Cheesy Scrambled Eggs

These spicy cheesy scrambled eggs recipe is my go-to when I want something delicious for breakfast in a flash.

Course Breakfast, Brunch

Cuisine American

Keyword cheesy scrambled eggs, fluffy scrambled eggs, scrambled egg recipe

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Servings

Calories 314kcal

Author Alida Ryder

Ingredients

6 eggs
¼ cup cream
2 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
1 tbsp butter
1 red chilli finely chopped
½ cup feta cheese crumbled

High Protein Scrambled Eggs

4 eggs
2 egg whites
½ cup cottage cheese
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper

Instructions

Crack the eggs into a medium bowl then add the cream.
Season with salt and black pepper and whisk until the yolks and egg whites are completely homogenous.
Heat a large skillet or pan over medium heat.
Add a knob of butter or tablespoon of olive oil then add the chillies and cook for a minute.
Pour in the eggs and cook for a minute then add the crumbled feta cheese.
Stir with a rubber spatula to combine and cook until the eggs have formed curds but are still quite wet.
The residual heat in the pan will continue cooking the eggs fully.
Stir the eggs until cooked to your preference then serve over toast with and garnish with chives.

For the high protein eggs

Whisk the whole eggs, egg whites and cottage cheese together until smooth then whisk in the salt and pepper.
Melt a small knob of butter (or use olive oil spray) in a large frying pan set over medium-low heat.
Add the eggs and cook gently for 4-5 minutes until the eggs are just firm. Overcooking the eggs can cause the cottage cheese to release whey. This is not an issue but the eggs might be ever so slightly watery.

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Notes

For a higher-protein version, stir smooth cottage cheese into the eggs before cooking and use a combination of whole eggs and egg whites. The cottage cheese disappears completely into the eggs and makes them creamier and fluffier while adding a significant protein boost. You can keep the spicy cheesy version as-is and add the cottage cheese, or make a simpler version with just eggs, cottage cheese, egg whites, salt and pepper. Both are delicious. This is the variation I featured in my Protein Series.

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