Chilaquiles is a traditional Mexican breakfast dish. It’s made with corn tortillas that are cut into triangles and lightly fried. Chilaquiles can be made either with a green or red sauce that is poured on top of the crispy tortilla triangles. In Mexico it’s very common to eat chilaquiles for breakfast or brunch, either made by yourself or ordered in a restaurant. Chilaquiles are commonly garnished with cream cheese, grated cheese, onion rings, jalapeño and avocado slices. It can be served with eggs (scrambled or fried), pulled chicken or beef.

Chilaquiles is my favorite Mexican breakfast. When going out for breakfast, I mainly order chilaquiles. It’s a very filling and tasty dish. I thought chilaquiles would be difficult to make but when my host family showed me how to make it, I was surprised that it’s very quick and easy. When making the chilaquiles by yourself, you can skip one step by buying ready crisp corn chips from the store, instead of cutting the corn tortillas into triangles and frying them. That saves a lot of time and makes the preparation much quicker. The recipe I’m sharing with you, is chilaquiles with the red sauce. I made a very simple version of the dish so you can add the toppings of your choice.

Recipe (serves 2 persons)

2 tbls olive oil
1/2 onion
1 can of tomato paste (or half can of tomato paste with chili and half can of normal tomato paste, if you want it spicier)
100 ml cream
half a bag of corn chips (or as much as you can fit on your pan)
salt
pepper

Toppings of your choice
(e.g. scrambled or fried eggs, pulled chicken or beef, cream cheese, grated cheese, onion rings, jalapeño and/or avocado)

Enjoy this easy and delicious breakfast! Which one do you prefer, chilaquiles rojos (red) or chilaquiles verdes (green)? If you never tried chilaquiles before, let me know if you are interested to try it with this recipe. If you have any questions about the recipe, let me know! I hope you have a wonderful time making chilaquiles!

Love, Emilia