Huevos Rancheros Bake

Huevos Rancheros Bake

(4 servings)

Ingredients:

2 cans (28 oz. each) Diced Tomatoes

1 tbsp. Brown Sugar, packed

1 tbsp. Fresh Lime Juice

1 medium White Onion, chopped

½ cup Canned Green Chiles, chopped

¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

3 tbsp. Chili Powder

4 cloves Fresh Garlic, sliced thin

½ tsp. Salt

1 cup Pepper Jack Cheese, shredded

8 large Fresh Eggs

1 large Avocado, diced

3 medium Green Onions, sliced thin

½ cup Fresh Cilantro Leaves

8 (6-inch) Corn Tortillas, warmed

Directions:

Adjust the oven rack to the middle position and heat oven to 500-degrees.  Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.  Drain the tomatoes in a fine-mesh strainer set over a large bowl.  Press tomatoes with a spatula to extract as much juice as possible.  Reserve 1¾ cups of tomato juice and discard the reminder.  Whisk the sugar and lime juice into the tomato juice and set aside.  In another large bowl, combine onion, chiles, oil, chili powder, garlic, salt and drained tomatoes.  Transfer mixture to the lined baking sheet and spread in an even layer to the edges.  Roast in oven until charred in spots (35-40 minutes) stirring and returning to an even layer halfway through baking.  Remove and reduce oven temperature to 400-degrees.  Transfer the roasted tomato mixture to a 9x13 baking dish and stir in the tomato juice mixture.  Season, to taste, with salt and pepper before spreading to an even layer.  Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the mixture and using a large spoon, hollow out 8 holes in 2 rows for the eggs to sit in.  Crack 1 egg in each hole, season with salt and pepper and place dish in oven.  Bake for approximately 15 minutes, give or take a few depending on your oven until eggs are set to your liking.  Remove dish to a wire rack, tent loosely with foil and rest 5 minutes.  Spoon avocado over the mixture and then sprinkle the onion and cilantro over it and serve with the warm tortillas.

Note:               The sauce can be made the day before, refrigerated and then microwaved for about 2 minutes when ready to use.  This speeds up the dish for a early morning breakfast.

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