Loaded with potatoes, onions, garlic, cheese, and morel mushrooms, this Cheesy Scrambled Eggs recipe is the perfect way to start off your day! Although the scrambled eggs are a great low-carb breakfast option, they're also great with buttered toast, or in a Mexican Breakfast Burrito.
For the last couple of weeks, ok, since Mother's Day to be exact, I've been walking around our property with my head down, looking for mushrooms. Morel mushrooms to be exact. 🍄
Around these parts, they're supposed to start popping around Mother's Day (God's gift to Montana moms)😉. I'm surprised I haven't bumped into a bear because that's how intent I've been on finding these highly prized mushrooms.
After countless hours of searching, I have gathered enough morels to come up with a few morel mushroom recipes. This Cheesy Scrambled Eggs with Morel Mushrooms recipe is the first of hopefully many more Morel mushroom recipes to come!
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😍 Why You'll Love This Recipe
- These are the best Cheesy Scrambled Eggs you'll ever have! Besides having an amazing flavor, they're super easy to prepare.
- You won't need a large number of morel mushrooms which means you can save your foraged morels for other recipes.
- Both eggs and morels are nutrient-dense and high in protein which makes this recipe a great breakfast choice.
- Cheesy scrambled eggs can be served in burritos which can be prepared ahead of time and reheated in the microwave.
🛒 What You Need to Make This Recipe
🔖 Ingredients & Substitutions
- Eggs: You can either use fresh eggs or freeze dried eggs for this recipe.
- Mushrooms: I used approximately ½ cup of morels, however, if you have more, feel free to add them. What if you don't have morel mushrooms? You can still make this recipe using other mushroom varieties.
- Bacon: Rendered bacon fat is used to cook the rest of the ingredients. If you substitute turkey bacon or low-fat sausage, you'll need to add butter or olive oil instead. You can also try chorizo verde (green chorizo).
- Potatoes: If you don't have potatoes, you can use frozen french fries, hashbrowns, or tater tots instead.
- Creole Seasoning: The creole seasoning can be substituted with sea salt and black pepper or any other seasoning you like.
- Cheese: Instead of cheddar cheese, try a Mexican blend or Colby Jack cheese.
- Serrano Pepper: Serrano pepper is optional but recommended if you like spicy food.
- Salsa or Hot Sauce: I like to have my cheesy scrambled eggs with fire roasted salsa but Pace Picante Salsa or your favorite hot sauce can be used as well.
🍳 How to Make Cheesy Scrambled Eggs
Step 1: Begin by chopping the bacon and vegetables. Next, add bacon, onions, and potatoes to a cast-iron skillet or a large nonstick pan. Season with half of the creole seasoning. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes or until the potatoes are beginning to brown and the onions are starting to caramelize.
Step 2: Add Morel mushrooms, serrano pepper, and garlic. Continue to cook over medium heat for another 5 minutes or until bacon is crispy and potatoes are fully cooked.
Pro Tip: The potatoes take the longest to cook. If you can easily slice through the potatoes with no resistance, they are fully cooked.
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Step 3: Turn the stove off and add eggs to a measuring cup or a medium bowl. Sprinkle with remaining creole seasoning. Beat eggs vigorously with a whisk or fork for one minute. Turn stove on and set to low to medium-low heat. Pour eggs into the pan and mix to incorporate with other ingredients.
Step 4: Use a spatula to scrape the bottom of the pan and turn the egg mixture to form soft curds. This will also keep the eggs from sticking to the pan or forming a crust. When eggs are almost set, turn the stove off and add cheddar cheese.
How To Make A Breakfast Burrito
Char tortilla over an open flame to soften. Spread sour cream into the center of the tortilla and add cheesy scrambled eggs. Add cilantro and salsa ranchera or hot sauce. Roll the tortilla into a burrito and serve.
🤷🏻♀️ Recipe FAQs
How do I make cheesy scrambled eggs?
Vigorously whisk eggs before adding them to a non-stick pan with melted butter. Stir and fold continuously with a rubber spatula until almost set and soft curds form. Remove the pan from the heat and add shredded cheddar cheese. Lightly fold the cheese in to combine.
The cheese should be added when the eggs are almost set but still look wet or slightly under-cooked. At that point, you can turn off the heat and allow the cheese to melt into the eggs.
Vigorously whisk the eggs prior to scrambling them and don't overcook them.
👩🏼🍳 Pro Tips
- If you're looking for high-protein mushrooms, morels are it! Just 3.5 ounces of morel mushrooms contain 3 grams of protein.
- Breakfast burritos can be frozen for up to a few months. When you're ready to eat the burritos, thaw in the refrigerator overnight, then microwave for one to two minutes.
- Don't skip whisking the eggs for one full minute. Incorporating air into the eggs makes them nice and fluffy.
- If you like buttery eggs you can melt one tablespoon of butter (or more) in the pan before adding the eggs.
- Veggies of choice can be added at the same time you add the mushrooms.
🍽 Related Recipes
You may also enjoy this yummy mushroom bruschetta recipe!
Disclaimer: Some mushrooms are toxic. Mushroom poisoning is a possibility if you are inexperienced in foraging for mushrooms. I, myself, am still learning how to identify and forage mushrooms. Before consuming any mushrooms or serving them to others, please be 100% sure that you have properly identified them. Please do not rely solely on the information provided in this post. Cross-referencing mushroom identification with various reliable sources is always good practice.
📖 Recipe
Cheesy Scrambled Eggs with Morel Mushrooms
Equipment
- 1 skillet
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon
- 2 medium potatoes (chopped)
- 1 small onion (chopped)
- ½ teaspoon Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning (divided)
- ½ cup morel mushrooms
- 1 medium Serrano chile (chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 6 large eggs
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 4 flour tortillas (optional)
- 2 tablespoon sour cream (optional)
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro (optional)
- hot sauce or salsa (optional)
Instructions
- Begin by chopping the bacon and vegetables. Next, add bacon, onions, and potatoes to a cast-iron skillet or a large nonstick pan. Season with half of the creole seasoning. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes or until the potatoes are beginning to brown and the onions are starting to caramelize.
- Add Morel mushrooms, serrano pepper, and garlic. Continue to cook over medium heat for another 5 minutes or until bacon is crispy and potatoes are fully cooked.
- Turn the stove off and add eggs to a measuring cup or a medium bowl. Sprinkle with remaining creole seasoning. Beat eggs vigorously with a whisk or fork for one minute. Turn stove on and set to low to medium-low heat. Pour eggs into the pan and mix to incorporate with other ingredients.
- Use a spatula to scrape the bottom of the pan and turn the egg mixture to form soft curds. This will also keep the eggs from sticking to the pan or forming a crust. When eggs are almost set, turn the stove off and add cheddar cheese.
How To Make A Breakfast Burrito
- Char tortilla over an open flame to soften. Spread sour cream into the center of the tortilla and add cheesy scrambled eggs. Add cilantro and salsa ranchera or hot sauce. Roll tortilla into a burrito and serve.
Notes
- If you're looking for high-protein mushrooms, morels are it! Just 3.5 ounces of morel mushrooms contain 3 grams of protein.
- Breakfast burritos can be frozen for up to a few months. When you're ready to eat the burritos, thaw in the refrigerator overnight, then microwave for one to two minutes.
- Don't skip whisking the eggs for one full minute. Incorporating air into the eggs makes them nice and fluffy.
- If you like buttery eggs you can melt one tablespoon of butter (or more) in the pan before adding the eggs.
- Veggies of choice can be added at the same time you add the mushrooms.
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