook over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Remove almonds from skillet; set aside.
2. Cook sweet pepper and jalapeno pepper in hot oil in same skillet about 2 minutes or until tender. Stir in tomatoes, chili powder, cumin, and salt; bring to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 5 minutes.
3. Break one of the eggs into a measuring cup. Carefully slide the egg into simmering tomato mixture. Repeat with remaining eggs. Sprinkle eggs lightly with salt and pepper.
4. Cover and simmer eggs over medium-low heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until whites are completely set and yolks begin to thicken but are not firm.
5. To serve, transfer eggs to serving plates with a slotted spoon. Stir mixture in skillet; spoon around eggs on plates. Sprinkle with toasted almonds. If desired, serve with avocado slices and garnish with fresh chili peppers.

Reviews

[Starrynews]

Yum, this is a flavorful and delicious dish! A great way to jazz up breakfast. I had some leftover homemade guacamole that needed using up, so I added a scoop of that instead of the avocado. Thanks for sharing! PAC Fall '12