mexican-style scrambled eggs
(2 ratings)
In traditional Mexican cooking, this dish is known as Migas. Typically consisting of eggs, day-old tortillas, onions, garlic, and chiles, it's an inexpensive and easy way to feed a crowd. Make sure to use baked rather than fried tortilla chips, because they are far less greasy.
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(2 ratings)
yield
4 serving(s)
prep time
10 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For mexican-style scrambled eggs
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6 lgeggs, lightly beaten
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1 cbaked tortilla chips, broken into 1/2-inch pieces
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1/4 tspsalt
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1/8 tsppepper
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2 Tbspunsalted butter
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1onion, chopped medium
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2garlic cloves, minced
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1jallapeno, stemmed, seeded, minced
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2 ozpepper jack cheese, shredded (1/2 cup)
How To Make mexican-style scrambled eggs
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1Whisk together the eggs, tortilla chips, salt, and pepper.
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2Melt the butter in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, swirling to coat the pan. Add the onion, red pepper, garlic, and jalapeno and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
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3Add the eggs and cook while gently pushing, lifting, and folding them from one side of the pan to the other until they are nicely clumped, shiny, and wet, about 2 minutes.
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4Quickly fold in the cheese and remove the mixture from the pan.
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