Southwestern Scramble
A Southwestern Scramble is a scrambled eggs recipe with many spicy ingredients, such as onions and chilis. For a complete breakfast, serve with sliced, fried wiejska (Polish sausage), toast, and orange juice.
Ingredients
- 8 eggs
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) milk
- Butter, margarine, or cooking spray, for frying pan
- 1 medium red onion, chopped
- 1 medium green chile pepper, such as jalapeño, seeded and chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded and sliced
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- Serve with hot sauce, such as Tabasco sauce
Ingredients for 4 servings (705 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Crack the eggs into a large mixing bowl, add the milk, and beat until well combined.
- 2
Place a large frying pan over medium heat, add the butter, margarine, or cooking spray, and allow to melt. Add the onions, chili, and bell pepper, and sauté for 2–4 minutes.
Stovetop - 3
Add the eggs to the pan, and allow to cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until they just begin to set.
- 4
Turn the heat up to high, and begin scrambling the eggs by scraping the bottom of the pan with a spatula and folding the cooked egg into the egg mixture.
- 5
When the eggs are still moist, but mostly cooked, remove from the fire and plate.
- 6
Serve while still hot.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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