Enter your email & we’ll send it to your inbox. Plus, get great new recipes from us every week! By submitting this form, you consent to receive emails from Hurry the Food Up. If you want to know how to make huevos rancheros, try this recipe, easy to make and healthy as anything. If you haven’t heard of huevos rancheros before, they are kind of like a Mexican shakshuka. All you have to do is prepare a spicy tomato sauce, crack a couple of eggs over it and cook them until the whites are done and the yolk is still runny. Delicious! Our huevos rancheros recipe is served with corn tortillas, avocados, black beans and our chef Abril’s grandma’s radish pickle! If you’re looking to lose weight, these Mexican breakfast eggs are a fab dish to add to your meal plan, because they will fill you up with all the good stuff and keep you full through to lunch, so you don’t have to snack between meals.
Huevos rancheros: an eggs-tremely healthy dish!
We think that these Mexican eggs are a super healthy veggie breakfast or lunch, perfect for firing you up before a work-out or re-energising you after one (and if you like this vegetarian brunch and lunch egg recipes too!). It is very easy for vegetarians to not get enough protein once they cut out meat and fish. However, protein is super important for many reasons, including for muscle maintenance and energy levels, so it’s vital that you keep on top of it. Eggs are a great source of protein for vegetarians – one egg contains between 6-8g of protein. They also keep you feeling full. These are not the only benefits of eating eggs – eggs have so many benefits, from vitamins b-12 and A which contribute to brain health, to choline which lowers the risk of heart disease! If you want more delicious egg dishes, why not try some baked eggs in spinach and tomatoes, or tasty breakfast egg muffins.
Beans beans, good for the heart…
Our huevos rancheros recipe also contains a healthy portion of black beans, because we are not going to let any of our readers miss out on any of their protein! Legumes are pretty fundamental to a vegetarian diet as a source not only of protein, but also of carbs, fibre and heart healthy nutrients such as antioxidants and magnesium. That powerful combination of eggs and beans is one of the reasons we would recommend these easy huevos rancheros as part of a weight loss meal plan. By eating such a nutritious, fibrous, protein-packed dish, you can make the most out of your daily calorie intake and ensure that the food you eat fuels you for as long as possible. If you want to learn more about weight loss as a vegetarian, check out our vegetarian weight loss e-book and vegetarian weight loss course (yeah, this is kind of our thing!).
Toasty tortillas and awesome avos
Traditional huevos rancheros are served on a corn tortilla. This means they are naturally gluten free, which is great news for any coeliacs or gluten-intolerant folks out there! The corn tortilla lends a nutty flavour to the dish, which complements the sharp, spicy tomato sauce. We include avocado in our huevos rancheros recipe, because they are super healthy and delicious. Adding half an avocado to your breakfast adds a whole load of nutrients, including vitamin A, vitamin C and folate, alongside plenty of fibre and unsaturated fats, to keep you full for as long as possible. Avocados can help you lose weight as well! If you want to learn how, have a read of our article on avocados and weight loss.
Top tips and quick fixes
There are few things you can do to make sure your huevos rancheros are as tasty as possible! Why not add a bit of paprika to the tomatoes for a smokier flavour? Or some red pepper, for extra veg and a bit of crunch? If you want to up the heat levels in your huevos rancheros, a drizzle of hot sauce would be the perfect addition. Furthermore, if you’re struggling to cook the eggs without burning the sauce, pop a lid on the pan for a bit, to help them on their way. Finally, if you’re not a fan of the runny yolk, you can always whack them under the grill for a bit, to heat them from the top and harden the yolk! We’re sure this will be your new favourite Mexican breakfast recipe (and probably one of your favorite egg recipes for breakfast too!)!
