Sometimes I’m a lazy food blogger. Generally, yes, I love to get my hands dirty and I make a big mess in the kitchen happily. But I’m not ambitious enough to make things from scratch every time I want something to eat. I do have a day job and I am prone to watching entire seasons of TV shows in one sitting on the weekend (don’t judge me).
I saw a great idea for making taco cups on my friends’ blog, lavebeli. I decided to take their method of baking taco cups into the base of their taco salads to make little muffin sized cups in a muffin pan and fill it with the ingredients needed for huevos rancheros, which is one of my favorite breakfast foods. I used mostly ingredients on hand and from the pantry- refried beans, prepared salsa, some grated cheese and eggs. You can assemble and bake these in 30 minutes or less meaning more time to watch a TV marathon read the newspaper and sip your coffee. I like to top these with lots of hot sauce and eat them with a side of sliced avocado.
- cooking spray
- 8 6- inch corn tortillas
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup of refried beans I used a canned vegetarian version
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup of prepared salsa
- 8 eggs
- 3/4 cup of grated cheese I used monterey jack
- 1/4 cup of chopped fresh cilantro
- hot sauce to serve tabasco or sriracha are both delicious on here
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Spray the muffin tin with cooking spray.
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Wrap the tortillas into a paper towel and microwave on high for 30 seconds.
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Working quickly, work the tortillas into the muffin tins folding a few times on the side to maintain a cup shape.
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Put a heaping spoonful of refried beans on the bottoms of each cup.
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Top lightly with the salsa, just covering the beans.
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Crack an egg into each cup, and spoon a thin layer of salsa on top of the egg.
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Sprinkle cheese generously on each cup.
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Bake 15-20 minutes, taking it out of the oven when the egg whites are just set (the yolks should still be runny).
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Top with chopped cilantro and serve with hot sauce.
I just pinned this so I can remember it for my next breakfast potluck.
It’s so quick and easy to make it seems perfect for a big potluck of people. Plus it’s all ready at once which is nice for serving everyone. Let me know how it turns out!
Looks absolutely fantastic! Thanks..!
Thanks Kevin! Let me know if you try to make them and how they turn out 🙂
Tried these this morning, they are amazing!
Yay! So happy to hear that you enjoyed them!
Love this idea! Can’t wait to try them out.
Thanks Faye! I hope they turn out well for you and that you enjoy them.