Keto Mexican scrambled eggs

Keto Mexican scrambled eggs

Spice up your breakfast with this flavorful keto egg dish. Jalapeños, tomatoes, and scallions enhance the scrambled eggs with just the right amount of zing. Guaranteed to liven up your day!

Keto Mexican scrambled eggs

Spice up your breakfast with this flavorful keto egg dish. Jalapeños, tomatoes, and scallions enhance the scrambled eggs with just the right amount of zing. Guaranteed to liven up your day!
USMetric
2 servingservings

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 (½ oz.) 1 (15 g) scallion, finely choppedscallions, finely chopped
  • 2 2 pickled jalapeños slices, finely chopped
  • 1 (4 oz.) 1 (110 g) tomato, finely choppedtomatoes, finely chopped
  • 6 6 large egglarge eggs
  • ½ cup (2 oz.) 120 ml (55 g) Pepper Jack cheese, shredded
  • salt and pepper
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Instructions

  1. In a large frying pan, melt the butter over medium high heat.
  2. Add scallions, jalapeños and tomatoes, and fry for 3-4 minutes.
  3. Beat the eggs and pour into the pan. Scramble for 2 minutes. Add cheese and seasonings.

Tip

Serve with avocado, crisp lettuce, and dressing to add even more excitement to this zesty meal.

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33 comments

  1. Judi
    I love the recipes and am always trying new ones. It keeps things fresh and interesting. Keep them coming!
  2. maryhelen
    Mexican scrambled eggs (or any fried mexican) are much tastier with corn oil instead of butter; we do not fry in butter. I once tried it and couldn't' figure out what was wrong with my eggs-- tasted funny, not as good-- it was the butter and also saffron oil (ugh on this one. CORN OIL!!
    Reply: #13
  3. Maria
    Really enjoyed this dish, I substituted the jalapeños for green capsicum and added a sprinkle of chilli powder. Loved the colours!
  4. Don
    Can you not use olive oil
  5. Cynthia
    These eggs are delicious! The pickled jalapeño gave them just a little heat and a really nice flavor (I don’t usually use pickled jalapeños). I served them with an avocado on the side, as suggested. It was a perfect combo. Kerrygold butter worked perfectly for sautéing the vegetables and cooking the eggs. No need to use any oil.
  6. Jeffrey
    Olive oil is not good to cook with.
    Reply: #16
  7. Marietjie
    What is corn oil? Is it allowed on low carb?
  8. Cynthia
    Corn oil is not recommended. For more information, check out Dr. Eenfeldt’s article on vegetable oils (on diet doctor.com). Search for “Cooking with Vegetable Oils Releases Toxic Cancer-Causing Chemicals.”
  9. Linda
    Ghee or grass fed butter is best
  10. Redsnapperuk
    Have made this now three times for my husband and he absolutely loves it! I use dripping (beef fat) and also a little bit of butter to cook all the things in. Oh and add a bit of ground cumin to it! Scrummy!!!
  11. Sazid
    video using olive oil to cook. Comment/description says use butter - which one should I follow?
  12. Brandy Bell
    I don't eat egg yolks. Is this recipe still as healthy without the yolks?
  13. Mike
    No corn oil on keto
  14. Rhonda
    You can cook an egg with olive oil. Eggs can and should be cooked at a very low temperature so it shouldn’t hit a smoking point.
  15. Theresa
    How many servings is this?
  16. Tj
    Not true.. It's wonderful!
  17. sean
    Servings are inaccurate -too small!!
  18. Mags
    This is a wonderful recipe! I've made it so many times. Thanks xx
  19. Una
    PLEASE could we have grammes of butter and millilitres or whatever rather than tablespoons the size of varies from country to country. You have them mixed up even in the metric online! Also.this for 3 people asks for 41/2 eggs - ugh? I suppose the answer 4 large - or 5 small ones? We get eggs in five sizes in Britain!!! 😂
  20. Rachel
    I was wondering what the cholesterol, sodium, and iron are per serving because the nutrition panel doesn't state them.
    Reply: #21
  21. Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    I was wondering what the cholesterol, sodium, and iron are per serving because the nutrition panel doesn't state them.

    If you are interested in that information you can look up the ingredients in the USDA database; those aren't numbers as important on keto.
    https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list

  22. Maria
    How many servings is it? 1 or 2?
    Reply: #23
  23. Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    How many servings is it? 1 or 2?

    This recipe as written makes 4 servings.

  24. Monet Coleman
    For 1 serving it equates 1and 1/2 half egg?? Hopefully two eggs wont be a problem
    Reply: #25
  25. Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    For 1 serving it equates 1and 1/2 half egg?? Hopefully two eggs wont be a problem

    Yes, sometimes when scaling recipes away from the default number of servings, it can end up with some interesting measurement amounts! Since this is just scrambled eggs, using 2 will be no problem.

  26. Tori
    This is so popular in our house! YUM!
  27. Alarnna
    Is the pickled jalapeño whole or sliced?
    Reply: #28
  28. Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor

    Is the pickled jalapeño whole or sliced?

    It would be 2 whole jalapenos, but you could also diced up slices if needed.

  29. cjleslie
    I LOVE THIS DISH! Prepared just as instructed and it was delicious.
  30. Christian
    what can we pair with this?
  31. Michael
    When it says add dressing on the side, What dressing are they speaking of? I don't see any recipes under the search menu...Love the dish, very tasty took my leaf of lettuce and avocado slice and wrapped it all up like a Breakfast burrito!
  32. Patty Watts
    I save my bacon drippings and use that to scramble eggs. YUMMY!
    Reply: #33
  33. Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor

    I save my bacon drippings and use that to scramble eggs. YUMMY!

    Yum! Love that idea!

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