Blue Corn Tortilla Skillet

🥘 Ingredients

• black beans
  15 oz
• black pepper
  ¼ tsp
• blue corn tortilla chips
  1 c
• butter
  1 tbsp
• cooking oil
  2 tbsp
• eggs
  2 unit
• lime
  1 unit
• pepper jack cheese
  ½ cup
• red onion
  1 unit
• salt
  ½ tsp
• sour cream
  4 tbsp
• southwest spice blend
  1 tsp
• sugar
  ½ tsp
• tex-mex paste
  1 tbsp
• tomato paste
  2 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• medium pan
• medium nonstick pan

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Halve, peel, and thinly slice ¼ of the red onion ; finely dice remaining onion. Zest and quarter the lime . Reserve a few blue corn tortilla chips for later.

   red onion: 1 unit, lime: 1 unit, blue corn tortilla chips: 1 c
2. 

   2

   In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine sliced onion, juice from half the lime, ¼ tsp sugar , and a pinch of salt and black pepper . Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Microwave until bright pink ⏱️ 40 seconds . Carefully uncover and set aside. In a separate small bowl, combine sour cream with lime zest to taste. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency.

   sugar: ½ tsp, salt: ½ tsp, black pepper: ¼ tsp, sour cream: 4 tbsp
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a medium pan over medium-high heat. Add diced onion and season with a pinch of salt; cook, stirring, until softened and lightly browned ⏱️ 3 minutes . Add tomato paste , southwest spice blend , and tex-mex paste ; cook, stirring, until fragrant ⏱️ 45 seconds .

   cooking oil: 2 tbsp, tomato paste: 2 tbsp, southwest spice blend: 1 tsp, tex-mex paste: 1 tbsp
4. 

   4

   Add black beans and their liquid and ¾ cup water to pan with onion mixture. Bring to a simmer and cook until liquid has slightly reduced ⏱️ 3 minutes . Reduce heat to medium, then stir in 1 tbsp butter until melted. Add a squeeze of lime juice and remaining sugar. Stir in remaining tortilla chips until thoroughly coated and slightly softened ⏱️ 1 minutes . TIP: Add a splash of water if needed. Sprinkle with pepper jack cheese , then cover pan until cheese melts ⏱️ 1 minutes .

   black beans: 15 oz, butter: 1 tbsp, pepper jack cheese: ½ cup
5. 

   5

   Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of oil in a second medium nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Crack eggs into pan and cover. Fry eggs to preference ⏱️ 2 minutes . Season with salt and pepper. Turn off heat.

   eggs: 2 unit
6. 

   6

   Top tortilla skillet with fried eggs and lime crema. Crumble reserved tortilla chips and sprinkle on top. Garnish with as much pickled onion (draining first) as you like. Serve straight from pan with any remaining lime wedges on the side.