Recipes with eggs
136 verified Mexican recipes with eggs.
The Mexican breakfast is built on eggs: huevos rancheros, a la mexicana (with tomato, onion and serrano), divorciados, Yucatán's motuleños, northern machaca with eggs and chilaquiles topped with fried eggs. It's also the budget ingredient that turns any leftover salsa into a complete meal.
This page gathers 136 verified Mexican recipes with eggs, ordered A to Z — including Meatballs in Chipotle Sauce, Mexican Meatloaf, Ante de Mamey (Mamey Sapote Cream). Total times range from 17 to 210 minutes, so there are weeknight options as well as weekend pot-cooking projects. The quickest is Huevos con Chorizo (17 minutes in total). Indicative UK price: £2.99 per 6u (researched for our cost estimates).
Meatballs in Chipotle Sauce
Beef and pork meatballs in a smoky chipotle sauce.
70 minmedia6 servings
Mexican Meatloaf
Baked minced meat roll stuffed with hard-boiled egg and vegetables
90 minmedia6 servings
Ante de Mamey (Mamey Sapote Cream)
Creamy Pueblan mamey sapote dessert with biscuit and spices.
50 minmedia8 servings
Aporreadillo Michoacano (Pounded Dried Beef with Eggs)
Pounded dried beef with eggs, guajillo chilli and green tomatillo.
45 minmedia4 servings
Aporreado (Battered Dried Beef with Egg)
Pounded and shredded dried beef with egg and tomato salsa from Morelos.
45 minmedia4 servings
Aporreado de Carne Seca (Michoacán-Style Pounded Dried Beef with Eggs)
Michoacán pounded dried beef stew with eggs and green chilli.
40 minfacil4 servings
Aporreado Guerrerense (Pounded Beef with Eggs and Green Salsa)
Pounded tasajo beef with egg and green serrano salsa, a Guerrero countryside breakfast.
35 minfacil4 servings
Banderilla (Battered Sausage on a Stick)
Battered fried sausage on a stick with sauces, a Mexican street classic.
20 minfacil6 servings
Mexican Corn Dog
Sausage in sweetcorn batter with jalapeño and cotija cheese.
35 minmedia6 servings
Coconut Kisses (Besitos de Coco)
Desiccated coconut and condensed milk bites baked golden.
35 minfacil24 servings
Besos Mexican Sweet Bread Kisses
Spongy sweet bread of two joined balls topped with icing sugar.
140 minmedia16 servings
Birria Ramen (Mexican-Japanese Fusion)
Japanese ramen noodles in Mexican birria broth, the most viral fusion dish of modern cuisine.
210 minmedia6 servings
Churro Bites with Chocolate Sauce
Fried churro balls with cinnamon sugar and chocolate dipping sauce.
40 minmedia4 servings
Borrachitos (Pulque-Soaked Sweets)
Colourful soft sweets soaked in pulque or liqueur.
50 minmedia24 servings
Brazo de Reina (Yucatecan Pumpkin Seed Tamal Roll)
Large Yucatecan tamal roll filled with ground pumpkin seeds and hard-boiled egg.
105 minmedia8 servings
Buñuelos
Crispy fried tortilla rounds drenched in warm piloncillo syrup.
70 minmedia10 servings
Knee-Stretched Buñuelos (Oaxacan Style)
Enormous thin buñuelos stretched over the knee, drenched in piloncillo syrup.
90 minmedia10 servings
Bunuelos de Viento (Puffed Mexican Fritters)
Spherical hollow fried fritters, light as air, bathed in piloncillo and cinnamon syrup.
55 minmedia8 servings
Breakfast Burrito
Tex-Mex breakfast burrito with eggs, chorizo and Cheddar cheese.
35 minfacil4 servings
Tex-Mex Breakfast Burrito
Breakfast burrito with scrambled eggs, bacon, cheddar cheese and potato, Texas style.
35 minfacil2 servings
Machaca and Egg Burrito
Sonoran flour tortilla with dried shredded beef and scrambled eggs. The north's breakfast.
25 minfacil2 servings
Burros de Machaca (Sonoran Dried Beef Burritos)
Sonoran flour tortilla burrito with shredded dried beef and scrambled egg.
30 minfacil4 servings
Yucatecan Caballero Pobre
French bread soaked in cinnamon and sherry syrup, topped with golden meringue. A classic Yucatecan colonial dessert.
40 minfacil4 servings
Caballeros Pobres (Mexican French Toast with Piloncillo Syrup)
Traditional Mexican dessert of fried bread bathed in piloncillo and cinnamon syrup with raisins.
35 minfacil6 servings
Caesar Salad Original (The Tijuana Original Caesar Salad)
The original salad invented in Tijuana in 1924 by Caesar Cardini.
30 minfacil4 servings
Caldillo de Machaca (Dried Shredded Beef Broth)
Chihuahua broth of dried shredded beef with tomato, green chilli and egg.
30 minfacil4 servings
Coconut Prawns
Prawns coated in desiccated coconut, fried until golden and crispy.
35 minfacil4 servings
Camarones Roca (Rock Prawns with Sweet & Tangy Sauce)
Battered prawns with creamy sweet and tangy sauce, Baja California pride.
40 minmedia4 servings
Picadillo-Stuffed Pasilla Chillies in Tomato Sauce
Pasilla chillies stuffed with beef and vegetable picadillo, battered and served in tomato sauce.
75 mindificil4 servings
Cheese-Stuffed Chipotle Chillies
Adobo chipotles stuffed with cheese, egg-battered and fried.
45 minmedia4 servings
Beef Picadillo Stuffed Poblano Chillies
Poblano chilli stuffed with beef picadillo, egg-battered and fried.
90 mindificil4 servings
Cheese-Stuffed Chillies
Battered poblano chillies stuffed with cheese in a light tomato broth.
75 minmedia6 servings
Chocoflan (Impossible Cake)
Chocolate cake and vanilla flan that swap places on their own when baked.
120 minmedia10 servings
Chongos Zamoranos
Curdled milk cooked slowly in cinnamon syrup, a speciality of Zamora.
135 mindificil8 servings
Churro Ice Cream Sandwich
A viral fairground dessert: crisp cinnamon-sugar churros sandwiching a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
35 minfacil6 servings
Churros
Crispy golden fried dough sticks rolled in cinnamon sugar.
35 minfacil6 servings
Churros with Mexican Hot Chocolate
Crispy fried churros rolled in cinnamon sugar with thick Mexican hot chocolate for dipping.
40 minmedia6 servings
Cajeta-Filled Churros
Crispy churros filled with cajeta, coated in cinnamon sugar.
40 minmedia12 servings
Coconut Sweet
Traditional coconut sweet made with desiccated coconut, milk and sugar.
40 minfacil12 servings
Cocadas de Horno (Baked Coconut Macaroons)
Baked coconut macaroons with condensed milk, crispy outside and chewy inside.
35 minfacil6 servings
Cocoles (Tlaxcalan Anise & Piloncillo Bread)
Tlaxcalan sweet bread with anise and piloncillo, an ancestral tradition.
70 minmedia10 servings
Conchas (Mexican Sweet Bread)
Iconic Mexican sweet bread with a crunchy sugar shell shaped like a seashell. The quintessential bakery bread of Mexico.
58 minmedia12 servings
Cotonetes (Mexican Coconut Meringue Cookies)
Crispy Mexican meringue cookies with coconut or peanut. Traditional bakery sweets.
110 minfacil30 servings
Crepas de Cajeta (Cajeta-Filled Crêpes)
Crêpes filled with cajeta, an irresistible Franco-Mexican fusion.
35 minfacil6 servings
Cajeta and Walnut Crêpes (Mexican Caramel)
Thin crêpes with goat's milk cajeta caramel, caramelised walnuts and whipped cream.
45 minmedia4 servings
Huitlacoche Corn Fungus Crêpes
Crêpes filled with sautéed huitlacoche, epazote and soured cream, gratinated with cheese.
60 minmedia4 servings
Cuernos (Mexican Crescent Sweet Bread)
Crescent-shaped sweet bread, soft and buttery.
110 minmedia12 servings
Donas Mexicanas (Mexican Doughnuts with Piloncillo Glaze)
Fluffy doughnuts with piloncillo and cinnamon glaze, decorated with coloured sugar sprinkles.
110 minmedia12 servings
Cajeta Empanadas
Crispy golden pastry turnovers filled with cajeta from Celaya.
60 minmedia12 servings
Empanadas de Leche (Custard-Filled Sweet Pastries)
Sweet pastries filled with custard cream, a Mexican bakery classic.
80 minmedia12 servings
Lenten Tuna Empanadas
Pastry parcels filled with tinned tuna and roasted poblano chilli strips, the classic Mexican Lenten dish.
55 minmedia6 servings
Caesar Salad
The iconic salad invented in Tijuana with cos lettuce, creamy dressing and croutons.
30 minfacil4 servings
Fiambre Potosino (Cold Meat and Vegetable Platter)
Cold salad platter of meats, vegetables and fruits from San Luis Potosí.
150 minmedia8 servings
Mexican Breaded White Fish Fillets
White fish fillets in a crispy breadcrumb coating with garlic and herbs.
27 minfacil4 servings
Coffee Flan
Creamy coffee flan with golden caramel, a sophisticated take on the Mexican classic.
80 minmedia8 servings
Coconut Flan
Silky flan with coconut milk and desiccated coconut, baked in a bain-marie.
80 minmedia8 servings
Neapolitan Flan
Silky-smooth baked custard with cream cheese, bathed in golden caramel.
80 minmedia8 servings
Garibaldis (Apricot & Chocolate Sprinkle Buns)
Sweet buns with apricot jam and chocolate sprinkles, a Mexican bakery icon.
55 minmedia12 servings
Gaznates (Fried Pastry Rolls)
Crispy fried pastry tubes filled with colourful meringue.
60 mindificil12 servings
Gorditas de Nata (Sweet Cream Biscuits)
Sweet biscuits made with milk cream, flour, sugar and cinnamon, baked until golden and crispy on the outside.
35 minfacil12 servings
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Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with eggs are there on Recetas Mexas?
We have 136 published Mexican recipes using eggs, all with verified ingredients, steps and timings. A few examples: Meatballs in Chipotle Sauce, Mexican Meatloaf, Ante de Mamey (Mamey Sapote Cream).
What's the quickest recipe with eggs?
Huevos con Chorizo, ready in 17 minutes in total. The rest of the recipes on this page range from 17 to 210 minutes.
How much does eggs cost in the UK?
The indicative price we use in our cost estimates is £2.99 per 6u, researched across UK supermarkets and Mexican grocers. Each recipe page shows its calculated cost.
I've got eggs and not much else — what can I cook?
Use our "What can I cook?" tool: tick eggs plus whatever else you have at home and it tells you which recipes you can make in full and which are only one ingredient away.
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Recipes curated by Edmond Bojalil. Last updated: 2026-06-16.
Founder, Recetas Mexas
Mexican from Puebla, IT professional and foodie. Author of 1000+ authentic Mexican recipes adapted for home kitchens worldwide. Based in Madrid since 2018.
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