On the rare occasion I have leftover enchilada ingredients, my favorite thing to use them for is breakfast. If you don’t have leftovers, this sauce takes mere moments to make and will keep in the fridge for a week. Use beans, meat or veggies you might have left over or just use eggs and cheese. Either way you stack it, it’s going to be delicious! I had a bit of black beans and chicken, mixed with a dab of sour cream (my enchilada filling) so I used that in mine.
Baked Huevos Verde
Baked Huevos Verde
For each ramekin:
Corn tortilla
Leftover chicken and/or black beans and/or veggies (optional)
2 tbsp. salsa verde (see below for recipe)
1-2 eggs
Queso fresco
Salt & pepper
Verde Sauce:
12 oz. tomatillos (7-8 large)
1 cup chicken or vegetable broth
1 jalapenos, stemmed and seeded
1/3 cup fresh cilantro
1/3 cup chopped roasted green chiles (or one 4 oz. can)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
2 garlic cloves, chopped
Preheat oven to 375˚.
To make verde sauce: Remove husks and stems from tomatillos and put in a small saucepan. Cover with water; boil for 10 minutes or until tender. Drain and transfer to a blender with the rest of the sauce ingredients. Blend until smooth.
Homemade verde sauce. So quick and easy!
Use a knife to cut your tortilla, making 4 slices, but leaving the center uncut.
4 small slices, going from the edge toward the center, leaving about an inch in the center uncut.
Spray your ramekin with cooking spray. Fold tortilla into the ramekin in a little bowl shape (if you cut all the way through it’s no big deal, just stick it in there anyway, overlapping the pieces to fit).
Overlap the cut edges to make a little bowl shape in the ramekin.
Add a bit of veggies, meat or beans if you are using them.
Beans, meat or veggies on the bottom (if using).
Add 2-3 tablespoons of verde sauce.
I love love love this sauce.
Break 1-2 eggs into the ramekin on top of the sauce.
Add eggs. Depending on the size of your ramekin and how much veggies you added, you may be able to fit two eggs in here.
Sprinkle with queso fresco and a dash of salt & pepper. Bake for 15 minutes, or until eggs are set and whites are cooked. Serve hot!
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