Baked Huevos Rancheros

Ingredients

• 1 can tomato sauce 
• 4 servings cilantro leaves chopped for garnish
• 8 large eggs 
• 1  garlic clove minced
• 0.5 small bell pepper diced green finely
• 1  jalapeño minced seeded
• 0.8 cup monterey jack shredded
• 0.3 cup olive oil extra-virgin
• 1 small onion finely chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon oregano dried crumbled
• 4 servings salt and pepper freshly ground
• 3 cups tortilla chips 
• 0.3 cup water 

Equipment

• baking sheet
• sauce pan
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 40
2. In a saucepan, heat the olive oil.
3. Add the onion, bell pepper, jalapeo, garlic and oregano. Season with salt and pepper and cook over high heat, stirring, until lightly browned, 5 minutes.
4. Add the tomato sauce and water and simmer for 5 minutes, until slightly thickened.
5. 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.
6. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve right away.