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Quick Chilaquiles

by Adrianna Adarme on Feb 22, 2019

This quick chilaquiles recipe takes roughly 15 minutes and makes for a spicy breakfast. (Recipe Credit: Adrianna Adarme of Fresh Tastes).
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Servings
2-3

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Mexican Comfort Foods

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Ingredients

  • 10 corn tortillas, cut into triangles (or store-bought chips)
  • Vegetable oil 
  • 1 (14-ounce) can of enchilada sauce
  • ½ cup shredded Pepper Jack cheese
  • 2 tablespoons cotija cheese, crumbled 
  • Two fried eggs, as topping 
  • ½ avocado, cubed, as garnish

Instructions

  1. To a saucepan, set over medium heat, add a few tablespoons of vegetable oil. When hot, add the slices of tortillas, in batches, and fry until the tortillas are crispy. Transfer to a bed of paper towels and repeat with the remaining triangles of tortillas. 
  2. To a medium skillet, set over medium heat, add the enchilada sauce. Cook until it’s reached a simmer and thickened, about 5 to 8 minutes. Give it a taste and adjust any of the seasoning according to taste. The brand that I bought was absolutely perfect so it required zero additional salt or seasoning. 
  3. Add the chips or freshly fried tortillas to the sauce and toss until thoroughly coated. Cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Add the cheese and cover the pan until the cheese has melted, about 2 minutes. Top with cotija cheese, fried eggs and avocado.

Chilaquiles are one of my favorite dishes to eat for breakfast. Yet, I hardly ever find myself making them. I think the reason for this is that I usually like to make the sauce from scratch. This requires a bit of time. You have to sear the dried chiles, onion and then rehydrate them for a bit. And then, put everything in the blender with some tomatoes. It’s a bit labor-intensive and not really something I’m up for on a Saturday morning. I’d rather spend time making cinnamon rolls or something like that haha.

But the other day, when I was craving chilaquiles, I decided to take a huge short cut and use a store-bought enchilada sauce and cook it down a bit. It was dreamy and literally took about 15 minutes. It was divine—I can’t recommend it enough.

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About the Author
Adrianna Adarme

Adrianna Adarme is an author, enthusiastic home cook and food blogger who lives in Los Angeles, California. In 2009 she started her blog, A Cozy Kitchen, which has become a place people visit to hear entertaining anecdotes about daily life and to find delicious, comforting recipes from Adrianna's kitchen. A Cozy Kitchen has garnered attention from various publications and blogs, including features and write-ups from The Los Angeles Times, Refinery29, Saveur Magazine, Oh Joy, Rachel Zoe's Zoe Report and NBC Latino.

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