Keto Mexican scrambled eggs

Keto Mexican scrambled eggs

Spice up your breakfast with this flavorful keto egg dish. Jalapeños, tomatoes, and scallions enhance the scrambled eggs with just the right amount of zing. Guaranteed to liven up your day!
December 7 2015 recipe by , photo by , nutritional review by in Recipes, Breakfast

Keto Mexican scrambled eggs

Spice up your breakfast with this flavorful keto egg dish. Jalapeños, tomatoes, and scallions enhance the scrambled eggs with just the right amount of zing. Guaranteed to liven up your day!
USMetric
2 servingservings

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 (½ oz.) 1 (15 g) scallion, finely choppedscallions, finely chopped
  • 2 2 pickled jalapeños slices, finely chopped
  • 1 (4 oz.) 1 (110 g) tomato, finely choppedtomatoes, finely chopped
  • 6 6 large egglarge eggs
  • ½ cup (2 oz.) 120 ml (55 g) Pepper Jack cheese, shredded
  • salt and pepper
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Instructions

  1. In a large frying pan, melt the butter over medium high heat.
  2. Add scallions, jalapeños and tomatoes, and fry for 3-4 minutes.
  3. Beat the eggs and pour into the pan. Scramble for 2 minutes. Add cheese and seasonings.

Tip

Serve with avocado, crisp lettuce, and dressing to add even more excitement to this zesty meal.

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33 comments

  1. 1
    Judi
    March 31 2016
    I love the recipes and am always trying new ones. It keeps things fresh and interesting. Keep them coming!
  2. 2
    maryhelen
    July 19 2016
    Mexican scrambled eggs (or any fried mexican) are much tastier with corn oil instead of butter; we do not fry in butter. I once tried it and couldn't' figure out what was wrong with my eggs-- tasted funny, not as good-- it was the butter and also saffron oil (ugh on this one. CORN OIL!!
    Reply: #13
  3. 3
    Maria
    November 12 2016
    Really enjoyed this dish, I substituted the jalapeños for green capsicum and added a sprinkle of chilli powder. Loved the colours!
  4. 4
    Don
    April 20 2017
    Can you not use olive oil
  5. 5
    Cynthia
    October 1 2017
    These eggs are delicious! The pickled jalapeño gave them just a little heat and a really nice flavor (I don’t usually use pickled jalapeños). I served them with an avocado on the side, as suggested. It was a perfect combo. Kerrygold butter worked perfectly for sautéing the vegetables and cooking the eggs. No need to use any oil.
  6. 6
    Jeffrey
    October 15 2017
    Olive oil is not good to cook with.
    Reply: #16
  7. 7
    Marietjie
    October 16 2017
    What is corn oil? Is it allowed on low carb?
  8. 8
    Cynthia
    October 22 2017
    Corn oil is not recommended. For more information, check out Dr. Eenfeldt’s article on vegetable oils (on diet doctor.com). Search for “Cooking with Vegetable Oils Releases Toxic Cancer-Causing Chemicals.”
  9. 9
    Linda
    November 17 2017
    Ghee or grass fed butter is best
  10. 10
    Redsnapperuk
    January 3 2018
    Have made this now three times for my husband and he absolutely loves it! I use dripping (beef fat) and also a little bit of butter to cook all the things in. Oh and add a bit of ground cumin to it! Scrummy!!!
  11. 11
    Sazid
    February 26 2018
    video using olive oil to cook. Comment/description says use butter - which one should I follow?
  12. 12
    Brandy Bell
    April 16 2018
    I don't eat egg yolks. Is this recipe still as healthy without the yolks?
  13. 13
    Reply to comment #2 by maryhelen
    Mike
    June 21 2018
    No corn oil on keto
  14. 14
    Rhonda
    June 24 2018
    You can cook an egg with olive oil. Eggs can and should be cooked at a very low temperature so it shouldn’t hit a smoking point.
  15. 15
    Theresa
    June 27 2018
    How many servings is this?
  16. 16
    Reply to comment #6 by Jeffrey
    Tj
    June 30 2018
    Not true.. It's wonderful!
  17. 17
    sean
    July 18 2018
    Servings are inaccurate -too small!!
  18. 18
    Mags
    September 9 2018
    This is a wonderful recipe! I've made it so many times. Thanks xx
  19. 19
    Una
    September 12 2018
    PLEASE could we have grammes of butter and millilitres or whatever rather than tablespoons the size of varies from country to country. You have them mixed up even in the metric online! Also.this for 3 people asks for 41/2 eggs - ugh? I suppose the answer 4 large - or 5 small ones? We get eggs in five sizes in Britain!!! 😂
  20. 20
    Rachel
    March 20 2019
    I was wondering what the cholesterol, sodium, and iron are per serving because the nutrition panel doesn't state them.
    Reply: #21
  21. 21
    Reply to comment #20 by Rachel
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    March 20 2019

    I was wondering what the cholesterol, sodium, and iron are per serving because the nutrition panel doesn't state them.

    If you are interested in that information you can look up the ingredients in the USDA database; those aren't numbers as important on keto.
    https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list

  22. 22
    Maria
    April 9 2019
    How many servings is it? 1 or 2?
    Reply: #23
  23. 23
    Reply to comment #22 by Maria
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    April 9 2019

    How many servings is it? 1 or 2?

    This recipe as written makes 4 servings.

  24. 24
    Monet Coleman
    October 8 2019
    For 1 serving it equates 1and 1/2 half egg?? Hopefully two eggs wont be a problem
    Reply: #25
  25. 25
    Reply to comment #24 by Monet Coleman
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    October 15 2019

    For 1 serving it equates 1and 1/2 half egg?? Hopefully two eggs wont be a problem

    Yes, sometimes when scaling recipes away from the default number of servings, it can end up with some interesting measurement amounts! Since this is just scrambled eggs, using 2 will be no problem.

  26. 26
    Tori
    March 15 2020
    This is so popular in our house! YUM!
  27. 27
    Alarnna
    June 27 2020
    Is the pickled jalapeño whole or sliced?
    Reply: #28
  28. 28
    Reply to comment #27 by Alarnna
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    June 27 2020

    Is the pickled jalapeño whole or sliced?

    It would be 2 whole jalapenos, but you could also diced up slices if needed.

  29. 29
    cjleslie
    August 19 2020
    I LOVE THIS DISH! Prepared just as instructed and it was delicious.
  30. 30
    Christian
    September 16 2020
    what can we pair with this?
  31. 31
    Michael
    March 18 2022
    When it says add dressing on the side, What dressing are they speaking of? I don't see any recipes under the search menu...Love the dish, very tasty took my leaf of lettuce and avocado slice and wrapped it all up like a Breakfast burrito!
  32. 32
    Patty Watts
    October 26 2022
    I save my bacon drippings and use that to scramble eggs. YUMMY!
    Reply: #33
  33. 33
    Reply to comment #32 by Patty Watts
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    October 27 2022

    I save my bacon drippings and use that to scramble eggs. YUMMY!

    Yum! Love that idea!

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