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Egg Tacos

Cuisine: Mexican
Type: Cheese, Eggs
Courses: Breakfast, Vegetarian
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/2   Onion (medium)
1   Jalapeno pepper - seeded
1/2   Sweet red pepper - seeded
5 tablespoons 75mlOlive oil
6   Eggs - separated
2 tablespoons 30mlMilk
1 tablespoon 15mlChile powder
4   Flour tortillas
1   Tomato - chopped (large)
4 oz 113gMonterey Jack cheese - shredded
  Picante sauce - to taste
  Salt and pepper

Recipe Instructions

Chop onions and peppers and saute in two tablespoons olive oil until limp. Beat egg yolks with milk, chile powder, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir in cooked onions and peppers. Beat egg whites separately until stiff. Fold into egg yolk mixture. Heat remaining olive oil in large, oven-safe skillet. Spread egg mixture in skillet and cook until eggs are set on bottom. Place pan under broiler until top is brown. Heat tortillas.

To serve, divide egg mixture into four parts. Place a piece of egg in center of tortilla. Top with cheese, tomato, and picante sauce to taste. Fold tortilla over egg.

Source:
Elizabeth Powell

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