Traditional Huevos Rancheros

black beans

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Lentils are lower in calories while pinto beans are often cheaper.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free while cottage cheese is often less expensive.

jalapeño

🥗Healthier: bell pepper

💰Cheaper: banana pepper

Bell peppers are milder and banana peppers are often cheaper.

avocado

🥗Healthier: mashed peas

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Mashed peas provide creaminess while sour cream is often less expensive.

Get a medium-sized saucepan and fill it with enough water to cover the ingredients.

Add 2 jalapeños, 2 Serrano peppers, 2 medium-sized white onions, and 4 roma tomatoes to the saucepan.

Boil for about 10 to 12 minutes or until the tomatoes are soft enough to peel.

Use a slotted spoon to remove the vegetables and set them aside to cool.

Peel the onions and garlic cloves, then add them to a blender along with the boiled jalapeños and Serrano peppers.

Add 2 fresh garlic cloves and 2 chopped guajillo ancho chiles to the blender.

Blend the mixture until smooth.

Pour the blended mixture back into the saucepan and bring it to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for about 10 minutes.

In a separate skillet, heat up bacon grease to fry the corn tortillas.

Fry the corn tortillas until they bubble up, then flip them over to fry the other side.

Add cheese on top of the tortillas while they are frying to melt slightly.

Cook eggs in a greased skillet until over easy, then place them on top of the tortillas.

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