Huevos Rancheros Cast Iron Breakfast Skillet
This Huevos Rancheros Skillet is a hearty, flavor-packed breakfast made with chorizo, black beans, hominy, eggs, and queso fresco. Perfect for brunch or feeding a crowd, this easy cast iron skillet is loaded with bold Mexican-inspired flavor.
Servings: 6
Calories: 587kcal
Equipment
- Cast iron skillet or oven safe skillet
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lb Mexican-style (raw) ground chorizo sausage (if in casings, remove and discard)
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 25 oz can Mexican-style hominy, drained and rinsed
- 1 4 oz can diced green chilis
- 1 15.5 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
- salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoon fresh minced garlic
- a dash of cayenne pepper
- 5 oz queso fresco, crumbled
- 8 eggs
- 1 medium avocado, sliced (for serving)
Pico de Gallo
- 2 roma tomatoes, diced, seeds removed
- ¼ small red onion, diced
- 2 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 teaspoon minced jalapeño pepper, seeds removed
- the zest of ½ a lime
- the juice of 1 lime
Instructions
Make the Pico de Gallo
- Add all prepped ingredients to a bowl, and toss well to combine.
- Set aside or refrigerate until ready to serve.
Making the Huevos Skillet
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add the olive oil to large cast iron or oven-safe skillet, and heat over medium heat.
- Add the onions, season with salt and pepper, and cook 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened.
- Add the chorizo and cook, breaking up as you go, for 4-5 minutes, until browned and cooked through.
- Turn heat to medium-high.
- Add the hominy, black beans, and chilis, and toss well to combine with chorizo and onion.
- Cook 2-3 minutes more, until liquid is mostly evaporated.
- Add the smoked paprika, garlic and cayenne and toss to coat. Cook 2 minutes more.
- Turn off the heat, and top evenly with crumbled quest fresco.
- Carefully and evenly crack the eggs on top, and transfer skillet to the oven.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until eggs are set and yolks are soft set or runny.
- Serve with Pico de Gallo, sliced avocado and hot sauce (if desired).
Nutrition
Calories: 587kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 282mg | Sodium: 1289mg | Potassium: 452mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1511IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 202mg | Iron: 3mg