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Huevos Rancheros-lightened
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Huevos Rancheros-lightened

This is a classic Mexican breakfast, just made a little healthier for you. Instead of frying whole eggs, egg whites are scrambled, mixed with a charred vegetable salsa all topped on a baked tortilla.

Cuisine: CaribbeanMain Ingredient: Egg whites

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Ingredients

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 4 Servings
-- Eggs --
6 6-inchFat free flour tortillas
1 tablespoonExtra Virgin Olive Oil
1 mediumOnion; finely chopped
1 Garlic clove; minced
2 Jalapeno chili; seeded and finely chopped (wear gloves when handling)
1 Tomato; seeded and finely chopped
1/4 cupFresh cilantro; chopped
1 cupLiquid egg substitute or 8 egg whites
Salt
Black Pepper; freshly ground
1 cupRanch-Style Tomato Salsa
-- Ranch-Style Tomato Salsa --
4 Tomatoes
2 Serrano chiles; seeded (where plastic gloves when handling)
1 largeOnion; quartered
3 Garlic
1/4 cupFresh cilantro; chopped
4 tablespoonLime juice
Salt
Black Pepper; freshly ground

Huevos Rancheros-lightened Preparation

Prepare Ranch-Style Tomato Salsa:

Preheat a grill or broiler to high.

Place the tomatoes, chile peppers, onions, and garlic on a grill tray or broiler pan. Grill or broil 4 " from the heat. The tomatoes and chile peppers will take 2 minutes per side, or until the skins are blistered and charred. The onions will take 3 minutes per side, or until browned. The garlic will take 4 to 5 minutes per side, or until softened.

In a food processor, combine the chile peppers, onions, and garlic. Puree to a coarse paste. Add the tomatoes, cilantro, and 3 tablespoons of the lime juice. Season with salt and black pepper. Process briefly to combine. (To make the salsa in a blender, add all of the ingredients all at once and then puree.) Transfer to a medium saucepan. Simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until richly flavored. The salsa should be highly seasoned; add more salt or lime juice, if desired.

Prepare Huevos Rancheros:

Preheat the oven to 350 deg F.

Using a sharp knife, cut 2 of the tortillas into wedges or long, thin triangles. (To make long triangles, place a tortilla flat on a work surface. Starting from one side, make 8 diagonal cuts at sharp angles to one another across the length of the tortilla. The cuts will look like two W''''s. For each tortilla, you should be left with 7 long, thin triangles and 2 semicircular pieces. Place the tortilla pieces and the remaining 4 whole tortillas on nonstick baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes, or until lightly browned and crisp. Transfer to a rack to cool.

Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onions. Cook for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and chile peppers. Cook for 2 minutes, or until the onions are soft but not brown. Add the tomatoes and cilantro. Cook for 2 minutes more. Add egg substitute or egg whites. Cook and stir for 3 minutes, or until the eggs are scrambled but still moist. Season with salt and black pepper.

Place 1 whole tortilla in the center of each of 4 plates. Divide the egg mixture among the tortillas. Stand the tortilla pieces in the egg mixture so the points rise up dramatically. Ladle the salsa around the egg mixture and serve.

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Calories Per Serving: 162
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Tags

  1. Low-fat
  2. Saute
  3. Bake
  4. Brunch
  5. Breakfast
  6. Egg whites
  7. Caribbean

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