Dinner · american
Breakfast for Dinner Scramble
Scrambled eggs and toast is a full protein dinner that comes together in 10 minutes flat.
How to make it
Crack eggs into a bowl and whisk with a pinch of salt.
Melt butter in a skillet over medium-low heat, pour in eggs.
Stir gently every 30 seconds until just set, about 4 to 5 minutes.
Sprinkle cheese over eggs in the last minute and let it melt.
Toast bread and serve alongside scrambled eggs.
Eight eggs feeds four people. Medium-low heat and slow stirring is the only technique that matters — it keeps eggs soft instead of rubbery. Any bagged shredded cheese works; a Mexican blend melts fast and kids like it. Costco sells a 2-pound bag of shredded cheese that is worth keeping on hand for exactly this situation.
Add a handful of baby spinach stirred in during the last minute and it wilts invisible — extra nutrition, no complaints. Diced turkey sausage from a pre-cooked link (Trader Joe's sells them fully cooked) can be sliced and tossed in with the eggs to make the meal more substantial. A side of sliced fruit or a cup of OJ rounds it out if you have an extra minute.
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