Today for supper I made my favorite recipe for scrambled eggs. I am someone who does not like eggs. This is due mostly to the fact that a long time ago I went on a diet that involved eating a lot of eggs daily, and since then I hadn’t touched them for years. However, recently I started experimenting with my own techniques and flavors and I have come up with a basic recipe that I love. These eggs are fairly easy to make and they are amazing. Seriously. Coming from someone who doesn’t like eggs, I really really love these.
That to say, let’s get on with the recipe 
Ingredients: (makes approximately 5-6 servings)
- 8 eggs
- 1 tablespoon of paprika, more to taste
- pepper to taste
- salt to taste
- 2 cups of sharp cheddar cheese, more if desired (please freshly grate this – the taste is so much better than packaged cheese)
- 2 cloves of garlic (more if you like garlic) , finely minced or chopped
- 1 and 1/2 cups of onion, diced (more if desired)
- 6 slices of bacon, or however many you want
- 1 package of mushrooms, rinsed and sliced
- I didn’t have any on hand, but diced peppers make a great addition to this dish as well.
Directions:
- First, start off by cooking the bacon in a large skillet (salt and pepper both sides lightly) on medium heat until crisp, remove and set aside on paper towels. I repeated this twice, and I ended up making 7 or 8 pieces of bacon, but you can make however many floats your boat.
2. Next, drain excess bacon grease, but reserve about 4-5 tablespoons in the skillet. Keep skillet on medium heat and melt 2 tablespoons of butter in the reserved bacon grease. Add the sliced mushrooms, the diced onions, and the minced garlic to the skillet. Season with paprika. It’s going to smell amazing. Sauté mixture until mushrooms and onions are brown and tender.
3. Crack 8 eggs into a medium sized mixing bowl. Add 1 tablespoon or more of paprika, and a dash or two of salt and pepper, whisk until thoroughly combined.
4. Add cheese into the egg mixture, mix until combined.
5. Pour egg and cheese mixture to the mushrooms and onions in the skillet. Keep on medium heat. Stir constantly for the first few minutes, making sure that it doesn’t burn. Make sure to flip and turn eggs every minute or so to avoid over cooking or burning.The eggs should be finished within 5-10 minutes. They don’t take long at all, just make sure not to overcook. Side note: even once cooked, the eggs will still appear shiny, this is a result of the bacon grease and butter.
6. Serve with crumbled bacon and additional cheese on top. Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Joy
