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Tex-Mex Eggs Benedict

Published: Apr 27, 2019 Last Updated: Nov 11, 2022 by Marye 1578 words. | About 8 minutes to read this article.

Tex-Mex eggs Benedict is a southwestern update on the classic recipe. Crispy toasted English muffins are covered with a fire roasted poblano, sausage patties, a poached egg, and a rich, creamy queso. Unique and delicious!
Total time 25 minutes
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A vintage plate with a serving of Eggs Benedict on it

Lime and White Chocolate Tres Leches Cake is a decadent way to end this gorgeous Mother's Day brunch.

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  • ❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
  • 🧾 Ingredients
  • 🔪 Instructions
  • Mother's Day can be hard
  • Mother's Day without mom
  • How to Make Perfect Poached Eggs 3 Ways
  • 💭 Things to know
  • 📚 Related recipes
  • Leftover queso?
  • Tex-Mex Eggs Benedict

❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

  • Great Tex-Mex flavor
  • Super easy
  • Fancy but easy enough for weekends

Tex-Mex Eggs Benedict recipe is full of spicy Southwestern flavor from poblano, sausage, English muffins, and poached eggs enveloped in an easy, queso.

When you cut into the stack the egg yolk flows out to make every bite extra rich and creamy. Plus I'm sharing how to make perfect poached eggs three ways!

Eggs Benedict is so good - don't just save it for Mother's Day. It's great for Easter, Father's Day, and plain old lazy weekends, too!

🧾 Ingredients

For this Eggs Benedict recipe you'll need: 

  • Bulk sausage
  • English muffins or English muffin bread
  • Eggs
  • Poblano peppers
  • White American cheese
  • Canned diced chiles
  • Cilantro

🔪 Instructions

Note: This is an overview of the instructions for this million dollar spaghetti recipe. The full instructions are in the green recipe card below.

  1. Toast the English muffins and place ½ on each plate.
  2. Place ½ of a poblano on each English muffin.
  3. Top with a sausage patty.
  4. Top the sausage patties with one poached egg.
  5. Spoon the queso over each egg. 
  6. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and serve hot.

Mother's Day can be hard

Mother's Day is one of those holidays that we love to celebrate. It's a simple day set aside to appreciate Mom with some flowers, a card, and a brunch or maybe a dinner. I loved making the day special for my mom every year!

The year after my mom passed away was unbelievably hard.

I found myself in front of the rows of colorful cards with sentimental sayings ready to choose one until reality hit and I remembered that I would never again buy a Mother's Day card or a gift, or fix a special meal for my mom.

For the next couple of years I enjoyed the cards and flowers that my kids gave me but there was always an empty feeling inside. It just felt weird to not be doing something for Mom, you know?

One day, talking to some friends, I realized I wasn't the only one feeling that weird emptiness on Mother's Day. We decided to get together and throw a Mother's Day brunch to honor our moms.

We'd share our stories, memories of our mothers, and eat brunch. It was a win-win.

A vintage table setting with closeup of a teacup. Old pictures of moms are on the table.

It's a fantastic way to continue to celebrate Mother's Day when your mom is ... unavailable for whatever reason. This year I chose to make Tex-Mex Eggs Benedict, my own twist on the traditional brunch recipe.

It was an easy choice - my mom loved a good poached egg!!

Mother's Day without mom

Whether you live across country and can't get home, or you've lost your mom, dealing with Mother's Day without a mother is just depressing. Sharing memories and anecdotes with friends can be the salve that soothes your heart.

  • Have everyone bring their favorite pictures of their mothers.
  • You can ask for the pictures a few days ahead of time and use them as fun place holders.
  • Keep it easy. Fruit is a great addition to the table and is both pretty AND delicious.
  • Grapefruit Mimosas are unique and delicious. Pour an ounce or two of grapefruit juice and fill with prosecco, champagne, or Moscato. Or try this Tiffany Blue Sparkler.
A grapefruit mimosa and dish of strawberries on a lace table cloth. A white rose is in the foreground.
Grapefruit Mimosas are perfect with this southwestern style eggs Benedict.
  • Fold a cloth napkin into a long rectangle. Knot it in the center and push a rose through the knot. Lay it on the plates for easy AND pretty place settings.
  • Have tissues on hand. They'll more than likely be needed.
  • If you use flower arrangements take them to a local nursing home and give them to residents when your brunch has ended. It's a great way to honor Mom AND make others happy!
Vintage pictures of the author's mother and other moms on a table.

How to Make Perfect Poached Eggs 3 Ways

You can't have just any old egg when you're making Tex-Mex Eggs Benedict -- they have to be poached. Poached eggs can be a little tricky but you'll master it every time with these instructions!

Step by step image collage describing how to make Tex Mex Eggs Benedict.
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Poached Eggs in the Microwave

You can make poached eggs a couple of different ways but if you are going for super easy you can't beat the microwave!

  1. Add a teaspoon of water to a custard cup.
  2. Crack the egg into the cup and cover with plastic wrap.
  3. Poke a tiny hole in the yolk with a toothpick so the pressure doesn't build up in the yolk and cause it to explode.
  4. Microwave for 45 seconds and then let stand for a minute or two.

Poached Eggs in Muffin Cups

You can also make them in silicone muffin cups right in a sauce pan. This is best if you are making a lot.

  1. Spray the inside of the muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray and add a little melted butter.
  2. Carefully break one egg in each muffin cup.
  3. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  4. Put about 1-inch of water in a shallow frying pan  and add the cups.
  5. Bring to a simmer and cover until the eggs are done to your liking.
  6. They'll slip right out of the muffin cups and be the perfect shape.

Classic Method of Poaching Eggs

  1. Place about 3-inches of water in a large saucepan.
  2. Heat until the water simmers.
  3. Crack an egg into a small bowl or cup.
  4. Swirl the water in a circle with a spatula or spoon and carefully pour the egg into the center of the swirl.
  5. Simmer for 4 to 5 minutes or until done to your liking.
  6. Remove with a slotted spoon.

💭 Things to know

  • Add a little vinegar to the water. It will help keep the egg together.
  • Keep the water at a gentle simmer.
  • Use eggs that are very fresh. The whites will stay together better.
  • Poach for 4 minutes for a runny yolk, 4 ½ minutes for a creamy yolk, and 5 minutes for a firmer yolk that's still soft and custardy.
  • The more eggs you make the longer you'll need to cook them.
Tex Mex eggs benedict without the queso on top.
Eggs Benedict makes the perfect weekend brunch.

📚 Related recipes

Mother's Day is extra special but it can be tough to come up with just the right menu. After all - you're cooking for the one that cooked for you for so long! Here are some of my favorites.

  • Lavender and Lemon Irish Soda Bread is light and delicate with a buttery citrus flavor.
  • Strawberry Pavlova looks very complicated but it couldn't be easier!
  • Clementine Kentucky Mule is a little stronger cocktail than the mimosas that most people serve but it's full of citrus flavor.

Leftover queso?

This Tex-Mex Eggs Benedict is a little different for the traditional recipe but it's definitely going to be a favorite.

If you'd prefer not to poach the eggs try this delicious egg bites recipe on top instead!

You're going to have a ton of queso left over, more than likely. You can use it as a dip or as an alternate sauce for enchiladas. I've even used in macaroni and cheese.

Keep the menu simple with fruit and your Tex-Mex Eggs Benedict. If you'd like to serve something sweet my lavender shortbread cookies are perfect!

Finished eggs Benedict on a plate.
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Tex-Mex eggs Benedict is a southwestern update on the classic recipe. Crispy toasted English muffins are covered with a fire roasted poblano, sausage patties, a poached egg, and a rich, creamy queso. Unique and delicious!
Course Brunch
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings:4
Calories:775
Author:Marye Audet-White
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Ingredients

  • 4 English muffins, or the English muffin bread recipe from RestlessChipotle!
  • 2 poblano peppers, ,fire roasted
  • 4 sausage, ,cut into patties and cooked
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 pound white American cheese
  • 8 ounces diced chiles
  • 14 ounces evaporated milk
  • ¼ cup cilantro, ,chopped

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Instructions

Step One: Easy Queso

  • Chop  the cheese in small pieces.
  • Heat the evaporated milk and a heavy saucepan until it is just under a boil.
  • Stir the cheese into the evaporated milk.
  • Continue to stir until smooth - about 5 minutes.
  • Stir in the undrained chiles and set aside.

Step Two: Roast Poblanos

  • To fire roast the poblanos hold them over the flame of a gas stove until the skin is blistered and blackened. You can use a plumbers torch, or heat them in an iron skillet over high heat, as well.
  • When the poblanos are blistered put them in a plastic bag and seal. This will make the skin come off very easily. Leave them for about 5 minutes.
  • Remove skin and seeds. To remove skin just gently rub and it will come right off.
  • Cut each poblano in 2 pieces and set aside.

Step Three: Cook Sausage

  • Cook the sausage patties according to the directions. 
  • Place the cooked patties on paper towels and set aside.

Step Four: Poached eggs

  • Poach the eggs until the yolks are beginning to set.
  •  Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel. 
  • Set aside.

Step Five: Assembly

  • Toast the English muffins and place ½ on each plate.
  • Place ½ of a poblano on each English muffin.
  • Top with a sausage patty.
  • Top the sausage patties with one poached egg.
  • Spoon the queso over each egg. 
  • Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and serve hot.

Notes

 
Recipe will contain significantly fewer calories because you won't use ALL of the queso in this recipe on 4 servings.
Tips:
  • Add a little vinegar to the water. It will help keep the egg together.
  • Keep the water at a gentle simmer.
  • Use eggs that are very fresh. The whites will stay together better.
  • Poach for 4 minutes for a runny yolk, 4 ½ minutes for a creamy yolk, and 5 minutes for a firmer yolk that's still soft and custardy.
  • The more eggs you make the longer you'll need to cook them.
  • You can use my English muffin bread instead of English muffins if you like.

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 775kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Cholesterol: 305mg | Sodium: 2341mg | Potassium: 796mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 1900IU | Vitamin C: 55.3mg | Calcium: 1522mg | Iron: 3.2mg

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    First published April 25, 2017. Last updated March 30, 2021 for readability and better instructions, as well as removal of brand references.

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