One Pan Fried Egg Chilaquiles
There is almost nothing I love more in this world than a dinner that requires only one pan. Especially when you can serve dinner directly from that pan.
In fact, I’d say the only thing I love more than that is the guy who washes that one pan after dinner. And the children who may or may not turn up their nose at dinner.
I saw this recipe on How Sweet Eats (one of my top five favorite food blogs) and it looked so amazing that I knew I wanted to make it immediately.
But the night I planned to make it, I opened up the recipe and thought, “I. . . don’t want to fry some stale tortillas in oil until they are crispy. Especially not when I have a giant bag of already crispy tortilla chips in the pantry.” So I just used those instead.
And then I REALLY didn’t want to get another pan dirty to cook the eggs in while the other parts of the recipe toasted in the oven. So I just cracked them right into the pan and cooked the whole thing at once.
Same idea, way fewer dishes. And also no frying, which I hate doing because then my whole house smells like a hamburger joint and also no spattering of oil all over my kitchen and all over me.
Laziness for the win, right there.
one pan fried egg chilaquiles
One Pan Fried Egg Chilaquiles
Take your nachos up a notch with this simple recipe - it's the perfect quick dinner for a busy night and totally family friendly
Ingredients
- 2 - 15 oz cans tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobo diced
- 1 teaspoon ancho chile powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 40-60 corn tortilla chips
- 2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
- 3-4 eggs
Toppings (pick the ones you want):
- Sliced avocado
- Diced red onion
- Chopped scallions
- Cilantro
- Crumbled queso fresco
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
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In a large oven-safe skillet, stir the tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic, chipotle peppers and spices over medium heat until it comes to a simmer.
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Remove half the sauce from the pan (I just stick mine in a glass liquid measuring cup) and set aside. Add half the tortilla chips to the pan and toss them around a little to coat them in the sauce. Smooth into a single layer (it doesn't have to be at all perfect - you just don't want a small mountain in the middle) and cover with half the grated cheese. Add the other half of the chips, cover with the sauce you set aside and then sprinkle on the second half the grated cheese.
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Carefully break your eggs on top of the chips and place the whole pan in the oven to cook for about 5-10 minutes, until the cheese is bubbling and the egg whites are opaque and the yolks are still a little runny.
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Remove and serve immediately with the toppings of your choice.
Recipe Notes
(adapted from How Sweet Eats)
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I originally thought this would be a chicken dish but when I realized it wasn't, I pouted a bit and then googled a chicken chilaquiles recipe and now I'm really excited to put it on the menu for next week! Haha!
I'm pregnant, so clearly my cravings make me emotional!;-)
So happy you are pregnant! I commented on your blog a while back! How far along are you? Congratulations!
I have never heard of this dish before, and can't quite picture it, despite your delish pictures – is it like a baked nacho kind of thing? Did it fill Bart up, if he had to share it with you 3 girls (assuming Star missed out 😉 ) ?
Would you mind sharing some of your other favorite food blogs?
One pan dinners are my love language. We'll definitely be trying this soon.
What are your other four top food blogs? 🙂
My Husband LOVE Chilaquiles but he always eats it when we go out! I'm excited to try this recipe so we can make them at home!
Thanks for Sharing!
-Ashlee Michelle
Gorgeous photos 😉 way to go!!!
Janssen, I can't see a Pinterest button to add these to my food board. Too beautiful not to save and share.
Found it…haha. The old lady is a little slow over here.