Spinach, Feta, and Cherry Tomato Scramble

By @chef1
A quick and easy Mediterranean-inspired scramble with eggs, spinach, feta cheese, and cherry tomatoes. Perfect for a light brunch or lunch.
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Ingredients
- ●4 large eggs
- ●2 cups fresh spinach
- ●1 cup cherry tomatoes
- ●4 ounces feta cheese
- ●1 clove garlic
- ●1 tablespoon olive oil
- ●to taste salt
- ●to taste pepper
Instructions
- 1Chop the spinach, halve the cherry tomatoes, and crumble the feta. Mince garlic if using.
- 2Sauté the spinach and cherry tomatoes (and garlic, if using) in a pan with olive oil until the spinach wilts and the tomatoes soften.
- 3Whisk the eggs in a bowl with salt and pepper.
- 4Pour the eggs into the pan with the vegetables. Let them set a little on the bottom, then gently push the cooked egg to the side, allowing the uncooked egg to flow underneath.
- 5Once the eggs are mostly cooked but still slightly moist, stir in the crumbled feta. Cook just until the feta is warmed through.
- 6Serve immediately.
Recipe details
- Cuisine
- Mediterranean-inspired
- Category
- Breakfast
- Preparation
- 15 minutes
- Cooking
- 16 minutes
Estimated total: 31 minutes. Planning estimate: explicit duration ranges use their midpoint; documented preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Package directions and doneness checks take priority.
How these estimates were calculated
- Chop spinach, halve tomatoes, crumble feta and mince garlic: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
- Heat pan: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
- Sauté vegetables until wilted and softened: 8 min planning allowance (saute)
- Whisk eggs: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
- Scramble four eggs: 4 min planning allowance (eggs_scramble)
- Stir in and warm feta: 1 min planning allowance (finish_warm)
- Serve scramble: 2 min planning allowance (garnish)
- Four-minute planning allowance for a small pan of eggs; follow the written doneness instructions.
- eggs: USDA large portion weight
- fresh spinach: USDA cup portion weight
- cherry tomatoes: USDA cup cherry tomatoes portion weight
- garlic: USDA clove portion weight
- olive oil: USDA tablespoon portion weight
- Unweighed salt: only documented zero nutrients included
- pepper: USDA tsp, ground portion weight
- pepper: Seasoning allowance: 1/4 tsp per 4 servings
- Amount 'to taste' is an estimate.
- eggs: 200 g · USDA reference 171287
- fresh spinach: 60 g · USDA reference 168462
- cherry tomatoes: 149 g · USDA reference 170457
- feta cheese: 113.4 g · USDA reference 173420
- garlic: 3 g · USDA reference 169230
- olive oil: 13.5 g · USDA reference 171413
- salt: documented zero nutrients only · USDA reference 173468
- pepper: 0.57 g · USDA reference 170931
scrambled eggs · spinach · feta · cherry tomatoes
Estimated nutrition per serving
376 calories · 22.3 g protein · 7.6 g carbohydrate · 28.7 g fat · 1.7 g fiber
Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018), ingredient-based calculation per serving. Standard USDA portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Nutrients with incomplete inputs omitted. Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.
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