Amaya’s Migas

Name: Amaya’s Migas
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 2 cups dime-sized tortilla pieces or crushed tortilla chips; 1 1/2 cup chopped tomato; 1 2/3 cup chopped onion; 1 1 jalapeño chile, stemmed, seeded, and chopped; 1 2 eggs; 1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese

From the kitchen of Carly

Crispy tortilla shards scrambled with eggs, melted cheddar, and a trinity of tomato, onion, and jalapeño. This is breakfast that knows what it's doing: savory, textured, and ready in under twenty minutes with ingredients you probably have now.

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Servings: 4
Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

4 servings

11 tablespoon vegetable oil
12 cups dime-sized tortilla pieces or crushed tortilla chips
11/2 cup chopped tomato
12/3 cup chopped onion
11 jalapeño chile, stemmed, seeded, and chopped
12 eggs
11/2 cup cheddar cheese

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat and sauté the tortilla pieces or chips until slightly crisp, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tomato, onion, and chile and cook for 5 minutes. Pour in the eggs and mix with a spatula, scraping up the eggs as they cook. When the eggs are partially set, add the cheddar. Cover. Toss a few more times until the cheese melts.