Breakfast Tacos with Roasted Habanero Hollandaise – made with fresh, bold ingredients that add a little spice to your average breakfast tacos
I love taking fresh ingredients and making them shine. That is exactly what this Roasted Habanero Hollandaise sauce does with these breakfast tacos. While allowing all of the ingredients to play their part, the hash browns, the eggs, the fresh pico, and cilantro, you have this sauce that ties it all together. Its spice is not overpowering, well unless you want it to be, and the heat was present with only a slight burn. It is just the perfect balance.
Now I am not a huge hollandaise sauce fan, but paired with some roasted habanero I could be convinced to eat this every morning, noon and night.
Enjoy my take on hollandaise sauce, trust me this is worth trying.
XOXO San
How do you make Breakfast Tacos with Roasted Habanero Hollandaise?
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Set oven to low broil. Place the 4 habanero peppers in an 8 x 8 pan, place in oven and let them broil until roasted on each side, about 4-5 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately place in a small bowl and wrap tightly with plastic wrap. After sitting for 10 minutes, uncover bowl and peel skin off of the peppers, remove seeds and finely chop, set aside.
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Melt the 1/2 cup of butter either on the stovetop or microwave. Once butter is completely melted add diced peppers and set aside to let it sit at room temp for 30 minutes to an hour.
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Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add potatoes and season with salt and pepper.
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Cook for about 4 minutes on one side or until golden brown, then flip and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Set aside.
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Prepare tacos. Lay out the corn tortillas, layer hashbrowns on top then set aside.
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Heat the butter with pepper again until melted. Strain out the pepper bits.
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Prepare a saucepan or double boiler with water, and let it come to a slight simmer.
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Whisk 4 egg yolks and lemon juice together in a heatproof metal or glass bowl until thickened and doubled in volume. Place over the barely simmering water, making sure the water does not touch the bowl. Continue whisking vigorously while drizzling in the butter until the sauce is thickened and once again doubled in volume. Remove from heat and add a pinch of salt.
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Test to see if you would like more heat. Add pieces of habanero if you’d like. A pinch was plenty. Cover and place in a warm spot until ready to use for the tacos. If the sauce gets too thick, whisk in a few drops of warm water before serving.
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Prepare eggs as desired. My husband likes poached, our son, Madden, likes over easy, and the rest of us love scrambled. Make eggs, if you do scrambled make a dozen for about 10 tacos, otherwise make one egg per taco. Of course, if you like more eggs then go on and add another. Make it your own.
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Place eggs on top of hash browns, drizzle with hollandaise sauce, and top with Cotija cheese, a tablespoon of salsa or pico, then finish off with cilantro. Immediately serve.
Looking for more breakfast ideas? Try these! Asparagus Bacon Quiche, Easy Breakfast Casserole, and Easy Wrapped Biscuit Breakfast Sandwich.
Don’t forget to pin this to your favorite Pinterest board to save for later!
Breakfast Tacos with Roasted Habanero Hollandaise

Ingredients
- 4 habanero peppers
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 russet potatoes peeled and shredded
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
- 10-12 soft corn tortillas
- 12 eggs
- 3/4 cup Cotija cheese crumbled
- handful fresh cilantro
- 1 cup fresh pico or salsa
Instructions
- Set oven to low broil. Place the 4 habanero peppers in an 8 x 8 pan, place in oven and let them broil until roasted on each side, about 4-5 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately place in a small bowl and wrap tightly with plastic wrap. After sitting for 10 minutes, uncover bowl and peel skin off of the peppers, remove seeds and finely chop, set aside.
- Melt the 1/2 cup of butter either on the stove top or microwave. Once butter is completely melted add diced peppers and set aside to let it sit at room temp for 30 minutes to an hour.
- Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add potatoes and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook for about 4 minutes on one side or until golden brown, then flip and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Set aside.
- Prepare tacos. Lay out the corn tortillas, layer hashbrowns on top then set aside.
- Heat the butter with pepper again until melted. Strain out the pepper bits.
- Prepare a saucepan or double boiler with water, and let it come to a slight simmer.
- Whisk 4 egg yolks and lemon juice together in a heat proof metal or glass bowl until thickened and doubled in volume. Place over the barely simmering water, making sure the water does not touch the bowl. Continue whisking vigorously while drizzling in the butter until the sauce is thickened and once again doubled in volume. Remove from heat and add a pinch of salt.
- Test to see if you would like more heat. Add pieces of habanero if you'd like.. A pinch was plenty. Cover and place in a warm spot until ready to use for the tacos. If the sauce gets too thick, whisk in a few drops of warm water before serving.
- Prepare eggs as desired. My husband likes poached, our son, Madden, likes over easy, and the rest of us love scrambled. Make eggs, if you do scrambled make a dozen for about 10 tacos, otherwise make one egg per taco. Of course, if you like more eggs then go on and add another. Make it your own.
- Place eggs on top of hash browns, drizzle with hollandaise sauce, and top with Cotija cheese, a tablespoon of salsa or pico, then finish off with cilantro. Immediately serve.

Family review: Everyone loved this! Our favorite part, is it tastes so fresh and flavorful. And everyone could make their own, with or without pico, hollandaise sauce or cheese.
That sounds like an awesome way to start the day if you ask me!!
I’ve heard of breakfast burritos, but not breakfast tacos. These look yummy!!
Looks Delicious I Will Have To Try Making For The Family!
YAY! Lisa, can’t wait to hear what they think! San
I love tacos, but I’ve never had a breakfast one! This sounds so good!
Stacey, hope you can have them for breakfast soon! xo San
You are definitely missing out! Breakfast tacos are the best tacos, in my opinion!
Agreed!!! xo San
That looks so good and it had a lot of my favorite ingredients.
Great ingredients. I make one almost like that but make them into burrito.
What a fantastic recipe that is packed with flavor! These are a great way to start the day since they have a good amount of protein too.
Thanks Daisy – it is our favorite way to start the day! xo San
I bet these are so flavorful! I have never heard of cojita cheese though. Is it similar to a cojack cheese?
Jennifer – Cojita cheese is a mexican cheese, very crumbly, salty and so good. You can sub any type of cheese you like though. xo San
Oooh that looks good. I just “discovered” avocados a couple of months ago. I thought I didn’t like them until I gave them another try and now I can’t get enough.
Oh thankful you found avo’s can’t imagine my menu without them. San
This sounds fresh and fantastic! I love the yummy avocado on top too!
Thanks – avo on anything is amazing! xo San
It sure is! I can’t believe I didn’t like it growing up. I was really missing out, I’d like to think that I’m making up for lost time now ๐
That cracks me up. Glad you are making up for it. xo San
Looks So Delicious I Can’t Wait To Try!!
Lisa – come back and tell me what you think! xo San
This is my kind of breakfast. It looks delish!
Thanks girl, happy you like the recipe! xo San
Yum! I love going out to breakfast and ordering something like this! Now I can do it myself! I love breakfast!
I love breakfast tacos. Seriously, they’re my favorite breakfast food. I am definitely going to have to try this recipe out ASAP!
Can’t wait for you to try Pam! Thanks. xo San
Wow, this is such a unique idea. What an awesome spin on breakfast. Every last ingredient sounds scrumptious!
Thanks girl! Means a ton coming from you! xo San
That looks super good and super healthy!
Wow, those look amazing. We are always looking for new breakfast ideas… this sounds perfect
Thanks Shauna! xo San
That looks like a delicious way to start the day. I love avocados.
Wow, this looks like a serious breakfast!! Yum. I will have to show my sister because she’s obsessed with avocados.
looks super good, loaded with healthy goodies!
I love Tacos! I have never made a Hollandaise Sauce before, but this definitely looks tempting. My favorite are fish or shrimp tacos.
Tracy – this sauce while intimidating is so easy, can’t wait for you to try! xo San
This looks absolutely amazing! I love everything about it!!
G’day! YUM! I could go for one of these right now!
Cheers! Joanne
Thanks Joanne! xo San
Your photographs are awesome! Your food looks so yummy.
Thanks Caden! That is so nice of you. xo San
This looks and sounds delish! I’ve been looking for new ways to enjoy my avocados and this is perfect!
Thanks Lisa! xo SAn
Many in my family love hot dishes. I’ll have to see if they’ll give this combination a try.
Laura, Excited for you to try. xo San
I am not a breakfast person, but I love breakfasts that are like this!
Thanks Lauren. xo San
OMG, this looks amazing. I’m going to try to make these, I hope I succeed!
Nancy – you will do great, it is a very simple recipe. Enjoy and come back and let me know what you think! xo San
It sounds like this is super yummy and flavorful. Plus it’s pretty!
Thanks Liz! xo San
Well, I’ve heard of breakfast burritos, but never breakfast tacos. I love the spin on this. We’ll have to give it a try, minus the habaneros. ๐
Let me know what you think, can’t wait to hear. xo San
These look delicious – pinned your recipe to my breakfast board! I will be making these for breakfast!
Thanks for the pin Debbie! xo San
I can’t wait to try this out on my husband. He loves breakast tacos. And those avocado slices look amazing. I’d love to eat them right now.
Oh yay! Thanks girl. xo San
It is almost 6 am here and after seeing that photo I am ready for a breakfast taco. That Avocado looks so good!
Oh hope you can make it! xo San
Looks delicious! I had never though of putting hashbrowns and Hollandaise in a breakfast taco. Very inventive ๐
Thanks April! xo San
Sounds delicious. Love that it’s loaded with veggies!
Thanks Ellen! Me too! xo San
That looks amazing and very healthy. I love incorporating avocado in dishes whenever I can.
So healthy! And tasty, I love avocados. xo San
What a great recipe! I’m looking forward to trying this!! Looks delicious!!
Thanks Laurie!!! xo San
Looks amazing. I love the awesome health benefits of avocados.
Me too, anything healthy and yummy – double win! xo San
Yum, that looks really tasty! I am going to have to save this on pinterest to make for later. Thank you!
Thanks for the pin Jenny! xo San
I make breakfast burritos all the time, but never tacos. This sounds delicious, so I’m going to give it a try.
Catherine, hope you are able to try it soon! xo San
There is something wonderful about being able to take things grown in your garden and turn them into a meal.
Agreed and one of my favorite parts of the summer! xo San
YUM! These look so healthy and delicious!!!
Thanks Kristin, they are! xo San
Wow, these look AMAZING! Very fresh, very healthy and a great meal.
Thanks! xo San
I am a huge fan of avocado on my tacos too! I think these look and sound amazing!
That looks so great! Something different to try.
Thanks Amber! xo San
Aside from the tomatoes this looks delicious, I want one right now! *drool*
Breakfast tacos are so good! Hubby loves Hollandaise sauce, I wonder if he wouldn’t like a roasted habanero version, too!
Oh I am sure he will, come back and let me know. xo San
Looks yum and healthy! Saving this for later. ๐
Thanks Pauline you will love it. xo San
Seriously? HABANERO HOLLANDAISE? *sigh*
My bags are packed; I’m moving in! I’ll clean. I’ll pick up minuscule fluff from the floor with my bare hands just please please please feed me! lol This recipe sounds AMAZING! I am *so* making this! I have to wait until my husband’s not going to be eating. He doesn’t do spicy. But next time I’m home alone, oh yes, this is what I’m making!
You literally just made my day! Thanks girl! xo San
This is one of the tastiest looking recipes I’ve seen in a long time. I’m pinning to make in the NEAR future and can’t wait to try this. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks Jen, that means a lot! xo San
These look so tasty. I love tacos, and breakfast tacos are the best.
I agree girl, they are simply amazing! xo San
Thanks for this! I am always on th look out for new breakfast dishes for slow Saturday mornings. Hopping over from A still Thru Life. Eave a good day.
Thanks for coming by Linda, I truly appreciate it. You are gonna love this! xo San
Do you know of a hot sauce or spicy sauce that isn’t vinegar based?
Simple is the key! xo San