Recipes with eggs and tomato
38 verified Mexican recipes with eggs and tomato.
Eggs and tomato is the elemental Mexican breakfast: huevos a la mexicana (the flag in a frying pan), huevos rancheros on a tortilla with red salsa, eggs poached in caldillo and machaca with eggs and tomato. Ten minutes, everyday ingredients and a breakfast with real identity.
This page gathers 38 verified Mexican recipes with eggs and tomato, ordered A to Z — including Meatballs in Chipotle Sauce, Mexican Meatloaf, Aporreado (Battered Dried Beef with Egg). Total times range from 20 to 210 minutes, so there are weeknight options as well as weekend pot-cooking projects. The quickest is Huevos a la Mexicana (20 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
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
Birria Ramen (Mexican-Japanese Fusion)
Japanese ramen noodles in Mexican birria broth, the most viral fusion dish of modern cuisine.
210 minmedia6 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
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
Caldillo de Machaca (Dried Shredded Beef Broth)
Chihuahua broth of dried shredded beef with tomato, green chilli and egg.
30 minfacil4 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 Chillies
Battered poblano chillies stuffed with cheese in a light tomato broth.
75 minmedia6 servings
Lenten Tuna Empanadas
Pastry parcels filled with tinned tuna and roasted poblano chilli strips, the classic Mexican Lenten dish.
55 minmedia6 servings
Higaditos (Chicken Liver and Egg Scramble)
Chicken liver with tomato, onion and scrambled egg — an Oaxacan Christmas dish.
30 minfacil4 servings
Huevos a la Chiapaneca (Chiapan-Style Eggs on Tostadas)
Tostadas with refried beans, fried eggs, plantain and red salsa.
25 minfacil4 servings
Eggs à la Diabla
Eggs cooked in fiery arbol and chipotle chilli salsa.
25 minfacil2 servings
Mexican-Style Scrambled Eggs
Scrambled eggs with tomato, onion and serrano chilli — the colours of the Mexican flag.
20 minfacil2 servings
Mexican Drowned Eggs in Chilli Tomato Sauce
Eggs poached in spicy tomato and chilli sauce, served with warm tortillas.
30 minfacil2 servings
Eggs in Ancho Chilli Sauce
Eggs poached in ancho chilli sauce with tomato and garlic, a traditional Mexican breakfast.
35 minfacil4 servings
Huevos Motuleños
Fried eggs on tortillas with black beans, tomato sauce, ham, peas and fried plantain. A hearty Yucatecan breakfast.
35 minfacil4 servings
Huevos Motuleños with Ham
Yucatán's iconic breakfast: fried eggs on a crispy tortilla with black beans, ham, peas and tomato-habanero sauce.
35 minfacil2 servings
Oaxacan Eggs
Eggs with tasajo, black beans, nopales and pasilla negro chilli salsa.
40 minmedia2 servings
Ranchero Eggs
Fried eggs on crispy tortillas, smothered in red salsa and served with refried beans.
30 minfacil2 servings
Machaca with Eggs
Shredded dried beef sauteed with eggs, tomato, onion and chillies. A classic northern Mexican breakfast.
35 minmedia4 servings
Machaca with Poblano Chilli Strips Sonoran Breakfast
Shredded dried beef sautéed with poblano chilli strips and scrambled eggs.
30 minfacil4 servings
Migas
Scrambled eggs with crispy tortilla chips, chilli and tomato. A textured northern breakfast.
25 minfacil2 servings
Stuffed Beef Roll (Niño Envuelto)
Beef roll stuffed with ham, vegetables and egg in tomato sauce.
90 minmedia6 servings
Nopalitos con Huevo (Scrambled Eggs with Cactus)
Cactus paddles scrambled with eggs, onion, chilli and coriander.
25 minfacil4 servings
Papadzules
Yucatecan enchiladas filled with egg in a vibrant pumpkin seed sauce.
45 minmedia4 servings
Papak-tsul (Mayan Egg-filled Tortillas in Pumpkin Seed Sauce)
Tortillas bathed in pumpkin seed sauce filled with boiled egg — an ancestral Mayan dish.
50 minmedia4 servings
Mexican Shakshuka
Eggs poached in spicy ranchera sauce with queso cotija and coriander.
35 minfacil2 servings
Mexican Meatball Soup
Beef meatballs with rice in a tomato broth with courgette, carrot and potato. Comforting Mexican home-style soup.
60 minmedia6 servings
Northern-Style Machaca Beef Tacos
Northern Mexican machaca beef tacos with egg, tomato and serrano chilli.
35 minfacil4 servings
Torta Cubana
The ultimate Mexico City sandwich: breaded escalope, ham, cheese, egg, chorizo, avocado and everything.
35 minmedia2 servings
Dried Prawn Patties in Mole
Fluffy dried prawn patties bathed in red mole, a classic Lenten dish.
50 minmedia4 servings
Tortas de Camaron Seco (Dried Prawn Fritters)
Dried prawn fritters with egg bathed in red mole, a classic Lenten dish from Puebla.
55 minmedia6 servings
Egg Fritters in Tomato Broth (Lenten)
Egg fritters simmered in red tomato broth, a classic Mexican Lenten dish.
50 minfacil4 servings
Huauzontle Fritters
Battered huauzontle fritters stuffed with Oaxacan cheese in pasilla chilli sauce. Mexican Lent at its most authentic.
65 minmedia4 servings
Mexican Potato Fritters in Tomato Sauce (Tortitas de Papa)
Grated potato fritters with egg and cheese, fried golden and served in tomato sauce.
45 minfacil4 servings
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with eggs and tomato are there on Recetas Mexas?
We have 38 published Mexican recipes using eggs and tomato, all with verified ingredients, steps and timings. A few examples: Meatballs in Chipotle Sauce, Mexican Meatloaf, Aporreado (Battered Dried Beef with Egg).
What's the quickest recipe with eggs and tomato?
Huevos a la Mexicana, ready in 20 minutes in total. The rest of the recipes on this page range from 20 to 210 minutes.
How much does eggs and tomato 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 tomato and not much else — what can I cook?
Use our "What can I cook?" tool: tick eggs and tomato 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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