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.

Total
40 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
4
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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
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
Season: Stir in cumin, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper.
- 3
Reduce salsa: Add salsa verde and simmer 8–10 minutes until slightly thickened.
- 4
Wilt spinach: Add spinach and cook until wilted and most liquid reduces, 2–3 minutes.
- 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
Finish: Add lime juice if using. Serve immediately.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
360
18% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 24 g |
| Carbohydrate | 9 g |
| Fat | 26 g |
| Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 4 g |
| Sodium | 720 mg |
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