Chorizo and Egg Chilaquiles With Salsa Verde

Tortilla chips don't get enough respect. Most often bought in bag form and eaten as a snack, their potential to form part of a tasty meal is overlooked. Combine home-fried chips, salsa verde, spicy chorizo, and eggs, then serve it up with fresh radishes and vinegary pickled onions, and you have yourself a chilaquiles dish that'll make you think twice the next time you're tempted in the snack aisle.

Chilaquiles Rojos con Huevos (Red Chilaquiles with Eggs)

Chilaquiles rojos (red chilaquiles) is a traditional Mexican breakfast dish made with crispy corn tortillas cooked in red salsa, often served with eggs.

Chilaquiles con Rajas

You can use store-bought tortilla chips and salsa verde for this dish, but I strongly recommend making your own.

Chilaquiles With Pepitas, Charred Corn, and Black Beans

Chilaquiles are a classic Mexican breakfast dish that can be pretty aptly described as a fried tortilla casserole. Crisp chips are soaked in salsa (in this case a bright and tangy salsa verde made from tomatillos—charred to add some bitter,...

Huevos Rancheros Verdes (Fried Eggs With Green Salsa and Refried Beans)

Traditional huevos rancheros with refried black beans and a green salsa.

Migas With Scrambled Eggs, Tortilla Chips, & Chiles

The Tex-Mex version of migas—scrambled eggs cooked with chile peppers, onion, and tortilla chips, then served on tortillas with hot sauce—is a hangover killer, but even if you haven't overindulged, it's still a killer breakfast option.

Quick and Easy Huevos Rancheros With Tomato-Chile Salsa

Making huevos rancheros—"rancher's-style" eggs—is an inherently simple, impromptu affair at home. My goal: a smoky, spicy tomato and red-chile salsa made from supermarket pantry staples in under half an hour, because who has time to wait for breakfast?

Scrambled Eggs With Chili Oil

This breakfast will keep you smiling through anything the day can throw at you. Light and fluffy scrambled eggs meet crunchy, fried serrano chiles and the rest of the day is happiness.

Huevos Rancheros With Broiled Tomato Salsa

Huevos rancheros—ranch-style eggs—are one of Mexico's most instantly recognizable breakfast dishes: a pair of fried eggs topped with a thick layer of spicy tomato sauce. It sounds rather simple, and it is. However, as with all recipes made with only a handful of ingredients, the treatment of each one is important.

Crispy Potato, Chorizo, and Green Chili Hash With Avocado and Eggs

Ultra-crisp potatoes fried in chorizo fat with chunks of chorizo, seared green chilies, and scallions, all topped with baked eggs, avocado, and cilantro. It's a heck of a way to start the day.