Huevos Rancheros Omelette

Posted on: March 24, 2021

Let’s start cracking those eggs because on today’s menu we are serving up a classic Mexican inspired breakfast, ranchers eggs style omelette—Huevos Rancheros!  This omelette is packed full of protein and fibre for a hearty breakfast or meal at any time of day!

First step, head to Metro and Bulk ‘N’ Bits to pick-up all the ingredients you need to make these tasty omelettes.  Plus, we’ve added our top picks for cookware accessories you will want to grab while you are at Cloverdale!

Hop on over to Home Hardware for:

Pop into Kitchen Stuff Plus for:

Ingredients:

Chili
1 ⅛ pounds extra lean ground beef
1 small onion, diced
¼ cup chili powder
⅓ tsp EACH salt & pepper
1 28 oz can diced tomatoes, drained
1 cup frozen corn

Refried Beans
1 19 fl oz can white kidney beans
¼ tsp each, salt & pepper

Omelette
8 eggs
1 tbsp water
¼ tsp EACH salt & pepper
1 tbsp butter, divided


Directions:

Chili
In a large stock pot cook beef on medium-high heat for 8 minutes, breaking the beef apart with the back of a wooden spoon as you cook.

Stir in onion, chili powder, salt and pepper, and cook for 2 minutes longer.

Stir in canned tomatoes and corn.

Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring for 10 minutes.

Refried Beans
Drain beans and reserve 2 tbsp (30 mL) of the liquid.

Heat beans, reserved liquid, salt and pepper in a small microwaveable bowl.

Microwave on high for 2 minutes.

Place beans in a food processor or blender and pulse for 30 seconds or until the beans make a smooth mixture.

Omelette
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together eggs, water, salt and pepper.

Heat half of the butter in a 10-inch (25 cm) non-stick skillet set over medium heat.

Pour in one third of the egg mixture, swirling to coat bottom of pan.

Cook for 2 minutes or until eggs have set.

Flip over and cook for 30 seconds or until eggs are fully set.

Repeat with remaining egg mixture three more times to make 4 omelettes.

Huevos Rancheros
Top omelette with refried beans and smother omelette with chili.  Sprinkle with toppings of your choice.

Enjoy with corn tortillas salsa, sour cream, feta cheese, avocado and cilantro, sriracha and green onions.

An Egg-cellent Tip
For nutritional information, metric conversions and egg size convertor visit the Get Cracking website.

Brought to you by our sp-egg-tacular friends at:  Egg Farmers of Ontario

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