Scrambled eggs with basil and butter

Name: Scrambled eggs with basil and butter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter; 2 eggs; 2 tbsp heavy whipping cream; salt and ground black pepper; 1/3 cup cheddar cheese, shredded; 2 tbsp fresh basil

A clever, simple yet elegant version of a keto breakfast classic—scrambled eggs with cream, cheese, fresh herbs and butter! Jump start your day with these delicious eggs and just the right notes of basil. Creamy, succulent and cheesy, it's so filling, you'll be able to push back lunch!

June 28 2015 recipe by Fanny Lindkvist, photo by , nutritional review by in Recipes, Breakfast

Scrambled eggs with basil and butter

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1 servingservings

Ingredients

2 tbsp 2 tbsp butter
2 2 eggeggs
2 tbsp 2 tbsp heavy whipping cream
salt and ground black pepper
¹⁄₃ cup (1¹⁄₃ oz.) 80 ml (38 g) cheddar cheese, shredded
2 tbsp 2 tbsp fresh basil

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Instructions

Instructions are for 1 serving. Please modify as needed.

Melt butter in a pan on low heat.
Add cracked eggs, cream, shredded cheese, and seasoning to a small bowl. Give it a light whisk and add to the pan.
Stir with a spatula from the edge towards the center until the eggs are scrambled. If you prefer it soft and creamy, stir on lower heat until desired consistency.
Top with fresh basil.

Serving suggestion

Have your scrambled eggs with about 1–1½ oz (30–50 g) butter, a lot of fresh herbs, and ideally a few pieces of low-carb sesame crispbread. Enjoy!

This is a LCHF breakfast idea from Fanny Lindkvist, who runs a popular Swedish blog and the Instagram account LessCarbs.

25 comments

1
Bonnie
June 28 2015
Hmm - no basil in the recipe for Scrambled Eggs with Basil. :)

I like to add dried basil to my eggs, tho sometimes I use oregano. If the latter, I serve it with salsa.
2
Eric
June 29 2015
I like foods that can be obtained, ordered or prepared most places in the world.

Eggs is number one on my list

Beef lamb fish or chicken are available most places.

Safe fats are butter

Even coconut oil can be adulterated so butter is safer in my opinion and experience
Beef tallow is as or more available in places like China
3
Bernard
June 29 2015
Looks delicious but I wonder how many carbs are in the crispbread. And where can I get some if they are truly low carb.

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Reply to comment #3 by Bernard
Inger Swanberg Team Diet Doctor
June 30 2015
Bernard,

It's a sesame-seed crispbread:
http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf-breakfast-by-fanny-4-sesame-crispbread

/ Inger Swanberg
Team Diet Doctor
5
Dirk
July 3 2015
I can see only three kinds of berries that are used to make delicious breakfasts . Are there any others ?
6
Arthur
November 28 2015
Oh my. This was the best scrambled eggs that I've ever eaten. I used heavy cream instead of coconut cream, and it was still amazing. Will try it again with coconut milk later.
7
Janice
December 26 2015
Why is the recipe ingredient listed twice

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Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD Team Diet Doctor
December 26 2015
Fixed, thanks.
9
qui
January 3 2016
It says 4 serving...is that correct? only half an egg per serving? Must be just one serve..
10
Barbara
February 18 2016
hi qui, I wondered that also, 2 eggs is more likely a one serve
11
katheyb
September 29 2017
What is the seedy looking stuff?? No mention.
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Shelly
February 13 2019
You dont say how much shredded cheese😁 on the scrambled eggs with basil

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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
February 14 2019

You dont say how much shredded cheese😁 on the scrambled eggs with basil

It's optional, so you can use as little or as much as you like. Generally around 1/4 cup will work.
15
Hope
March 11 2019
There is no mention of when/where to add the basil in the Instructions.
16
Nicola
April 6 2019
The basil leaves are uncooked and bright green and look great as a garnish. They also taste nice, have a good strong flavour and probably do me good! I wouldn't restrict myself to two of them.
17
lschubert40
February 21 2020
Your intro states, "A clever, simple yet elegant version of a keto breakfast classic—scrambled eggs with cream cheese, fresh herbs and butter!" Where's the cream cheese?

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Marjorie Heard
May 1 2020

Your intro states, "A clever, simple yet elegant version of a keto breakfast classic—scrambled eggs with cream cheese, fresh herbs and butter!" Where's the cream cheese?

Recipe says cream, cheese, no cream cheese mentioned.
19
nigeldclegg
May 24 2020
Quick and tasty. Thank you
20
johannah johnson
July 29 2020
How much cream cheese?
21
Johannah Johnson
July 29 2020
Sorry I cant read today it says cream,cheese

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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
July 29 2020

Sorry I cant read today it says cream,cheese

Good catch :)
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Lindsay
October 10 2020
Should I use cheddar cheese?

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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
October 10 2020

Should I use cheddar cheese?

That would be fine!
25
JO
April 14
FABULOUS. I didnt have cream so used 2 spoons of sourcream dip (with onion) and also some ham and instead of 1/3 cup cheese i used less than 1/4 cup of mixed parmesan and strong cheddar and topped with lots of fresh basil, it was sensational .oh and i dont actually like eggs.

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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
April 14

FABULOUS. I didnt have cream so used 2 spoons of sourcream dip (with onion) and also some ham and instead of 1/3 cup cheese i used less than 1/4 cup of mixed parmesan and strong cheddar and topped with lots of fresh basil, it was sensational .oh and i dont actually like eggs.

Thank you for sharing your tips and I am glad this was a winner!

Scrambled eggs with basil and butter

Scrambled eggs with basil and butter

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