Scrambled eggs with basil and butter

Scrambled eggs with basil and butter

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 in Recipes, Breakfast

Scrambled eggs with basil and butter

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!
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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
  • ½ cup (2 oz.) 120 ml (55 g) cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 2 tbsp 2 tbsp fresh basil

Instructions

Instructions are for 1 serving. Please modify as needed.

  1. Melt butter in a pan on low heat.
  2. Add cracked eggs, cream, shredded cheese, and seasoning to a small bowl. Give it a light whisk and add to the pan.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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23 comments

  1. 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. 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. 3
    Bernard
    June 29 2015 1
    Looks delicious but I wonder how many carbs are in the crispbread. And where can I get some if they are truly low carb.
    Reply: #4
  4. 4
    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. 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. 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. 7
    Janice
    December 26 2015
    Why is the recipe ingredient listed twice
    Reply: #8
  8. 8
    Reply to comment #7 by Janice
    Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD Team Diet Doctor
    December 26 2015
    Fixed, thanks.
  9. 9
    qui
    January 3 2016
    It says 4 serving...is that correct? only half an egg per serving? Must be just one serve..
  10. 10
    Barbara
    February 18 2016
    hi qui, I wondered that also, 2 eggs is more likely a one serve
  11. 11
    katheyb
    September 29 2017
    What is the seedy looking stuff?? No mention.
  12. 1 comment removed
  13. 13
    Shelly
    February 13 2019
    You dont say how much shredded cheese😁 on the scrambled eggs with basil
    Reply: #14
  14. 14
    Reply to comment #13 by Shelly
    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. 15
    Hope
    March 11 2019
    There is no mention of when/where to add the basil in the Instructions.
  16. 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. 17
    lschubert40
    February 21
    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?
    Reply: #18
  18. 18
    Reply to comment #17 by lschubert40
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