Breakfast

Mushroom and Leek Breakfast Migas

A Southwestern classic dish for breakfast. Creamy eggs are baked with crimini mushrooms and served with a side of your favorite salsa!

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A fantastic southwestern breakfast dish - Mushroom and Leek Breakfast Migas
Recipe insights & TIPS

For the next three weeks myself and some other bloggers will be highlighting some recipes through The New Southwest Cook Book.

A fantastic southwestern breakfast dish

Nervous about adding spices and hot chili's to your cooking? Don't be!

Mushroom breakfast migas

It's this Mushroom and Leek Migas that the group is making this week. Next week there's a different recipe so keep an eye out for that! Migas translates to "crumbs" in English but fear not because this isn't a crumbly dish at all. Sauteed crimini mushrooms are combined with diced leeks and garlic and bound together with eggs and cream.

Oh and did I mention it's topped with grated Manchego cheese? It's so simple and fast to make that it's a no-brainer for a weekend breakfast. Make sure to have some warm tortillas on hand to scoop up the Migas, splash it with some hot sauce and enjoy. I actually halved the recipe from the book as I was on my own when I made it, but the recipe I printed below is the original recipe size.

Breakfast migas drizzled with hot sauce
Complete breakfast migas with egg and cheese

Adapted from Meagan Micozzi, The New Southwest, http://www.scarlettabakes.com

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Recipe

A fantastic southwestern breakfast dish - Mushroom and Leek Breakfast Migas

Course:
Breakfast
COOKing TIME:
10 minutes
Total TIME:
30 minutes
CUISINE:
American
PREP TIME:
20 minutes
SERVINGS:
6

Ingredients

  • 4-5 inch corn tortillas
  • 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil (divided)
  • 10 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 8 ounces brown baby crimini mushrooms (sliced)
  • 1 leek (cleaned and ends removed. Diced)
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 cup shredded Manchego cheese
  • Fresh cilantro (optional)

Ingredient Swaps

Instructions

  1. Heat 1 cup of the oil in a heavy pan over a medium heat.
  2. Cut the tortillas in half and then cut into thin strips. When the oil is up to temperature, place some of the tortilla strips into the oil and fry for about 2 minutes.
  3. Take the strips from the oil and lay them on a paper towel. Fry all of the strips and set aside.
  4. Add the eggs and the cream to a bowl and beat together. Set aside.
  5. Empty the pan and wipe clean with a paper towel. Heat the remaining 1/4 cup of oil until hot. Add the sliced mushrooms and saute for about 3 minutes.
  6. Add the leek and cook for a further 2 minutes. Add the garlic and mix through for about 1 minute.
  7. Add the beaten egg mixture to the pan and stir the contents gently like an omelette. The eggs will slowly solidify. Add some of the tortilla strips and stir through gently.
  8. Remove from the heat and add the grated cheese over the top of the eggs. Garnish with some more tortilla strips and fresh cilantro if desired.
  9. Serve at once with some warm tortillas and your favorite salsa.
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