Calories and protein in a plate of huevos rancheros, with and without oil
Also called ranch style eggs.
The short answer
1 plate, about 360 g, normal oil
450 kcal
22 g protein
Fat 21 g · carbs 44 g · fibre 8.5 g · With egg
Portion: two small tortillas, two eggs, refried beans and salsa. Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
Frying both the tortillas and the eggs is where the oil adds up.
With and without oil
The same 1 plate, changing only the oil the eggs and tortillas are fried in. Normal is about 8 g in this portion. A little halves the recipe’s fat and a lot doubles it, so in a portion of the same weight a lot comes out a little under double. These are the four levels the app asks about, with the same numbers.
| Oil | Added | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | 0 g | 380 kcal | 22 g |
| A little | 4 g | 410 kcal | 22 g |
| Normal | 8 g | 450 kcal | 22 g |
| A lot | 16 g | 500 kcal | 21 g |
What moves the number
- Eggabout 140 kcal
- Corn tortillaabout 110 kcal
- Refried beansabout 90 kcal
The recipe behind these numbers
Raw ingredient weights in one 1 plate, scaled from the batch recipe in the Homekcal app’s dish table, with normal oil. Water, salt and spices add almost no energy but are listed so the recipe is complete. If your version has more of something, the numbers move with it.
| Ingredient | Weight | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn tortillaUSDA: Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, corn | 52 g | 110 | 3 g |
| EggUSDA: Egg, whole, raw, fresh | 100 g | 140 | 13 g |
| TomatoUSDA: Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average | 100 g | 20 | 1 g |
| OnionUSDA: Onions, raw | 20 g | 10 | 0 g |
| Green chilliUSDA: Peppers, hot chili, green, raw | 5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| Refried beansUSDA: Refried beans, canned, traditional style | 100 g | 90 | 5 g |
| SaltUSDA: Salt, table | 2 g | 0 | 0 g |
| OilUSDA: Oil, canolaThe oil the eggs and tortillas are fried in | 8 g | 70 | 0 g |
How this was worked out
This is the same dish the Homekcal app logs, from the same table. Each raw ingredient’s weight is multiplied by its per-100 g values in USDA FoodData Central, the batch is added up and divided by the cooked weight it makes. Calories are rounded to the nearest 10 and grams to the nearest gram, because a standard recipe is not your recipe. These are calculated values, not weighed or lab tested meals, and home versions vary a lot.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2026. fdc.nal.usda.gov. Public domain (CC0).
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