I’m pretty sure learning to scramble eggs was one of the first things I learnt to cook. Probably because they are easy to make and didn’t make much of a mess to clean up afterwards! My scrambled eggs would usually be served on toast. As you get older, you start to experiment with ingredients, and that is exactly what I did when I would scramble the eggs. And even though I still enjoy easy scrambled eggs, I now add more ingredients to make a dish I call loaded scrambled eggs.
Packed with spinach, tomato, mushrooms and cheese, these loaded scrambled eggs are an easy, fast and fabulous meal to start your day with. Easy to make with just 5 mins prep and 10-15 mins to cook until eating. It is the perfect way to start your day travelling, camping or sightseeing.
Why Are Loaded Scrambled Eggs so Good?
- The ingredients in loaded scrambled eggs are readily available and often in your travelling pantry.
- Loaded scrambled eggs are quick to make, so when you are hungry, they are great to have for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner!
- This dish is packed with veggies – tomato, spinach, mushrooms + you can add other things – bacon and onion. And cheese like in this loaded scrambled eggs recipe. You could leave out the bacon if you want for a veggie scramble eggs.
- All the ingredients in loaded scrambled eggs are nutritious so you are fuelling your body.
- Loaded scrambled eggs are a hearty low carb meal packed with protein so if you need to reduce your carbs, this is a good meal to help with that.
Ingredients Required for Loaded Scrambled Eggs
- Eggs – use fresh free range or organic eggs if you can. I use 2 eggs per person. These are chicken eggs but I’m sure you could use duck eggs if you like them!
- Veggies – you can pack loads of veggies into your eggs scrambled eggs. I like to add mushrooms, spinach and tomatoes – they taste great together. I like to use fresh spinach.
- Cheese – a handful of shredded tasty cheese is all you need, though sometimes I add some Feta cheese – it makes it look and taste even better.
Other Ingredients to Add
- bacon, onion, kale and capsicum
How To Make Loaded Scrambled Eggs
My loaded scrambled eggs recipe is easy to make and easy to follow.
- First, get all your ingredients together.
- Chop the mushrooms and tomato and start cooking them in a small frypan with a dob of butter.
- When mushrooms and tomato are to your liking, add a handful of spinach and melt it down.
- Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk together the eggs, cheese and a little milk.
- When the veggies are to your liking, remove them from the pan and then add the egg mixture. Scramble the eggs by moving the egg mixture around, and until egg mixture is scrambled to your liking. This is usually when the eggs aren’t runny anymore but thickened. Then add your cooked veggies and stir them through. And Voila!
Cook your mushrooms and tomato in a dob of butter.
Add spinach and cook down.
Best Methods for Cooking
There are different methods you can use to cook your eggs. As long as you have a frypan and heat you are all set. Heat can come from:
- Cooktop – a cooktop element that is electric or gas that you can put your frypan on top of.
- Camp cooking stove – if you are camping in the great outdoors you can cook your loaded scrambled eggs in your frypan on top of your camp stove.
- Camp fire – if you have hot coals or a fire you can cook your loaded scrambled eggs in your pan on top of the heat.
What to Serve with Loaded Scrambled Eggs
I often enjoy my loaded scrambled eggs on their own however, you can serve them on toast. Add a glass of juice or a hot cup of coffee or tea and you have the perfect breakfast meal for making in a hostel, hotel or while camping. Some people like to serve their eggs with some fresh chives or parsley on top. I often add some cracked pepper.
Other Delicious Breakfast/Brunch Recipes
Scrambled Eggs on Toast
Omelete
Pancakes
Full English Breakfast
Have you tried these Loaded Scrambled Eggs? Did you add other ingredients? I’d love to hear from you in the comments below!
Loaded Scrambled Eggs
Notes
Equipment required
Frypan
Knife to chop veggies
Bowl to whisk eggs
Fork to stir mixture with
Plate and fork
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- hand full tasty grated cheese or cheese of your liking
- spinach - hand full
- mushrooms - 3
- tomato - 6 small Roma tomatoes
Instructions
- Chop mushrooms and tomato
- In a frypan, melt a knob of butter and cook mushrooms and tomato
- Add spinach to the mushrooms and tomato and melt it down
- Meanwhile, whisk eggs and add cheese and mix it in
- When veggies cooked to your liking, add the egg mixture
- Cook on a medium heat, stirring occasionally so eggs scramble
- Serve on a plate. You can serve with toast and juice
