Huevos Motuleños

A special breakfast when you have a little extra time.

Serves 4 · Grains

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 240 ml pinto beans (dry)
  • 1420 ml water
  • 8 small corn tortillas
  • 1 can low-sodium peas, drained (about 15 ounces)
  • 115 g ham (about 1/2 cup; cooked and diced)
  • 4 egg whites
  • 10 ml vegetable oil
  • 240 ml fresh tomato salsa

Steps

  1. Soak the pinto beans in 710 ml of water overnight in the refrigerator. Drain. Boil the beans in 710 ml fresh water until they are soft. Drain the water and mash the beans into a paste.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 °F.
  3. Place tortillas on a cookie sheet and bake for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove cookie sheet from oven and let tortillas cool.
  4. Spoon 1/950 ml of mashed beans on each tortilla. Drain peas and put 1/950 ml of peas on top of beans. Add 2 tablespoons of diced ham on top of peas.
  5. Bake the tortillas for about 8 minutes.
  6. In a mixing bowl, mix egg whites with vegetable oil.
  7. Cook the egg whites in a nonstick pan over medium heat until firm. Cut the egg into 8 pieces.
  8. Place baked tortillas on a plate. Cover ham and mashed beans with a piece of egg.
  9. Add 2 tablespoons of salsa on each tortilla, and serve two tortillas per person.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories352
Protein25.0 g
Fat7.0 g
Carbs50.0 g
Fiber12.0 g
Sodium322 mg

Source

USDA MyPlate Kitchen — Public domain (U.S. government work)