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Low-Carb Mexican-Style Breakfast Egg Skillet with Spinach & Salsa Verde

A spicy-sour salsa verde egg skillet with spinach—comforting, bold, and low-carb.

Low-Carb Mexican-Style Breakfast Egg Skillet with Spinach & Salsa Verde

Total

40 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

20 min

Serves

4

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Servings

Recipe serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1 bag spinach
  • 8 eggs
  • 2 cups salsa verde
  • 1/2 onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp lime juice(optional)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sauté base: Dice onion. Mince garlic. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium. Cook onion until soft, 4–5 minutes. Add garlic for 30 seconds.

  2. 2

    Season: Stir in cumin, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper.

  3. 3

    Reduce salsa: Add salsa verde and simmer 8–10 minutes until slightly thickened.

  4. 4

    Wilt spinach: Add spinach and cook until wilted and most liquid reduces, 2–3 minutes.

  5. 5

    Cook eggs: Create 8 wells in the skillet. Crack eggs into wells. Cover and cook on low until whites set and yolks are done to preference, 6–9 minutes.

  6. 6

    Finish: Add lime juice if using. Serve immediately.

Nutrition per serving

Calories

360

18% of a 2,000 kcal day

Protein24 g
Carbohydrate9 g
Fat26 g
Fiber3 g
Sugar4 g
Sodium720 mg

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