Scrambled eggs

Scrambled eggs

Butter plus eggs equals the perfect keto breakfast. Start your day off right with our especially buttery and satisfying version of this breakfast classic. Ready in minutes!
December 30 2015 recipe by , photo by , nutritional review by in Recipes, Breakfast

Scrambled eggs

Butter plus eggs equals the perfect keto breakfast. Start your day off right with our especially buttery and satisfying version of this breakfast classic. Ready in minutes!
USMetric
1 servingservings

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp 2 tbsp butter
  • 3 3 large egglarge eggs
  • salt and pepper
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Instructions

  1. Crack the eggs into a small bowl and use a fork to whisk them together with some salt and pepper.
  2. Melt the butter in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Watch carefully — the butter shouldn't turn brown!
  3. Pour the eggs into the skillet and stir for 1–2 minutes, until they are creamy and cooked just the way you like them. Remember that the eggs will still be cooking even after you've put them on your plate.

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143 comments

  1. 1
    tz
    December 30 2015
    Lots of butter is good, but too much and the eggs get too creamy unless you like them that way.
    You can also add various cheeses to the pan while heating the eggs, almost any cheese will do and add flavor. Or add some salsa or sauce (I like Cholula hot sauce).
  2. 2
    Cavegirl IF
    December 31 2015
    Mmm... this looks absolutely delicious! More butter than I usually have in my scrambled eggs, but I'll try it for sure! I like the idea with side dishes. (My fav fruit is avocado).
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    Martina
    January 1 2016
    My New Year breakfast was scambled eggs with spinach leaves, half avocado and thin slices of parmezzano chees on top of it. Delicious. :-)
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    Mark.
    January 1 2016
    I like the eggs you get from cooking over really low heat until the eggs just congeal. I don't like how long this can take. I've gotten an induction not-hot hotplate with fairly fine power control, and that helps provide enough heat but not too much... usually. Still don't always get this right.
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    Anne
    January 1 2016
    Mark, think that is coddled eggs
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    Apicius
    January 1 2016
    I don't usually endorse Gordon Ramsey...don't like his rude behaviour...but he does know how to make great scrambled eggs. Here is his technique that I use...they come out perfectly creamy and delicious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUP7U5vTMM0. I love adding tons of butter and creme fraiche to the eggs. Of course I skip the bread...I typically eat the scrambled eggs alone or with smoked salmon.
    Reply: #47
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    Carol
    January 10 2016
    i modified his recipe but use Gordon Ramsey's technique as well ... i tried using creme fraiche first time but found whole fat sour cream just as tasty for my taste, as well as less expensive. (i too dislike his rude behavior but like this technique) i use 1 Tblsp butter, 2 jumbo eggs, and 2 Tblsp sour cream, a pinch of salt. eat them each day without the bread shown in his recipe and my dog loves his couple of bites too!
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    Sue
    January 10 2016
    Day 1 breakfast done and dusted. Love those scrambled eggs.
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    405
    January 17 2016
    Takes longer than 1-2 minutes for the eggs to get creamy for me. Is this recipe based on room temperature eggs? I keep mine in the fridge. So I have to cook them for about 5-6 minutes before they start coming together.
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    Rhonda
    January 24 2016
    I struggled with the amount of butter, but overall it was delicious
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    Js
    April 19 2016
    Not sure I can do that amount of butter. That scares me!
    Reply: #12
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    Reply to comment #11 by Js
    Peter Biörck Team Diet Doctor
    April 19 2016
    Try! ;-)

    Not sure I can do that amount of butter. That scares me!

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    Lorrie
    April 19 2016
    What if you don't use that much butter? Does it throw the diet off?
    Reply: #14
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    Reply to comment #13 by Lorrie
    Peter Biörck Team Diet Doctor
    April 19 2016
    No! :)
    Just eggs is an excellent choice. But remember that HF means HighFat so don't avoid extra fat.

    What if you don't use that much butter? Does it throw the diet off?

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    Amanda
    May 4 2016
    I am struggling to eat three eggs without getting full halfway through. Should i push on and eat it until it is finished, just so I don't get hungry later on, or stop once I feel satisfied (I could use one large and one small egg) ? I am still losing weight, but feel uncomfortably full.
    Reply: #17
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    Reply to comment #15 by Amanda
    Peter Biörck Team Diet Doctor
    May 4 2016
    Amanda, "Only eat when hungry" :)

    You can read more here:
    http://strongmetabolism.fit/how-to-lose-weight%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

    I am struggling to eat three eggs without getting full halfway through. Should i push on and eat it until it is finished, just so I don't get hungry later on, or stop once I feel satisfied (I could use one large and one small egg) ? I am still losing weight, but feel uncomfortably full.

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    Amanda
    May 6 2016
    Thanks for the clarification Peter. I am new and trying to stick to this and it said in the recipe above One serve was three eggs! Happy to reduce it, just making sure I wasn't getting off track. Thanks.
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    Lorna
    May 16 2016
    Okay Day 1 breakfast over scrambled eggs only had (2) plus bacon. Seems strange not having my cereal. Hope all goes well as I have a very sensitive stomach.
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    RobertM
    May 19 2016
    Oh! I just love scrambled eggs. Try scrambling 3 with avocado oil in hot pan. Add what ever is leftover in the fridge. Spinach, asparagus, fiddleheads. So, you ask "What are fiddleheads". Google "ostrich fern". New England delicacy in the spring. I use my imagination a lot, but salmon sounds real good.
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    Warren
    May 19 2016
    Great breaky but I reduce the butter to 1 tablespoon and add whipped cream it gives the scrambled eggs more body.
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    KIMERLEE
    May 22 2016
    I only use two eggs and 1-2 tbsp of butter. I shake them in my shaker cup with a little water to make them fluffy. Then I love to add diced ortega chiles... Yum. The chiles are low carb with lots of vitamins. Sometimes I also add some grated cheese which is super yummy, but I'm experimenting with milk sugars vs. weight loss right now.

    I eat the extra butter with my coffee. I just slice a tbsp or 2 and eat it like a cookie and wash it down with cinnamon coffee and cream. Yum I just sprinkle a little into the hot coffee and let it sit a couple of minutes to bring out the flavor before I add the cream. I found that the cinnamon sweetens the coffee some and makes up for not having any sugar.

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    Ki
    June 20 2016
    For someone that doesn't eat eggs, what are some other breakfast options other than bacon & smoothies :/?
    Reply: #24
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    Reply to comment #23 by Ki
    Peter Biörck Team Diet Doctor
    June 21 2016
    Hi Ki!

    This could be the ultimate guide for you. :-)

    http://strongmetabolism.fit/low-carb/recipes/egg-free-breakfasts%3C/a%3E%3C/div%3E

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    Annmac
    July 3 2016
    What if you are trying to reduce cholesterol too? Is this amount of butter and high fat still the way to go?
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    Aaron
    July 27 2016
    I'm eating the eggs no problem but wonder about the carbs? The recipe lists 1 carb g but the egg carton and food counter list an egg at about 1 g...which means this recipe would be at least 3 g carb...still not very much carb but that adds up quick when trying to stay below 20 g. Does anyone know exactly what the carb count is for this recipe?
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    cbsjr
    September 17 2016
    Wonderful. I have never really been a scrambled egg guy as I like to dip my yolks. So until I start making the nan or oopsie, scrambled it is.

    The large amount of butter makes them creamy and super tasty. I can't eaat the same thing every day, but 3 or 4 days a week, no problem.

    To Aaron above: I have looked up the nutrition of eggs on various websites and the carbs vary between 0 and 0.6 per large egg. I suspect the 1 on your carton is due to rounding. Might want to count as 2 to be safe.

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    Leesa
    October 10 2016
    So yummy! This does not feel like a 'diet' at all. I had bacon with my eggs and a cup of coffee with a tablespoon of heavy cream. Yesterday was day 1 of my 2 week challenge and if I can lose weight eating like this, this is going to be a piece of cake. No, not cake, steak. With butter on it.?
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    Ryan
    November 7 2016
    I'm new to all this and trying to work out my diet. So would I make the scrambled eggs and have two sides like avocado and a meat or are the sides just options in case I'm still hungry?
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    Al
    December 1 2016
    What are the macros on this meal
    Reply: #32
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    Reply to comment #31 by Al
    Peter Biörck Team Diet Doctor
    December 1 2016
    Hi Al!

    Hover your mouse pointer over "Nutrients" in the gray box below "Ingredients"....and you will find them.

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    Leslie
    December 8 2016
    I can't believe I ate a half stick of butter for breakfast. My whole world is turning upside down...and I like it.
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    Lucy D
    December 18 2016
    Don't suppose you have a vegan version?
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    Will f
    December 28 2016
    A vegan version of eggs?
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    Gareth
    January 15 2017
    This has rapidly become a terrible website... sucked into the information overload media driven industry because its no longer about health, you have lost your way and I feel betrayed and sick!
    Its no longer simplicity its now frightenning!
    I click on the scambled egg breakfast, and immediately get thrown into an endlessly scrollable page about everything else thats not about the scrambled egg breakfast!
    I am totally confused, completely overwhelmed and want to run a way and turn off Diet Doctor.com immediately! We are betrayed!
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    Faw
    January 18 2017
    Hey, sorry about that person, but you can't plz everybody. Working GREAT for me. Where have you been all my over weight life?
  38. 38
    Liza
    January 24 2017
    Hi!
    I have hypothyroidism and for me not to get constipated I have to eat only one fig each day. Can I still follow a norml LFHC diet with scrambled eggs in the morning or will the fig throw me off? So frustrating
  39. 39
    Dawn
    February 27 2017
    Hi,

    Have been on this for 1 week thus far and enjoying all the foods. But my question is the measurements in the recipes i.e. the butter in the eggs. Is this liquid oz.? I assume that I wouldn't use the dry oz. Measurement as this is more a liquid. But wanted clarification. Of course using the US measurements not metric.

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    Heather
    March 20 2017
    Hi! I started the challenge today, and I'm having trouble with eating breakfast. I'm not usually hungry for breakfast right away, not feeling hungry until mid to late morning. So eating eggs first thing is hard, especially if I'm only supposed to eat when I'm hungry. But I've read that skipping breakfast isn't a good idea in the two week challenge. I'm a teacher and have little flexibility once my day gets started, so I can't just eat whenever, I really should try to get on a schedule. So...
    1. Can I have the Bullet Proof Coffee in the mornings as a meal replacement during the challenge? I know it's fine for later, but I don't want to impede the process of transitioning to Ketosis in these first 2 weeks.
    2. Eggs AND Bullet Proof Coffee seems like a lot. Is that ok?

    Thank you!

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    K
    April 1 2017
    I'm on day two and I find the scrambled eggs are giving me heart burn. I think its the butter.
    Any suggestions?
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    wallace
    April 18 2017
    can you use stevia or sugar twin in your coffee
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    Iris
    May 3 2017
    I love to sprinkle a bit of shredded cheddar cheese when I am cooking my eggs. It adds a little bit of stringyness which I love. Very satisfying and easy recipe!
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    Natalie
    May 29 2017
    I'm so confused by the macros on this dish, almost everywhere I look 3 scrambled eggs (large eggs) total up to 3 net carbs but this recipe says it's only one. Am I doing something wrong?
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    Robin
    June 8 2017
    Natalie - I put in my own nutrition information after I look up each ingredient and serving and then add them all together for all the dishes here. The macros and carbs are pretty close all around, but you are correct: 1 egg = 1 carb.

    I'm doing this as suggested, but here's my worry:

    I have fatty liver disease, and while my glucose has dropped (I have T1.5 Diabetes), my doctor is going to go ballistic over the amount of fat in this way of eating. It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change forever.

    I've had great success eating this way in the past, but my new doctor is more of a worrier and a stickler about even healthy fats and how they affect my liver.

    Does anyone know how much of an issue this is for people like me?

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    Linda
    June 20 2017
    This amount of food for women?
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    Reply to comment #6 by Apicius
    Stephanie
    August 2 2017
    I just tried Ramsey's technique and love it! The eggs taste great and I think I have been over cooking my eggs. This is how I will be cooking my scrambled eggs going forward. Thanks for posting!
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    James
    August 31 2017
    We add in baby spinach leaves and cheese also.
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    Eva
    October 9 2017
    I add pancetta...☺️☺️
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    Krista
    November 12 2017
    The key to this dish is to stir the butter until it gets FOAMY. (While you're doing that, beat the eggs in a magic bullet.)

    The pour the eggs in. The will be delicious, creamy, and FLUFFY!! :)

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