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My all-time favorite Tex-Mex migas recipe! It’s super-simple to make with leftover chips and salsa, and always a crowd fave.

Easy Migas Recipe

I first posted here on the blog about migas five years ago after visiting Austin for the first time, when I was introduced to their brilliant, iconic Tex-Mex scramble. Then proceeded to fall even more in love with them two years later, when my friend, Kathryne, and I spent a month snowbirding and eating all the tacos in Austin. And ever since, they have become one of my go-to brunch recipes that we make around here constantly — especially when serving a crowd.

But! I’ve been meaning to pop back in here and update this recipe for years because I recently figured out a shortcut to this already-simple recipe that I have been loving lately. Authentic migas are supposed to be made with leftover corn tortillas, which are then cut into small strips, and fried in oil until crispy — which is a delicious way to go. But since I often do not have leftover tortillas on hand — yet always have a bag full of corn tortilla chips in the pantry — I’ve been making migas with crumbled chips instead. And it has turned this dish into just about the easiest migas recipe ever.

Just scramble up some eggs and veggies, add in some cheese, salsa and the tortilla chips, load the scramble up with your favorite toppings, and a mega delicious plate of migas will be yours to enjoy in no time. Here’s how to make them!

A dozen brown eggs to make Migas

Migas Ingredients:

The best thing about migas is that you probably already have these ingredients on hand! You’ll just need:

  • Eggs: Which we will soft scramble. (I like to add a bit of milk to my eggs to make them extra creamy.)
  • Onion, Jalapeño and Garlic: I like adding these in to give the eggs some extra flavor and texture. But you can skip this step if you’re in a hurry and just add a bit of extra salsa instead.
  • Corn Tortilla Chips: Traditional migas call for frying up leftover corn tortillas, which you’re welcome to do. But more often, I just crumble up leftover tortilla chips, which is much speedier. Plus I always (like, always) have them on hand.
  • Salsa: Any red or green salsa that you have on hand will do!
  • Cheese: I like to use shredded cheese for the egg scramble, but you could also add some crumbled queso fresco or cotija if you prefer.
  • LOTS of Toppings! A must, in my book. :)  Chopped fresh cilantro, diced red onion, sliced avocado, diced tomato, extra salsa — whatever sounds good!

How To Make Migas

How To Make Migas:

As I said, these Tex-Mex migas are ridiculously easy to make. Simply:

  1. Sauté the onion, jalapeño and garlic: In a large sauté pan, cook until they are nice and soft.
  2. Add eggs: And slow scramble until they are cooked to your desired consistency.
  3. Add cheese, tortilla chips and salsa: Stir until combined, then cook for 1 or 2 minutes to warm through.
  4. Serve and garnish: Serve warm, and garnish with lots and lots of your favorite toppings!

How To Make Migas for Tacos

How To Serve Migas:

There are all sorts of ways you can serve up migas, including:

  • Plain: My favorite — just served up as below in a big bowl, with lots and lots of toppings.
  • Breakfast tacos: Serve your migas in corn tortillas to have migas tacos.
  • Breakfast burrito: Wrap your migas up in a big flour tortilla for an easy migas burrito.

Potential sides could also include:

  • Beans: Black or pinto beans are a traditional side in Texas, either served refried or soupy.
  • Fresh fruit or smoothie: The sweetness is a nice balance to the savory.
  • Iced coffee: My favorite side to go with migas in the morning. ;)

Tex-Mex Migas Recipe with Avocado

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Tex-Mex Migas Recipe

The Best Tex-Mex Migas Recipe

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  • Prep Time: 8 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 0 About 4-6 servings 1x

Description

Tex-Mex styled migas are the ultimate breakfast comfort food…with a kick!


Ingredients

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  • 12 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon each: ground cumin, fine sea salt, freshly-cracked black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small white onion, peeled and diced
  • 1 jalapeño, seeded and finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 large handfuls corn tortilla chips, roughly crumbled
  • 2/3 cup salsa, homemade or store-bought
  • 2/3 cup shredded Mexican-blend cheese, plus extra for serving
  • toppings: chopped fresh cilantro, diced red onion, sliced avocado, diced tomato, extra salsa

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, cumin, salt and pepper.  Set aside.
  2. Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large sauté pan.  Add onion and jalapeño and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft and translucent.  Add garlic and sauté for 1-2 additional minutes, stirring occasionally, until the garlic is fragrant.
  3. Add the egg mixture, and reduce heat to medium.  Cook for 5-6 minutes, stirring frequently, until the eggs are completely scrambled.  Stir in the tortilla chips, salsa and cheese.  Cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Taste and season with extra salt and pepper if needed.
  4. Serve warm, garnished with your desired toppings.  (I say the more, the merrier!)

Notes

*Recipe updated in July 2018.

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98 comments on “Tex-Mex Migas”

  1. I am soooo into this recipe! It’s so colourful and looks super tasty! Yum!

  2. I have actually never heard of migas until this past weekend after following Instagram and pictures of BlogHer. Either way this look great and something I must try immediately!

  3. Never heard of these, but they look awesome and if I can eat these for breakfast than that is just SO awesome! Love these! Plus, they are so colorful, what a fun summer breakfast!

  4. Ali, you hit a grand slam with your version of Migas! I’ve never tried them, but I will be making this for me and The Big Lug this weekend! We have Tex-Mex at least once a week for dinner and our Kitchen Sink Scrambles always seem to be Southwest, LOL. Thanks for a great recipe, girl. Cannot believe you posted it this fast after BHF! xo

  5. Woohoo! Growing up in San Antonio and still living in Texas, migas is a religion. So glad you got to enjoy it in Austin!! Yours look just perfect!

  6. OH Migas!!! these look amazing. I love migas, and couldn’t wait to try them in Austin. I had them at the Congress Cafe and at Whole Foods…both very yummy! Great getting to know you in Austin. xoxox Sheila

  7. Glad you enjoyed your trip to Austin. Hopefully you grabbed some breakfast tacos while you were here, too! We sure do love our eggs for breakfast (and lunch, and dinner). Are you able to pick your favorite place that you ate at on your trip?

  8. I’ve never heard of Migas. but now I can’t stop thinking about them!

  9. I love seeing a recipe for this dish!!! Everyone was raving about these in Austin!!

  10. I’ve never had migas! I cannot wait to try. Pinning it!

  11. Gosh I want to try migas so bad!!! So delish looking!

  12. I LURVES me some migas! Your version looks so gorgeous and yummy!

  13. I’ve never even heard of migas until your post! They sound fantastic!

  14. Now I’m feeling super sad that I didn’t try migas in Austin! These look so delicious. You don’t usually see them on the menu in my neck of the woods, either.

  15. Oh, and seriously? Your photos, girl. They are my favorite.

  16. Migas are definitely a great way to eat your eggs in the morning. If you ever go back to Austin you need to try out Kerby Lane! They are known for their migas and queso.

  17. I’m from Austin and we love our Migas! However, the best migas are always served with queso on top, not totally healthy but makes the dish.

  18. Oh my gosh this looks SO GOOD! I must make this sometime soon! Mexican food is my favorite :)

  19. We ate migas at a cool B & B in Houston several years ago. The cook made up homemade tortillas that morning and topped everything with fresh avocadoes – breakfast heaven!

  20. Gorgeous! None of the ones I saw in Austin where half that beautiful. Great job, as always :)

  21. I just want to dive into this dish! It looks amazing.

  22. I’ve never tried migas but yours look so good! (and much better than the restaurant version :))

  23. Migas are one of my all-time favorite tex-mex dishes. Yours look absolutely delicious!

  24. Love! And there are no vicious birds to swoop in and grab these. Beautiful migas!

  25. I’ve never tried migas either, but I’ve been wanting to forever! Yours looks insanely good, I might need to pick up the ingredients for a fun weekend breakfast treat :)

  26. Ali, these are PERFECT migas! It was such a pleasure to meet you in Austin and it sounds like you had a great time in my town! Come on back now, y’hear? ;)

  27. Mmmm Migas! Wish I had been with you when you had these.

  28. I’m so glad you posted this! I’ve always been sort of on the fence about egg dishes, too. But I’ve always wanted to try migas and just needed the extra push. Consider these that push!

  29. Oh wow I love this recipe looks delicious, it seems like everyone went to Austin at-least you had enough time to make migas.. I love easy Mexican recipes…

  30. Ali your migas look scrumptious! I grew up on migas and now I’m terribly homesick for my mom’s. Thanks for sharing:)

  31. I’m not usually an egg person but this sounds absolutely amazing! I have to try it! :D

  32. Must. Make. Migas! Why didn’t I try these in Austin?!

  33. Oh wow, this is gorgeous :) my mouth is watering over here, I need this dish in my life stat.

  34. Freaking amazing. How have I never had migas before?!

  35. Breakfast migas are an Austin thing. Traditional migas is actually a soup. Next time you’re in Austin try the migas at Tamale House (best) or Amaya’s Taco Village (close runner-up).

  36. Ali, if you want to give it a Colombian kick to migas (actually, there’s a Colombian dish called migas, also), change the tortillas with arepas (I don’t know if you can find ’em in KC, but are pretty easy to find in a good Latin market).

  37. 12 eggs?

  38. I LOVE migas! I tear my tortillas into pcs BEFORE I cook them though; just a bit easier to me.

  39. I love migas! I was lucky enough to live in Austin for five years, so my go to breakfast taco filling was Migas with avocado. Also the Iced Turbo at Jo’s is my favorite splurge coffee anywhere!

  40. Oh my goodness, this looks absolutely amazing. I just took a stab at making enchiladas, so now that I’m familiar with frying tortillas I think I’m definitely going to try this out. Thanks for sharing!

  41. I can’t believe how many people have never heard of Migas!!! You can get them anywhere and everywhere in Dallas, and my boyfriend usually does! I decided to make these for him and he loved them! I too added avocado, and served with salsa and refried beans! H’es Hispanic, and vegetarian, so it’s a great easy fix for both! Thanks for the easy recipe to help follow along with:)

  42. I really enjoyed the recipe but wish you showed more courtesy with the printer friendly version by reducing or eliminating the picture that takes up half of a page on it’s own, and focuses more on coffee cups rather the food that I’m intending to prepare.

    • Hi Travis, we apologize for this, it is something we are working on. Please stay tuned!!

  43. Today I made migas for the first time. Yummy!

  44. Nov. 3, 2016
    These are so amazing!!! My new go-to egg breakfast recipe, though these would be just as yummy for supper. They are so packed with delicious Tex Mex flavor that they have my taste buds doing the Mexican Hat Dance! My only question is, how much cilantro should I add to the eggs? The directions state to” add the cheese and chopped cilantro”, but there is no mention of cilantro in the ingredients list. Thanks for sharing such a kickin’ good recipe!!

  45. Well, I made this for breakfast yesterday and it was easy and delicious. Next time I’ll put some meat in it. Do you have any suggestions for meat? I think chorizo would be good if I can find it.

    • We’re so glad you enjoyed them, Melanie! As for meat, we also think Chorizo would be awesome in these!

  46. We LOVED these when we visited you guys in Spain. Can’t wait to try – probably for lunch or dinner. Combined with fresh fruit, this will be a great summer meal.

  47. Hey Ally,
    I need to make this spice free thanks to the kids…. (they said having kids would be fun)! To make it creamier for them could I add cottage cheese as a topper as well as all the other cheese (once again my kids are worse than mice and looove cheese). Thanks Emma

  48. I love this recipe! We usually have it for breakfast after entertaining with the mandatory chips and salsa. In my neck of the woods we call this Chilaquiles and add a red enchilada sauce and serve with a side of frijoles al caldero.

  49. Thank you for reminding me that I should make migas for breakfast on a more regular basis. I do not keep tortilla chips in the house (they would never be around when I needed them), so I always fry my tortillas. You made me realize that migas would be a perfect way to use up the little tortillas I buy for street-style tacos. I will also always choose to use cotija or queso fresco, perhaps because I live on the border with Mexico and am strongly influenced by the culture around me.