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Make these smoky Tex-Mex baked avocados for a low-carb brunch or dinner, then check out our keto chilli, vegetable omelette and more keto recipes. Also see our recipes for Tex-Mex sweetcorn salad and refried beans.

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion
    chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic
    crushed
  • 1 green chilli
    chopped
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp mild chilli powder
  • 400g tin cherry tomatoes
  • 250g cherry tomatoes
    halved
  • 3 large avocados
  • 6 small eggs

TO SERVE

  • a handful coriander
    chopped
  • lime wedges
  • grated cheddar
  • 6 corn tortillas
    warmed
  • (optional) hot sauce

Nutrition:

  • kcal315
  • fat27g
  • saturates5.7g
  • carbs6.3g
  • sugars4.4g
  • fibre5.9g
  • protein8.8g
  • salt0.3g

Method

  • step 1

    Heat the olive oil in a large ovenproof pan. Cook the onion and a pinch of salt for 10 minutes or until softened. Stir in the garlic, chilli and spices, and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the tinned and fresh tomatoes, and a tin full of water, then simmer for 30 minutes.

  • step 2

    Halve and de-stone the avocados. Peel away the skin and scoop out a little of the flesh so the eggs can sit inside. Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Once the sauce has reduced, nestle the avocados into the sauce and crack an egg into each hole. Season, put on a lid, then bake until the eggs are done how you like them (about 7 minutes will give you a set white and runny yolk).

  • step 3

    Scatter over the coriander, then serve with lime wedges, grated cheese, warm tortillas and hot sauce, if you like.

Authors

Janine Ratcliffe Portrait
Janine RatcliffeFood director
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