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Healthy Migas Recipe

This migas recipe couldn't get any easier. It takes less than 30 minutes to make from start to finish and only a handful of basic ingredients.
  • cook TIME 15 mins
  • prep TIME 5 mins
  • total TIME 20 mins
Course: Side DishCuisine: Mexican
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 212 kcal
Author: Tuyet Pham, Luna Regina

Ingredients (10)

  • 4 medium eggs
  • 2 oz red onions divided, 1 ½ oz roughly chopped, and ½ oz finely diced
  • 1 oz jalapeño peppers fresh, divided, ¾ oz deseeded diced, and ¼ oz sliced
  • 8 oz red cherry tomatoes quartered
  • 2 oz tortilla chips
  • 1/4 cup homemade tomato sauce
  • 1 oz mozzarella cheese grated
  • 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp cilantro chopped
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

1

Sauté the onions: Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add 1 1/2 oz chopped red onions and cook for 2 minutes or until slightly softened and translucent.

2

Sauté the jalapeño peppers: Add 3/4 oz diced jalapeño peppers to the same pan and cook for another minute.

3

Cook the tomatoes: Add 8 oz cherry tomatoes to the pan and cook for 5 minutes.

4

Make the sauce: Add 1/4 cup tomato sauce and stir for 1 minute.

5

Scramble the eggs: Whisk 4 eggs in a bowl until combined. Add eggs to the pan and stir gently for 5 minutes over low heat until slightly set. Turn off the heat.

6

Mix in the tortilla chips: Add 2 oz tortilla chips to the scrambled eggs and mix it in.

7

Garnish and serve: Sprinkle 1 oz mozzarella cheese, 1/2 oz finely diced red onions, 1/4 oz sliced jalapeño peppers, 1 tbsp chopped cilantro, and 1/4 tsp black pepper. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 212kcal | Fat 13g | Saturated Fat 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat 1g | Monounsaturated Fat 2g | Cholesterol 169mg | Sodium 197mg | Potassium 304mg | Carbohydrate 15g | Fiber 2g | Sugar 3g | Protein 9g | Vitamin A 886IU | Vitamin C 26mg | Calcium 73mg | Iron 2mg