Which Mexican breakfast dish combines fried tortillas, eggs, salsa, and often refried beans?

The Mexican breakfast dish combining fried tortillas, eggs, salsa, and often refried beans is huevos rancheros.

The name means “ranch eggs,” reflecting the dish’s association with substantial breakfasts served on rural Mexican ranches. A classic serving places fried eggs on or beside corn tortillas and covers them with a tomato-and-chili salsa. Refried beans, avocado, rice, or potatoes may accompany the eggs.

Recipes vary considerably by region and household. Some versions use red salsa, while others use green salsa or add onions, cilantro, and peppers. The defining combination is eggs with tortillas and a ranch-style salsa, rather than one strictly standardized ingredient list.

Huevos rancheros is often confused with chilaquiles. Chilaquiles use tortilla pieces simmered or coated in salsa, whereas huevos rancheros generally keeps the tortillas whole or separately fried. Huevos divorciados is another related dish that uses two eggs with different salsas.