Name: Mexican Molletes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 12 min
Ingredients: 2 bolillo (or bread); 1 cup refried beans; 2 cups Monterey Jack cheese (shredded); 2 tomatoes (diced); 1/4 onion (diced); 2 lime juice; 1 jalapeno (finely diced); 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tbsp cilantro leaves (chopped)

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Molletes are a classic Mexican breakfast, lunch, or quick snack. They are an open-faced sandwich consisting of toasted bread and topped with refried beans, melted cheese, and pico de gallo.

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Molletes (pronounced moh-yeh-tehs) are what you make when you want food on the table FAST.

They always remind me of my mom. She used to make them for us when we came home from school.

Refried beans and salsa were always in the fridge. So, this was a super quick and super tasty snack to put together.

Let me show you how to make this simple yet delicious Mexican recipe…

These are the ingredients you’ll need.

Bolillo is a type of Mexican bread that’s crunchy on the outside and soft and pillowy on the inside.

Can’t find bolillo at your grocery store? No problemo.

Use french bread or any type of sandwich roll instead.

Start by cutting the bolillo in half.
Smear a thin layer of refried beans.

Refried beans can be made with pinto or black beans. Whichever you prefer is fine.

Homemade refried beans are the best, but you can also use canned beans too.

More Mexican Sandwiches

Torta de Milanesa
Torta de Jamon
Tortas Ahogadas
Pambazo

Add shredded cheese.
Place under the broiler until the cheese has melted.

Put a good amount of cheese on the bread. Who doesn’t love melted cheese?!

Types of cheese to use:
Monterey Jack
Manchego Cheese
Oaxaca
White Cheddar

Basically, use any type of cheese that melts well.

Dice up the tomato, jalapeno, and onion.
Place in a large bowl.

While the cheese is melting, make the Pico de Gallo. In short, it’s a fresh tomato salsa.

Try to make this ahead of time, if you can. The longer it sits, the better it tastes.

Although, freshly made salsa is good too.

Add the lime juice.
Add the salt and cilantro.
Mix to combine.

Such an easy salsa recipe! Set this aside.

Pro Tip:

You don’t want to top the bread with the pico de gallo until you’re ready to eat the sandwich.

OR, it will make the bread soggy.

Can you see why these open-faced sandwiches are often called Mexican bruschetta?

This is the most traditional Molletes recipe, but feel free to change it up!

You can add chorizo, minced chipotle, scrambled eggs for breakfast, even chopped up carne asada. Yum!

Mexican Snack Recipes:

Mexican Fruit Cups
Mexican Charcuterie Board
After School Mexican Cookie Snacks
Frijoles Puercos

Molletes are ideal as a tasty after school snack, lunch, or breakfast.

They’re 100% yummy, quick-to-make, and always a hit with the kiddos and grown ups alike.

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