Gluten Free Migas Recipe
Updated Jun 08, 2018, Published Aug 28, 2013
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Unless you have lived in or traveled to the Southwestern United States, chances are you have never heard of Migas. If this is the case, all I can do is offer my sincere condolences and a recipe.
I have no idea as to the origin of Migas but if I were to venture a guess it would be either a late night, after party kitchen-raid dish or the thing you need to consume after a late night of attending a party.
Migas is (are?) basically scrambled eggs. With attitude! Peppers (both sweet and spicy) are scrambled into eggs along with some onion, cheese, chopped tomatoes, and best of all – tortillas! You fry up the tortillas until they are nice and crispy and then you scramble them into your eggs where they soften up and pull in all those fabulous flavors. It may seem like a waste of time to crisp up the tortillas just to have them soften but trust me on this – it is NOT!
Migas is (are?) comfort food; pure and simple. They can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or as I mentioned before, late at night. In all honesty, there is just no wrong time to eat Migas.
If you have never tried Migas – prepare to fall in love!
Recipe notes: While not exactly heath food, I do make these a tad healthier than normal – I use cage free pastured eggs (Nature’s Yoke to be exact), gluten free, non-gmo corn tortillas (MiRancho), and grapeseed oil to fry up the tortillas. If you are dairy-free, use dairy free milk in place of the half and half and good dairy free shreds (Galaxy or Vegan Gourmet).
Gluten Free Migas Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons grapeseed or vegetable oil, divided use
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter or dairy free butter, divide use
- 4 gluten free corn tortillas
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 red bell peppers, seeded, deveined, and chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded, deveined, and minced
- 4 plum tomatoes, chopped
- 12 large cage free pastured eggs
- ¼ cup half and half, milk, or dairy free milk
- Kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup cotija, monterey jack, or dairy free cheese - grated
- ½ cup cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Heat 3 tablespoons oil and 3 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cut each tortilla into six pieces (wedges) and add, in batches, to the hot oil. Fry until crispy and golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove the pieces to a paper towel lined plate to drain.
- Wipe out the pan, add the remaining tablespoon of oil and butter and melt. Add the onion, bells peppers, and jalapeno, season with a good pinch of salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes and reserved tortillas and cook for another minute. Reduce the heat to low.
- Whisk the eggs with the half and half and another big pinch of salt and pepper. Stir the eggs and cheese into the vegetables and let cook gently, stirring occasionally, until the eggs are just set. Stir in most of the cilantro and remove from the heat.
- Serve immediately garnished with the rest of the cilantro.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I think I might try this and substitute rice for the eggs since I don’t like eggs.
WE LOVE MIGAS! Looking forward to changing things up and trying a new recipe. Thanks for sharing Carol.
I love finding new recipes to try out. My whole family can’t eat gluten foods and I’m the cook of the house. This recipe looks delicious and not so difficult too. It also looks pretty healthy too.
Thank you for sharing these recipe. Is there any substitutes for jalapenos? Is this spicy?
It is a little spicy. You can leave out the jalepenos or use green bell pepper if you like.
Thanks David – enjoy!
Thank you Lexie! xo
Wow, that sounds so interesting – let me know how it comes out!
Thank you. Will make this recipie tomorrow in my diet!
Thanks, enjoy!