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Corn tortilla with black beans, salsa, egg and avocado chunks. Lime wedges and corn tortillas in background.

Easy Healthy Huevos Rancheros

This is an easy healthy huevos rancheros recipe! The eggs are fry-steamed in a skillet then nestle on top of a warm corn tortilla that is covered with spicy salsa sauce, black beans and avocado cubes.
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 386kcal
Author: Pat Nyswonger

Ingredients

  • 16 ounce jar salsa (your favorite)
  • 1 can 15.5 ounce black beans
  • 8 6-inch corn tortillas
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large avocado cubed
  • 2 fresh limes quartered
  • Cilantro sprigs
  • 1/2 cup shredded Pepper Jack cheese or Cotija crumbles optional

Instructions

Prepare the Salsa, Beans and Tortillas:

  • Pour the salsa into a saucepan set over medium and heat until it is bubbly and hot.  Reduce the heat to low, cover and keep warm.
  • Add the black beans to a mesh strainer and rinse with cold tap water.  Place the beans into another saucepan and heat over medium until hot, cover and keep warm.
  • While the salsa and beans are heating, Stack four tortillas on a microwaveable plate and cover with a damp paper towel.  Microwave in 30-second bursts until they are warm.  Remove and keep warm.  Repeat with the remaining stack of 4 tortillas.

For the Eggs:

  • Crack the eggs in separate small dishes and reserve. 
  • Set a non-stick skillet over medium heat and add the oil, tip the skillet to coat the bottom of the pan.  When the oil is hot and shimmery, tip the eggs into the skillet.  Cook the eggs until the whites begin to set.  Add 1/3 cup of water to the skillet, cover the pan and let the eggs steam to your desired doneness. 

To Serve:

  • Place one tortilla on each of 4 plates.  Spoon 1/4 cup of salsa on half of the tortilla and 1/4 cup of the black beans on the other half.  Top each serving with one egg and add 1/4 of the avocado to the side.  Garnish with cilantro and Pepper Jack cheese if using.  

Notes

  • Use your favorite salsa, we used Arriba, Medium, Fire Roasted
  • As an option, the beans can be heated in a microwaveable dish 
  • Traditionally the eggs are cooked sunny-side up, they can also be cooked over-easy, poached or even scrambled.
  • Cotija crumbles is a Mexican cheese 

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 386kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 201mg | Sodium: 1268mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 11g