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Huevo con Nopales en Chile Colorado

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Huevo con Nopales en Chile Colorado

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Forget the classic breakfast! Prepare this easy recipe of scrambled eggs with nopalitos, bathed in red chile, served with corn tortillas.

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  • Vegetarian
  • Dairy-free
  • Mexican
  • Breakfast
  • eggs with cactus
  • eggs with nopales
  • Mexican eggs
Total
12 min
Prep
2 min
Cook
10 min
Serves
1 serving
Level
Easy
Energy
362 kcal

Method4 steps · about 12 min

  1. Step 1: Heat oil (2 tsp) in a large skillet, add onions (⅓ cup) and cook, stirring, until translucent, about 2 minutes.

    Soften onion · 2 minUses 2 tsp olive oil · ⅓ cup chopped onion

  2. Step 2: Add the nopales and let them sweat and darken for about 5 minutes, stirring once or twice. They may exude a gelatinous liquid that will begin to dry out.

    Cook nopales · 5 minUses Softened onion in olive oil · ½ cup chopped, cleaned nopales

  3. Step 3: Add red chile sauce and stir for another 2 minutes.

    Warm red chile sauce · 2 minUses Cooked nopales and onion · ½ cup prepared red chile sauce

  4. Step 4: Whisk the eggs (2) in a bowl, then add to the skillet. Stir and cook for 2–3 minutes until the eggs are thoroughly cooked. Serve with corn tortillas.

    Cook eggs through · 3 minUses Nopales and onion in red chile sauce · 2 eggs · Corn tortillas for serving

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