Huevos Divorciados are delicious & finger licking good! The eggs are cooked to perfection, placed on tortillas and separated by a salsa roja and a salsa verde.
Huevos Divorciados Recipe
Today we’re making an easy sunny side up eggs dish to enjoy for breakfast or brunch. These Huevos Divorciados are an authentic Mexican Breakfast that I’m sure you’ll love!
Are you team salsa verde or are you team salsa roja? Can’t decide? Yeah, me neither! Huevos Divorciados are basically two eggs divided by something in the middle like refried beans, potatos or avocado. Then one of the eggs is topped with green salsa and the other with red salsa. That’s why this breakfast is perfect for us since we don’t have to pick sides anymore!
You can pair them with Refried Beans or these Refried Black Beans and top with this Tomatillo Salsa Verde and my delicious Salsa Mexicana.
**This post was originally published on Jan 2021. It has been updated to be more helpful.
Ingredients
This is for one serving but it can easily be doubled or quadrupled if necessary! It’s a crowd pleaser for sure.
- Eggs
- Corn tortillas
- Oil for frying the tortillas
- Kosher salt & ground black pepper
- Tomatillo Salsa Verde
- Salsa Mexicana or your favorite red salsa
- Refried beans
Make Ahead! Make the salsas at least a day ahead so making breakfast the next morning will be a breeze!
The toppings
It’s optional to garnish your eggs since they’re delicious with just the salsas. But if you want step them up, these toppings are highly recommended:
- Crumbled queso fresco
- Sliced avocado
- Pickled onions. Everything tastes better with these onions right?
- Sprinkle cilantro
How to make Huevos Divorciados
This is a fast process so have all of your ingredients ready to cook and ready to eat when done cooking them.
- Brush each side of the tortillas with some oil (about 1 tablespoon). You can use your fingers or a brush. This helps keep the amount of oil you use very low.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat and briefly fry the tortillas one by one. Place on a plate with paper towels to absorb any excess oil.
Note: The tortilla should still be pliable when frying it. Set aside on the serving plate.
- Heat the same nonstick skillet over medium-low heat (note #1: You may add a little more oil or butter if you think your eggs may stick).
- Carefully break eggs into the skillet, and cook until the whites are just set on top and the yolks are still runny, about 3 minutes. (note #2: You can cook the eggs one at the time, or cook them together and separate in the middle with the spatula before serving)
How To Serve:
- Place each sunny-side up egg on top of each tortillas and season with salt & pepper. Separate the eggs with refried beans in the middle. Spoon some Tomatillo Salsa on one egg, and the Red Salsa on the other egg.
- Top with queso fresco and avocado on the side. (You can eat them like tacos or simply slice the eggs and tortilla with a knife as you eat. The choice is yours!)
- You can pair them with Refried Beans or these Refried Black Beans and top with this Tomatillo Salsa Verde and my delicious Salsa Mexicana.
Tips and Notes
- Make the salsas at least a day ahead so making breakfast the next morning will be a breeze!
- The tortilla should still be pliable when frying it. Do not make it hard like a tostada unless you intend to eat it that way.
FAQs
The english translation is divorced eggs. Huevos Divorciados are two eggs divided by something in the middle like refried beans, potatos or avocado. Then one of the eggs is topped with green salsa and the other with red salsa. They’re perfect for those of us that can’t decide which salsa!
Sure you can! The classic recipe is made with “huevos estrellados” (sunny side up eggs) but nothing says you can’t make them with scrambled eggs.
Definitely! Add some ham at the bottom of the eggs, bacon or even chorizo!
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Gracias!!!! xx, Ana
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Huevos Divorciados
Equipment
- Nonstick skillet
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 2 corn tortillas
- 2 Tbsp oil canola, vegetable or avocado
- Kosher salt & ground black pepper
- ¼ cup Tomatillo Salsa Verde
- ¼ cup Salsa Mexicana or your favorite red salsa
- ½ cup refried beans
- queso fresco
- avocado
Instructions
Frying the tortilla
- Brush each side of the tortillas with some oil (about 1 tablespoon). You can use your fingers or a brush. This helps to keep the amount of oil you use very low.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium heat and briefly fry the tortillas one by one. Place on a plate with paper towels to absorb any excess oil.
- Set aside on the serving plate.
Cooking the eggs
- Heat nonstick skillet over medium heat (note #1: You may add a little more oil or butter if you think your eggs may stick).
- Carefully break eggs into the skillet, and cook until the whites are just set on top and the yolks are still runny, about 3 minutes. (note #2: You can cook the eggs one at the time, or cook them together and separate in the middle with the spatula before serving)
- Place each egg on top of each tortillas and season with salt & pepper. Separate the eggs with refried beans in the middle. Pour some Tomatillo Salsa on one egg, and the Red Salsa on the other egg.
- Top with queso fresco and avocado on the side. (note #3: You can eat them like tacos or simply slice the eggs and tortilla with a knife as you eat. Choice is yours!)
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This recipe turned out amazing! I just made them for my family in law from Mexico and it was a hit with them too. Thank you!
Me encanta esta receta!!! A toda la familia le encantaron estos huevos divorciados. la salsa verde esta riquisima!
Gracias Brenda! Esta riquisima mi chula! Que la disfrutes
Can’t wait to make these huevos divorciados! I like both salsas too!