Chilaquiles Scramble
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
4
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Ingredients for - Chilaquiles Scramble

1. Olive oil, divided, or to taste - 2 tablespoons
2. Onion, finely chopped - 1 small
3. Jalapeno pepper, finely chopped - 1
4. Tomato, diced - 1 small
5. Garlic, minced - 2 cloves
6. Salsa verde (green salsa) - ½ cup
7. Ground cumin - ½ teaspoon
8. Salt and ground black pepper to taste - ½ teaspoon
9. Tortilla chips - 3 cups
10. Eggs - 5 large
11. Crumbled Cotija cheese - ½ cup
12. Avocado, sliced - 1 medium
13. Chopped fresh cilantro - ¼ cup
14. Sour cream, or to taste - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Chilaquiles Scramble

1. Stage

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and jalapeño; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomato and garlic; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add salsa and scrape any browned bits off the bottom of the pan. Season with cumin, salt, and pepper. Reduce the heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Add tortilla chips to the pan and stir until coated with sauce.

2. Stage

Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a separate skillet over medium-high heat. Whisk eggs together in a bowl, then pour into the hot pan and cook until starting to set, about 2 minutes. Scrape cooked egg from the edges and fold into the center. Cook until eggs are halfway cooked but still runny, 2 to 3 minutes more.

3. Stage

Fold eggs into tortilla chip mixture. Keep stirring to finish scrambling the eggs, about 2 minutes. Add Cotija cheese and turn off the heat.

4. Stage

Divide egg mixture among four plates. Garnish with avocado, cilantro, and sour cream.