You know when you want a big meal, but you just don’t wanna cook? I know that feeling more than I’d like to admit. Maybe it’s the crazy “run here, run there” life that I lead, but, in my humble opinion, making food should not take hours. Unless it’s tamales. That’s a whole other story. That’s when I enlist an army of family members to help me. This Mexican Breakfast Migas fits the fast foodie bill. Easy-to-make, delicious, and on the table in no time flat.
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When I was kid, my mom made us these Mexican Breakfast Migas all the time. My mom is quite the cook. I blame her for ruining me for all other Mexican food. Nothing beats my mom’s cooking! She is also the typical Mexican mom who does everything herself – tortillas from scratch
, floors were spotless, salsa
never came out of a jar, she even ironed our underwear – creased to perfection. No, I’m not kidding!
If you’ve never had these Mexican Breakfast Migas, basically, they are made up of scrambled eggs and fried tortillas
in a large skillet
. You start by cutting the tortillas. I normally cut
the tortillas for this recipe into little squares. From here, you fry them for a few minutes. Remove from pan and salt the fried tortilla squares.
Meanwhile, get all the other ingredients ready. Heat the remaining olive oil
in the pan and add the tomato, onion, garlic. Cook for 2-3 minute, or until the onion is translucent.
Then add the whisked
eggs. Immediately add the fried tortillas back to the pan. Turn the heat down low. Fold
gently the tortillas as the eggs are cooking. Top with cilantro and green onions. You can also top this dish with queso fresco, avocado, or Mexican crema and serve with refried beans. See why these Mexican Breakfast Migas are great for a quick and delicious Sunday brunch? Hope you and all your amigas enjoy these migas!
Mexican Breakfast Migas
Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil + 2 tablespoons, divided
- 6 corn tortillas cut into squares
- 1 tomato diced
- ½ onion diced
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 8 eggs
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ ground oregano
- 1 tbsp Salt
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- Toppings:
- Cilantro optional
- Green Onions optional
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat ¼ cup olive oil.
- Add corn tortillas and fry until golden. 4 minutes.
- Remove from pan and place on a paper towel to drain.
- Salt the tortillas.
- Add remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to the pan.
- Add tomato, onion, and garlic.
- Cook for 2 minutes or until onion is translucent.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, add eggs, cumin, oregano, salt and pepper.
- Whisk well.
- Add eggs to the pan.
- Immediately add fried tortillas.
- Gently fold the tortillas with the eggs.
- Cook for 3-4 minutes or until eggs are completely cooked.
- Top with cilantro and green onions.
- Enjoy!
Wait – she ironed your UNDERWEAR? HATS. OFF. Wow. And also – migas! Yummy!
She loves to iron. At least one of us does. LOL!
Looks so delicious! I’m no cook but this looks simple enough that even I can make it. Thanks for the post!
So easy! I’m sure you’ll love it.
This looks like a hearty and awesome breakfast. And, what a rockstar you had for a mom!
Yeah, she’s pretty amazing. Thank you.
I’ve been wanting to try these for so long. We need to mix up our breakfast game here for the new school year. So many great flavors!
This is a great way to mix it up. Hope you like it!
How delicious! I love your photos and instructions, and how easy it is to make these Mexican Breakfast Migas from scratch. Nothing says yum better than a home-cooked meal.
I totally agree. Home cooking is the best!
Lovely recipe. I make similar version often.My kids would love this.
I’m sure of it. Enjoy!
This looks like the perfect breakfast!
It is! Easy and delicious. 🙂
I have one of those “run here, run there” lives, and this is indeed a perfect fit for that. And oh my gosh, YUM!!!
This is a such a great, EASY recipe. Enjoy!
I bet the green onions taste amazing in this! Such a fun way to mix up breakfast a bit!
Yes! I’m all about big breakfasts on the weekend.
Yum. Fresh and easy, what else could you ask for? Love the underwear ironing too! Ahh childhood…:)
LOL. She loves to iron 🙂
This looks so delicious I can’t wait to make it this weekend!
You are going to lick your plate! 🙂
Solid recipe. My husband often adds Chorizo
Your husband knows what’s up. I gotta add chorizo!
This looks like my kind of breakfast! Can’t wait to make it!
You’re going to love it!
Fellow San Diegan here. Your recipes have my suegra (de guadalajara) finally approving of my cooking 😂 Just made the migas this morning. Didn’t have a fresh tomato so i subbed it out for half a can of rotel tomatoes with diced chiles. It was amazing. Thank you so much for all of the wonderful recipes!!
I might turn into your suegra one day. lol. 🙂
Rotel tomatoes are a good substitute. Sounds like it turned out yummy. Happy cooking!