Cheater's Chilaquiles with All The Toppings
Chilaquiles are traditionally made with day-old fried tortillas. Because I'm often too lazy to to fry tortillas in the morning, I cheat and reach for a bag of tortilla chips. Imo, they do the trick and as long as you don't let the chips soak in the sauce too long, they keep their integrity pretty well. I like to top my chilaquiles with an over-easy or poached egg and all the garnishes because... who doesn't love garnishes?
Servings: 2
Calories: 312kcal
Ingredients
Chilaquiles
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ red onion finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 3 medium tomatoes finely chopped
- 2 tbsp chopped pickled jalapeños
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- ¼ cup vegetable stock
- 1 tbsp minced cilantro
- sea salt and pepper to taste
- 3 cups tortilla chips
Optional Garnishes
- 2 eggs fried poached or scrambled, whatever you fancy
- 1 tbsp finely sliced red onion
- 2 tbsp crumbled queso fresco or feta cheese
- 2 tbsp cheater's crema (sour cream thinned with a splash of milk)
- 1 tbsp minced cilantro
- your favourite hot sauce
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add onion to skillet and sauté until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, stock and jalapeño to the skillet and turn heat down to medium-low. Sauté until tomatoes release their juices and create a sauce, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in cilantro and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add tortilla chips into the sauce and stir to coat.
- Plate the chilaquiles and garnish how you like. Serve immediately.