Chilaquiles Divorciados (Red and Green Chilaquiles with Fried Eggs)
Half red, half green: crisp totopos coated in two salsas side by side, topped with fried eggs, crema and crumbled cheese.
Made with Salsa roja (cooked red salsa) and Salsa verde (cooked tomatillo salsa) and Tostadas and totopos (tortilla chips). Make a batch of the base first, then this takes minutes. Skip to the method
- Time25 min
- LevelEasy
- Costabout £1.73 a head
Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.
Ingredients
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Method
- 1
Warm the salsa roja (see the base recipe) in one wide frying pan and the salsa verde (see the base recipe) in a second, over a medium heat, until each is simmering.
3 min - 2
Divide the totopos (see the tostadas and totopos base recipe) in two. Fold half into the red salsa and half into the green, turning for 30 seconds just until coated.
0 min 30 s - 3
Spoon each pile onto one half of every plate, side by side, leaving a little gap down the middle.
- 4
Heat the oil in a non stick pan and fry the eggs for 2 to 3 minutes until the whites are set and the yolks as runny as you like.
2 min 30 s - 5
Lay an egg across the middle of each plate. Scatter over the cheese, onion and coriander and drizzle with the soured cream. Serve straight away.
Tips
- Divorciados means divorced: two sauces kept apart, traditionally with the egg in the middle as the peacemaker.
- Work quickly. Totopos left in sauce for more than a minute lose their crunch.
- For extra heat, add a spoonful of salsa taquera or chopped pickled jalapeños to the red side.
- Check that your feta or queso fresco is made with vegetarian rennet if you need the dish to be vegetarian.
Storing and freezing
Best eaten straight away. Keep any leftover salsas covered in the fridge for up to 4 days and reheat until steaming hot all the way through before using again.
Questions
What are chilaquiles divorciados?
They are chilaquiles served half with red salsa and half with green salsa on the same plate, usually with a fried egg separating them. The two sauces give different flavours in one dish.
Can I use eggs cooked another way?
Yes. Scrambled eggs or poached eggs both work. Fried eggs with a runny yolk are traditional because the yolk makes a sauce of its own.
Is this gluten free?
Yes, as long as the tostadas are made from corn tortillas labelled gluten free. The salsas, eggs, cheese and cream contain no gluten.
More made with salsa roja (cooked red salsa)
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