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31 minutes•Easy•Serves 2

Spinach, Feta, and Cherry Tomato Scramble

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

  1. 1
    Chop the spinach, halve the cherry tomatoes, and crumble the feta. Mince garlic if using.
  2. 2
    Sauté the spinach and cherry tomatoes (and garlic, if using) in a pan with olive oil until the spinach wilts and the tomatoes soften.
  3. 3
    Whisk the eggs in a bowl with salt and pepper.
  4. 4
    Pour 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.
  5. 5
    Once the eggs are mostly cooked but still slightly moist, stir in the crumbled feta. Cook just until the feta is warmed through.
  6. 6
    Serve 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.

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.

Recipe Context

This recipe was created with the following context in mind:

Sunday
lunch
winter
Requested: 8 min
1 person
Craving: italian