Huevos Rancheros Recipe

When you're hungry for breakfast, it's hard to beat the classic traditional Mexican favorite, Huevos Rancheros.

It's a hearty breakfast, perfectly filling and delicious, enough so that we like to serve them up for dinner sometimes. 

What is Huevos Rancheros?

The name "Huevos Rancheros" translates to "rancher's eggs", where the recipe originated and served on farms. Eggs are traditionally fried and served over corn tortillas then smothered in zesty ranchero sauce and fresh salsa. Refried beans were sometimes served on the side.

Even though it's a traditional recipe, there are many ways you can alter it to your own tastes, by cooking the eggs differently or varying up your toppings and accompaniments.

You'll find different versions of the recipe depending on the region. There really are many ways to make them, with recipes varying from cook to cook.

Mine is a simple version with eggs, homemade pico de gallo, homemade refried beans, and a homemade ranchero sauce that is huge on flavor.

Let me show you how to make huevos rancheros at home.

How to Make Huevos Rancheros - Step by Step

First, heat a large pan to medium-high heat.

Lightly oil your corn tortillas with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Fry them in the pan about 1-2 minutes per side, or until they lightly brown and get a bit puffy, but not crispy.

Remove from heat, set them onto 2 plates, and spread the refried beans mixture onto them.

Next, add a bit more olive oil to the same pan and heat through.

Add the eggs and splash them with a bit of salt and pepper to taste.

Fry them lightly, until the egg whites are set, lifting up the edges a bit to distribute the oil. Cook them 2 at a time if needed. Sunny side up for me, please! I love a good runny yolk.

Set the fried eggs on top of the heated tortillas and beans.

Top with pico de gallo and warmed ranchero sauce (or use warmed salsa or your favorite hot sauce).

Garnish with cilantro and white crumbly cheese and serve!

Boom! Done! Easy enough, right? Delicious. Tasty. All the good things in life are Huevos Rancheros. I love them. One of my favorite Mexican breakfasts.

Serving Ideas

You can serve these up with flour tortillas if you'd prefer. Corn tortillas are traditional, especially lightly fried in a skillet over medium heat, but flour will hold up nicely to the heft of the refried beans and the runny egg yolks. Frying the tortillas is common.

They're also great with homemade salsa verde, black beans or charro beans (frijoles charros), crumbled chorizo, green onion, queso fresco, and served with avocado slices or homemade guacamole. Also, feel free to hit it with your favorite hot sauce.

I greatly enjoy adding roasted jalapeno peppers to the mix. Add a few dollops of sour cream as well.

That's it, my friends. I hope you enjoy my huevos rancheros recipe. Let me how you make it your own. I'd love to hear how it turned out for you. Keep it spicy!

Try Some of These Other Popular Breakfast Recipes

• Migas - Scrambled Eggs with Crispy Tortillas
• Shakshuka
• Jacked-Shuka – Extra Spicy Eggs in Hell
• Chilaquiles Rojos with Ancho Chili Sauce
• Chorizo con Huevos
• Menemen (Turkish-Style Scrambled Eggs with Peppers)
• Spicy Pepper Lover’s Omelet
• Loaded Mexican Omelette
• Huevos Rancheros Casserole
• Chile Relleno Casserole
• Spicy Breakfast Tacos