Protein Egg Scramble with Quinoa
This Quinoa Egg Scramble is the most delicious way to add extra protein into your day! Made with fresh baby spinach, tomatoes, and a healthy dose of quinoa, it's going to keep you full of energy all morning long.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup dry quinoa
- 1 cup water
- 8 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
- 4-5 large garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 cup cheese shredded
- 1 pint grape tomatoes cut in half
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups baby spinach
Instructions
- Place dry quinoa in a fine mesh strainer and rinse under cold running water until it runs clear. In a medium pot, add the quinoa into 1 cup of water and bring up to a boil. Once boiling, drop the temperature to low and cook for 15 minutes.
- While quinoa cooks, in a medium bowl beat together eggs and pepper.
- Fluff cooked quinoa with a fork.
- Melt butter or olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add minced garlic and sauté for 1 minute (don't let it burn).
- Pour the egg mixture into the hot pan. Once it has started cooking, add in half the cheese, tomatoes, spinach, salt, and quinoa. Mix together and cook until eggs are cooked through. Top with the remainder of the cheese and serve.
Notes
- Cheese: There are a variety of cheeses that would be good here, sharp cheddar cheese, pepper jack, or mozzarella.
- Veggies: Switch out the fresh spinach for baby kale. And add some fresh herbs.
- Egg whites: You can definitely switch out whole eggs for egg whites. Just use two egg whites or 1/4 cup of liquid egg whites from the carton for each egg.