Migas con huevo 🍳 is a Mexican breakfast made with crispy fried corn tortillas tossed with scrambled eggs, onion, garlic, and simple seasonings. This easy recipe comes together in minutes and is a delicious way to use leftover corn tortillas.
Serve it with your favorite salsa, refried beans, or sliced avocado for a satisfying breakfast.
If you love Mexican breakfasts, also try my Chilaquiles Rojos.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe ❤️
- Easy breakfast: This recipe uses simple ingredients you may already have in your kitchen.
- Ready in minutes: Fry the tortillas, scramble the eggs, and bring everything together in one skillet.
- Great for leftovers: Use leftover corn tortillas or tortilla chips to make this Mexican breakfast.
- Easy to customize: Add cheese, diced tomatoes, roasted poblano peppers, or your favorite toppings.
-Maggie
🍳 Ingredients
- Olive oil – to fry the tortillas and to cook the eggs
- corn tortillas
- Onion diced and garlic clove minced
- Eggs
- Ground cumin
- Ground oregano
- Salt – for both tortillas and eggs
- Pepper – for the eggs
Please note that you do not need to use fresh corn tortillas. The good news is that leftover corn tortillas work just as well. Or, use leftover tortilla chips.
Swap out fresh garlic for ½ teaspoon garlic powder and fresh onion for ½ teaspoon onion powder.
Other ingredients that make great additions: ½ diced green bell pepper or to make it spicier, add diced roasted poblano peppers. Also consider adding chopped tomatoes to the egg dish.
👩🏼🍳 Instructions
- Cut the corn tortillas into small squares or strips
- Heat oil in a large skillet.
- Add your corn tortilla pieces to the pan and fry until golden brown.
Remove each fried tortilla and place them on a paper towel to drain off the excess oil. Don’t forget to salt them.
In order to make crispy tortilla strips, you must use corn tortilla, not flour.
Some people prefer strips to squares. Whatever you prefer is fine.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs until you have a smooth egg mixture.
- Set aside until ready to use.
If you are using medium eggs, add another egg to the bowl.
Milk is optional. Use only a splash of milk, if using.
- Add onion and garlic to a non-stick pan and cook for a minute at medium heat in the hot oil.
- Add the egg mixture to the pan.
- Season with cumin, oregano, salt, and black pepper.
- Immediately, add the fried tortilla pieces to the pan.
Have all your ingredients ready to go. This will only take a few minutes.
The crispy corn tortillas will get a little soft, but that’s what we’re after.
- Gently fold the tortillas into the eggs.
- Cook for 3-4 minutes or until done.
Also consider adding shredded monterey jack cheese or cheddar cheese right at the end for another layer of deliciousness.
Optional Toppings:
- Cilantro
- Green Onions
- Hot sauce
- Slices of serrano pepper (chile serrano)
- Pico de Gallo
- Avocado Slices
- Sour cream
- Queso fresco
There are many regional variations of this dish all across Mexico and in parts of the U.S. so the choice of toppings also varies. Choose the ones that you and your family love.
Storing and Reheating Instructions
Place any leftovers of the egg scramble in an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 4 days.
To reheat, place in the microwave for 2 minutes. Or, reheat in a small skillet for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
🙋🏻♀️ Frequently Asked Questions
Migas are made with fried corn tortillas mixed with scrambled eggs. Chilaquiles are made with tortilla chips tossed in salsa, often topped with cheese, crema, onion, and eggs if desired.
Migas con huevo typically combines scrambled eggs with fried tortilla pieces. Chilaquiles can be served with or without eggs, which are often added on top rather than mixed into the dish.
Migas con huevo combines scrambled eggs and fried tortilla pieces in one skillet. Huevos Rancheros typically features fried eggs served over tortillas and topped with ranchero salsa.
Mexican migas are commonly made with corn tortillas fried until lightly crispy, eggs, and seasonings. Depending on the region and family recipe, they may also include onion, chile peppers, tomatoes, cheese, or other ingredients.
🍴 More Mexican Breakfasts
- Mole Chilaquiles
- Mexican Molletes
- Huevos a la Mexicana
- Mexican Breakfast Torta
- Licuado de Platano (Banana Smoothie)
- Torrejas (Mexican French Toast)
- Huevos Rancheros
- Mexican Omelette
- Chilaquiles Verdes
Migas con huevo is an easy Mexican breakfast that turns simple ingredients into a delicious, filling meal. Serve it hot with salsa for a breakfast the whole family can enjoy.
Migas con Huevo (Mexican Migas Recipe)
Ingredients
- 4 tbsps olive oil (to toast the tortillas)
- 6 corn tortillas cut into squares
- ½ teaspoon salt (to season tortillas0
- 2 tbsps olive oil (to cook the rest of the ingredients)
- ½ onion diced
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 8 eggs
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon ground oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt (to season eggs)
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Toppings:
- cilantro optional
- green onions optional
- crumbled queso fresco (or crumbled cotija cheese)
Instructions
- Cut the corn tortillas into small squares or strips
- In a large skillet, heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Add corn tortillas and fry until golden. 4 minutes.
- Remove from pan and place on a paper towel to drain.
- Sprinkle the tortillas with ½ teaspoon of salt.
- Add remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to the pan.
- Add onion and garlic.
- Cook for 1 minute.
- In a large bowl, whisk the eggs.
- Add eggs to the pan.
- Season with cumin, oregano, remaining ½ teaspoon of salt, and pepper.
- 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!
Yum. Fresh and easy, what else could you ask for? Love the underwear ironing too! Ahh childhood…:)
LOL. She loves to iron 🙂
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.
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!
This looks like the perfect breakfast!
It is! Easy and delicious. 🙂
Lovely recipe. I make similar version often.My kids would love this.
I’m sure of it. Enjoy!
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!
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!
This looks like a hearty and awesome breakfast. And, what a rockstar you had for a mom!
Yeah, she’s pretty amazing. Thank you.
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.
Wait – she ironed your UNDERWEAR? HATS. OFF. Wow. And also – migas! Yummy!
She loves to iron. At least one of us does. LOL!