Y’all know I love eggs. And a while back I discovered that I really like green chiles with eggs. So today I made this Green Chile Migas, which is basically a scrambled egg dish with crispy tortillas, cheese, and some other goodies mixed in. It’s like scrambled eggs on steroids.
What is Migas?
Migas is a Spanish dish that combines leftover bread or tortas with meat, vegetables, or eggs. It’s also a Tex-Mex breakfast staple in the United States, and is also served in Mexico, where it often goes by the name Chilaquiles. Like many dishes, the name and contents tends to vary by region and every cook has their own special rendition. But what’s so great about Migas is that it’s super easy, extremely flexible, and a great way to use up leftover ingredients!
My Spin on Migas
I did things a little differently than traditional migas, most notably my tortillas were baked, not fried (I have a great fear of deep frying). But since the chips are lightly coated in oil before they go into the oven, they almost get a fry-lite action going. They come out beautifully crispy and crunchy without any oil splatter.
I also ended up popping the entire skillet into the oven for a few minutes at the end, but if you don’t have an oven safe skillet or just don’t want to do that extra step, you can keep it all on the stove top if you prefer. I’ll put directions for both in the recipe below!
Get ready for your new favorite way to eat scrambled eggs.
Green Chile Migas
Servings 4Ingredients
- 6 corn tortillas ($0.35)
- 1/2 Tbsp cooking oil ($0.01)
- 2 Tbsp butter ($0.26)
- 8 large eggs ($2.16)
- 1 4oz. can diced green chiles ($0.69)
- 1/4 cup sour cream ($0.37)
- 2 oz. queso fresco or Monterey jack ($0.57)
- 2 green onions ($0.25)
- 1 Pinch salt & pepper ($0.05)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Stack the tortillas and then cut them into six equal sized wedges. Place the tortilla wedges in a bowl and drizzle the cooking oil over top. Gently toss the tortillas until they are well coated in oil.
- Spread the oil coated tortilla triangles out over a baking sheet in a single layer. Bake the tortillas for 8-10 minutes, stirring once half way through, or until they are golden brown and crispy. Leave the oven turned on.
- While the tortillas are baking, prepare the other ingredients. Lightly whisk the eggs, drain the can of green chiles, measure the sour cream, and slice the green onions. Also gather 2 Tbsp butter and 2 oz. queso fresco or shredded Monterey jack cheese.
- Add the butter to a large skillet and heat over medium, or just below medium. Allow the butter to melt, then swirl the skillet to coat the bottom and around the edges. Pour the eggs into the hot skillet and gently scramble the eggs until they are about 60% solid (if you want to skip the oven and cook it all on the stove top, cook the eggs until they are about 85-90% solid). Season the eggs with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Take the eggs off the heat and spoon the green chiles over the surface. Add the sour cream in dollops all over the eggs. Add the baked tortilla chips and then gently fold them into the eggs so they are half covered beneath the eggs. Finally, crumble the queso fresco or sprinkle shredded Monterey jack over top.
- Transfer the skillet to the oven (still set to 400ºF) and bake for 5-8 minutes, or until the eggs are set and the cheese is melted. If cooking entirely on the stove top, place a lid on the skillet and place it over medium heat until the egg are fully set and the cheese is melted.
- Sprinkle sliced green onions over top just before serving.
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How to Make Migas – Step by Step Photos
Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Stack six small corn tortillas and then cut them into six equal sized wedges. Place the wedges in a bowl and drizzle 1/2 Tbsp cooking oil over top. Gently toss the triangles until they’re all coated in oil. Spread them out over a baking sheet in a single layer.
Bake the chips for 8-10 minutes, stirring once about half way through, until they are golden brown and crispy. If you want to bake the eggs at the end, leave the oven on. If you want to cook this all on the stove top, you can turn the oven off.
While the chips are baking, get the rest of the ingredients ready. You’ll need 2 Tbsp butter, 8 larg eggs lightly whisked, one 4oz. can of diced green chiles (drained if there is a lot of liquid in the can), 2 oz. queso fresco or shredded Monterey jack cheese, 1/4 cup sour cream, and 2 green onions (sliced).
Add 2 Tbsp butter to a large skillet and place it over medium heat (or just below medium). Allow the butter to melt, then tilt the skillet to swirl the butter over the surface and around the sides of the skillet. Pour the eggs into the skillet and gently scramble the eggs until they are about 60% set (if you want to do this all on the stove top, cook until 85-90% set). Remove the eggs from the heat and season the eggs with a pinch of salt and pepper.
Spoon the green chiles over the eggs and drop the sour cream in small dollops all over the surface.
Add the baked tortilla chips to the skillet and fold them into the eggs so they are about half covered. Crumble the queso fresco over top, or sprinkle shredded Monterey jack cheese on top. Place the skillet back into the hot oven for 5-8 minutes, or until the eggs are set and the cheese is melted. OR place a lid on the skillet and place it back over medium heat and let it cook until the eggs are set and the cheese is melted.
Once fully cooked, sprinkle sliced green onions over the Green Chile Migas and serve!
So delicious! ❤️🍳
Chilaquiles, not migas
No…eggs are a topping for that not a main point. Also Chilaquiles uses meat
Could I use store-bought tortilla chips in this recipe? I don’t have tortillas but I have a bag of tortilla chips.
Yes, so long as they are a thicker variety. I think the super thin type chips wouldn’t work as well.
This was SOOOO Easy and SOOOOOO yummy! I never want to eat tostitos again!
This recipe looks awesome–I also love green chiles and eggs! You should check out this recipe for a super simple (and budget-friendly!) egg bake with green chiles. I’ve made it a couple times for my family and it’s a hit!
http://benandbirdy.blogspot.com/2005/09/chile-tortilla-eggbake.html
the recipe sounds soooo unhealthy tho :( only 5 eggs and 1lb of cheese and cream AND tortillas???
So in all honesty, I wasn’t sure about this dish. I’ve never heard of migas before, so your recipe resembled egg nachos to me…and it took a while to muster the courage to attempt it. I can’t believe I waited as long as I did to try it. It’s friggin’ fantastic. It’s so dang fast, packs a punch of mellow heat, is easily downsized which is handy for me because I’m a party of uno, and the cheese (needs no additional comment)! This is a total winner that will be my new go-to for a hot minute.
These are basically chilaquiles, a traditional breakfast dish from Mexico. Try this exact recipe but instead of using whole green chiles make them into a sauce, it has even more flavor and kick!
this was so good! Might be my new favorite breakfast :)
I tossed the tortilla wedges in oil using the same pan I baked them in and cooked the eggs 80% in the oven then took out and added the rest of the ingredients to the baking dish. It’s back in the oven now…so we’ll see!!
This will be a great snack (before, during and after drinking). For me, it’s a completely new recipe. Can’t wait to try this!
You certainly don’t have to deep-fry the tortillas to get that delicious, fried crunch! Growing up, we made migas by pan-frying the corn tortillas over medium heat (torn up into bite-sized pieces) in just enough melted butter (sometimes thinned with a little bit of oil) to coat them until they started to get crispy and brown. At which point, you can then add whatever extra veggies (if desired) before scrambling in the eggs. Might take a little longer to get them to the desired level of crispy, but it saved us the hassle of pouring off/handling extra hot oil/butter and pre-seasoned the pan before the eggs hit it.
Thank you!!
pan frying…is frying
Looks like the perfect “breakfast for dinner” recipe!
I had the house to myself this morning and made these Migas. Delicious and I had everything on hand! Thank you!
Wow this looks amazing! One of my favorites is Huveros Rancherosfor breakfast. Now I have to try this and I have everything in my fridge right now to make it. Thank you for sharing.
This looks so good. I like eggs too. I could never tell the difference between green chillies and jalapenos? Is there a difference? Green chillies are more like a pepper and longer and although hot too I think the darker green jalapeno pepper is hotter. I like them both. I like all peppers in general too. :) Great dish!
OMG!!!! I’ve got to make the Green Chile Migas for breakfast very soon!!!! :-)