Chilaquiles are a delicious Mexican dish that is very popular for breakfast. The most traditional are those with green or red sauce, and they are usually prepared accompanied by corn tortilla chips, cheese, cream, egg and some type of meat. We have chosen to prepare the recipe for red chilaquiles with chicken, adding extra protein to the dish so that you start the day with a lot of energy.
If you don’t want to miss the opportunity to try this delicious breakfast, read on and discover how to cook red chilaquiles with chicken. It is a very versatile recipe with which you can innovate and add the ingredients that you like the most. Next, we show you the quick and easy step by step so that you have this dish ready in half an hour. Let’s cook!
Ingredients to make Red Chilaquiles with Chicken:
• 4 tomatoes
• 5 clean guajillo chilies
• 1 Serrano chili
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 piece of onion
• 1 sprig of epazote
• 1 tablespoon of oil
• 1 chicken bouillon cube
• Salt to taste
• Pop corn
• 500 grams of shredded chicken
• Fresh cheese to taste
• Cream to taste
How to make Red Chilaquiles with Chicken:
Prepare the sauce for red chilaquiles with chicken. Cook the tomatoes and the Serrano pepper in water. When it starts to boil, also add the guajillo peppers and let it boil for 3 minutes.
Place the garlic clove, the piece of onion, the tomatoes and the chilies that you cooked in the blender with a little of the cooking water. Blend for 3 minutes to obtain a light sauce.
In a pot, heat a tablespoon of oil and fry the sauce that you blended for a few minutes. Add the cube of chicken broth, the branch of epazote and season with salt to taste. When it starts to boil, lower the heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes. If you feel the sauce is too thick, add a little water.
Tip: You can substitute the chicken stock cube for homemade chicken stock.
With the sauce ready, it is time to plate the chilaquiles. First, place a layer of baked or fried tortilla chips on the plate, this is to your liking. Next, cover them with the red sauce and add a layer of shredded chicken. Also add the fresh cheese, cream and sliced onion. Decorate your plate with a few branches of chopped coriander and you will have your chilaquiles ready to serve.
Trick: you can also prepare the red chilaquiles with baked chicken to melt the cheese and make them extra crispy.
Red chilaquiles with chicken and accompaniments.
With this recipe for red chilaquiles with chicken you will have a delicious breakfast ready to start the day with energy. In any case, you can take advantage of this recipe to cover any meal of the day, since they are also wonderful as a starter.
Do not forget to serve your chilaquiles accompanied by refried beans or boiled white rice. You can also prepare some red chilaquiles with chicken and egg, which goes wonderfully. This recipe is not very spicy, so you can opt for a Mexican guacachile sauce to enhance all its flavor. The red Tanqueray sauce or the molcajeteada sauce are also excellent options to accompany your dish. If you are still looking for more heat, leave the seeds and veins of the guajillo peppers while you prepare them.
