Food Recipes Breakfast & Brunch Egg Dishes Baked Huevos Rancheros 5.0 (128) 1 Review Traditional huevos rancheros are fried eggs served over tortillas and smothered in sauce and cheese. Here, Grace Parisi bakes eggs, tortilla chips and cheese in a seasoned tomato sauce in individual gratin dishes. For more sophisticated eaters, swap pepper Jack for the Monterey Jack to get a spicy kick. Slideshow: More Recipes Featuring Eggs By Grace Parisi Grace Parisi Grace Parisi a former senior test kitchen editor for Food & Wine, where she wrote several successful monthly columns: Food & Wine Handbook, Tasting & Testing, Flavor of the Month, Power Pantry, and Chefs Recipes Made Easy. Parisi has also been published in McCall’s, Redbook, and The New York Times, has written five hit cookbooks, and has appeared numerous times on national television. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on November 27, 2018 Rate PRINT Share Trending Videos Photo: © Pernille Pedersen Total Time: 45 mins Yield: 4 Ingredients 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 1/2 small green bell pepper, finely diced 1 jalapeño, seeded and minced 1 garlic clove, minced 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled Salt and freshly ground pepper One 15-ounce can tomato sauce 1/4 cup water 3 cups tortilla chips 8 large eggs 3/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack Chopped cilantro, for garnish Directions Preheat the oven to 400°. In a saucepan, heat the olive oil. Add the onion, bell pepper, jalapeño, garlic and oregano. Season with salt and pepper and cook over high heat, stirring, until lightly browned, 5 minutes. Add the tomato sauce and water and simmer for 5 minutes, until slightly thickened. Spoon the sauce into 4 individual, shallow baking dishes and arrange the tortilla chips around the sides. Crack 2 eggs into each dish and sprinkle with the cheese. Set the dishes on a baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the egg whites are set and the yolks are still runny. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve right away. Originally appeared: February 2012 Rate It Print