Recipe combo
Spinach Egg Toasts
Whole wheat toast topped with tender eggs, baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, and melted mozzarella. A healthy, vegetarian Thursday breakfast for a family of 4.
Ingredients and instructions
- Servings
- 4
- Total time
- 17 min
- Prep
- 7 min
- Cook
- 10 min
Ingredients
- 4 Count whole wheat bread - 4 (slices)
- 4 Each large eggs - 4 (eggs)
- 3 Count baby spinach - 3 (packed cups), Measured as packed cups.
- 1 Cup cherry tomatoes, halved - 1 (cup), halved
- 1 Cup shredded mozzarella cheese - 1 (cup)
- 2 Teaspoon olive oil - 2 (teaspoons)
- 0.25 Teaspoon garlic powder - 1/4 (teaspoon)
- 0.25 Teaspoon fine salt - 1/4 (teaspoon)
- 0.13 Teaspoon black pepper - 1/8 (teaspoon)
Instructions
Prep the vegetables, cheese, and eggs
1. *Halve the cherry tomatoes*, *measure the spinach and mozzarella*, and crack the eggs into a bowl.
Season and beat the eggs
2. Add the garlic powder, salt, and black pepper to the eggs, then *beat until smooth* with a fork.
Toast the bread
3. Toast the bread slices in the toaster until *golden and crisp*, then place them on serving plates.
Wilt the spinach and tomatoes
4. Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, add the spinach and tomatoes, and cook for *2 to 3 minutes* until the spinach is *just wilted*.
Cook the eggs
5. Pour in the beaten eggs and cook, stirring gently, for *3 to 4 minutes* until the eggs are *softly set*.
Melt the cheese
6. Sprinkle the mozzarella over the egg mixture, turn off the heat, and let it sit for *1 minute* until the cheese is *melted and stretchy*.
Assemble and serve
7. Spoon the spinach egg mixture evenly over the toast and serve *warm*.