Nopales con Huevo

Name: Nopales con Huevo
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 400g nopales cactus paddles, cleaned and diced; 6 eggs, beaten; 2 ripe tomatoes, diced; 1 white onion, diced; 2 jalapeños, sliced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 handful fresh coriander; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; corn tortillas to serve

Scrambled eggs cooked with tender cactus paddles, diced tomato and jalapeño, a classic Mexican breakfast dish.

Total time

35 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mexican

vegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

400gnopales cactus paddles, cleaned and diced

6eggs, beaten

2ripe tomatoes, diced

1white onion, diced

2jalapeños, sliced

3 clovesgarlic, minced

1 handfulfresh coriander

3 tbspvegetable oil

corn tortillasto serve

Instructions

Boil nopales in salted water 10 minutes until tender and slime is gone, drain.

Sauté onion in oil until soft, add garlic and jalapeño.

Add tomatoes and cook 3 minutes.

Add drained nopales and toss together.

Pour beaten eggs over and scramble gently until just set.

Scatter with coriander.

Serve with warm corn tortillas.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

226

Protein

10.6g

Fat

17.5g

Carbs

6.8g

Fiber

1.6g

Sodium

113mg

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