Egg and Vegetable Scramble (Printer-friendly)

A fluffy, protein-rich scramble with cherry tomatoes, spinach, bell peppers, and zucchini ready in 20 minutes.

# Required Ingredients:

→ Eggs

01 - 4 large eggs
02 - 2 tablespoons milk or dairy-free alternative
03 - Salt and black pepper to taste

→ Vegetables

04 - 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes halved
05 - 1/2 cup baby spinach leaves
06 - 1/4 cup red bell pepper diced
07 - 1/4 cup zucchini diced
08 - 2 tablespoons red onion finely chopped

→ Extras

09 - 1 tablespoon olive oil or unsalted butter
10 - 1 tablespoon fresh herbs chopped parsley chives or basil

# How-To Steps:

01 - Whisk together eggs milk salt and pepper in a medium bowl until well combined and slightly frothy
02 - Heat olive oil or butter in a non-stick skillet over medium heat
03 - Add red onion and bell pepper to the skillet sauté for 2 minutes until softened
04 - Stir in zucchini and cherry tomatoes cook for another 2-3 minutes stirring occasionally
05 - Add spinach and cook until just wilted about 1 minute
06 - Pour beaten eggs over vegetables allow to set for 30 seconds then gently stir with spatula scraping eggs from edges toward center
07 - Continue cooking stirring occasionally until eggs are just set but still soft and fluffy about 2-3 minutes
08 - Remove from heat sprinkle with fresh herbs and serve immediately

# Expert Suggestions:

01 -
  • It turns ordinary vegetables into something you'll actually get excited about eating first thing in the morning
  • The eggs stay impossibly fluffy while absorbing all those sweet roasted vegetable flavors
02 -
  • I once ruined this by cranking the heat to high, which gave me browned, rubbery eggs in seconds
  • Low and slow is your friend here—patient scrambling gives you those restaurant-style curds
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  • Take the skillet off the heat when the eggs look slightly undercooked—they'll finish cooking from the pan's residual heat
  • Room temperature eggs cook more evenly and give you better control over the final texture
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