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Mexican Scrambled Eggs

Preparation time: 10 min
Serves 2 people
4.4 Average Rating

This rendition brings the brightness and flair of Mexico into your breakfast, scrambled eggs with cheese and traditional spices, accompanied by a tangy pico de gallo. Serve with warm tortillas and sliced avocado for an even healthier take on the breakfast classic.

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 2 tsp butter
  • ¼ tsp Mexican spice mix
  • ⅓ cup Tasty cheese, grated
  • 2 toasted flour tortillas & sliced avocado, to serve
Pico de gallo
  • 1 large ripe tomato, seeded, finely diced
  • ½ small onion finely diced
  • 1 tbsp chopped coriander
  • ½ jalapeno, removed seeds and finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt, optional

Method

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Pico de Gallo
  1. Combine tomato, onion, coriander, and jalapeno in a bowl and squeeze over lime juice. Season with salt. Set aside while making the scrambled eggs. 
Scrambled Eggs
  1. Whisk eggs and milk until combined.
  2. Heat butter in a medium non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add spice mix and cook for 5 seconds. 
  3. Add egg mixture to pan. Cook for 10 seconds before using a heatproof spatula to continually and gently drag the mixture from the outside to the centre of pan. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until eggs are almost set.
  4. Sprinkle over half of the cheese. Turn off heat. The eggs will continue to cook.
  5. To serve, top each tortilla with avocado slices. Slide scrambled eggs evenly onto plates. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Top each with pico de gallo.

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Notes

  • Leave out sea salt, swap butter for olive oil and choose wholemeal flour tortillas to make this recipe heart healthy.

Nutrition Per Serve

  • 360g Serving size
  • 1885kJ 451kcal Energy
  • 24g Protein
  • 25g Total fat
  • 9g Saturated fat
  • 28g Carbs (total)
  • 6g Carbs (sugar)
  • 1150mg Sodium
  • 7g Fibre
  • 8.2µg Vitamin D

Reviews

Overall Rating

Average Rating: 4.4

3 reviews