Chicken and Spinach Scramble With Avocado
With very little cook time, scrambled eggs are great for busy mornings. Ingredients can be prepped in the fridge the night before if mornings can be hectic.
Get your day moving in the right direction with this recipe for a scrambled egg with spinach power breakfast.
Chicken, spinach, and avocado make for a high-protein meal with a whopping 48 grams of protein to help you build and repair muscle.
This flavorful and healthy scramble cuts out lots of the cholesterol by combining one full egg and four egg whites.
Chicken and Spinach Scramble with Avocado
This healthy chicken and avocado scramble is a satisfying, high-protein breakfast.
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 4 large egg whites (½ cup)
- sea salt (or Himalayan salt) and ground black pepper to taste; optional
- nonstick cooking spray
- 1 cup raw baby spinach
- 3 oz. cooked chicken breast, chopped
- 1/4 medium avocado, thinly sliced
Instructions
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Combine egg and egg whites in a medium bowl; whisk to blend.
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Season with salt and pepper, if desired; whisk to blend. Set aside.
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Heat medium nonstick skillet lightly coated with spray over medium-low heat.
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Add spinach; cook, stirring frequently, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until wilted.
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Add egg mixture; cook, stirring constantly, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until almost set.
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Add chicken; cook, stirring frequently, for 2 to 3 minutes, or until eggs are set.
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Top with avocado; serve immediately.
Container Equivalents
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1 Blue
2B Mindset Plate It!
Add an FFC to make a complete breakfast with bonus veggies.
Recipe by Amanda Meixner. Photographs by Anguel Dimov and Brianne B of Evergreen Kitchen
