Breakfast for 1
Red Chilaquiles
Corn tortillas fry into crisp pieces, simmer briefly in salsa, and finish with optional cheese, crema, avocado, beans, or eggs.
Typical price
$37.92for 4 servings
$9.48 per serving$37.92 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: curiouscuisiniere.com
- 45 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 1servings as written
- $$$$typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Salsa$0.14/oz typical | 17 oz | $2.38Typical price |
| Tortillas$0.30 each typical | 10 | $3.00Typical price |
| Blue cheese, brie, queso fresco, paneer$0.80/oz typical | 2.5 oz | $2.00Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.23Typical price |
| Avocados$1.29 each typical | 0.25 | $0.32Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 3.5 | $1.05Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $9.48 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 2 cup salsa
- 10 corn tortillas
- 1/4 cup oil
- 5 oz queso fresco (optional)
- 1/4 cup mexican crema or sour cream (optional)
- avocado (optional)
- 7 eggs (optional)
- cooked black beans or refried beans (optional)
Steps
- Cut the tortillas into wedges and fry them in the oil in a large skillet over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Warm the salsa in a separate skillet over medium heat for 10 minutes.
- Stir the fried tortilla pieces into the salsa and cook for 3 minutes.
- Cook any optional eggs in a skillet until firm, for about 5 minutes.
- Top the chilaquiles with optional queso fresco, crema, avocado, beans, or eggs.
Swaps
- Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Tortillas for Pita or naanabout $0.25/each more at typical prices
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