Swiss Chard Egg Scramble

My breakfast comes with some dirt, snail trails, and random feathers, how about yours? I was so lucky to be able to harvest some chard from the garden two mornings ago and also lucky that my hens provided me with a few fresh laid eggs. It's possible that they didn't want me to have them because they were cleverly hidden in the hay. I put my garden findings in a bucket and took pictures of it because I love pictures of food. All food. Then I realized that this was what I was having for breakfast:

Swiss Chard Scrambled Eggs:

serves 1

4-5 large chard leaves
2 eggs, (separate the yolks of one)
1/2 onion, medium diced
1 oz cheese of your choice
1/4 cup milk
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp olive or vegetable oil
1 slice wheat toast with butter

Put the oil in a medium or small sized skillet and turn the burner on to medium. After about a minute, when the oil is hot, add the onion. While the onion is sauteing, wash the chard and cut it up into small pieces, stems removed. (Don't shake the water off of the leaves or spin it in a spinner.) When the onion is soft, add the chard and immediately put a lid on the skillet to let the steam help wilt the chard. Make sure to stir the chard frequently until it is softened.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix 1 whole egg with one egg white, the milk, and salt and pepper together with a fork. Once the chard is softened, pour the eggs over the chard and onions. Stir the eggs frequently to prevent burning. When eggs are no longer disgustingly drippy wet, add the grated cheese to the top, turn off the burner, put the lid on the pan and let sit for a couple minutes while you make a slice of toast. When the toast is ready, put the eggs on top of it.

Then eat it. So good.

This whole deal will cost you 469 calories*. For such a balanced and healthy filling breakfast I think that's a caloric bargain. However, it would be easy to instantly reduce the calories by skipping the cheese and the toast. You should know that I only use a pat of butter on the toast.

Without cheese: 356 calories
Without cheese or toast: 285 calories



*For calorie reference I use "Laurel's Kitchen" which has nutrition tables in the back, and "The Most Complete Food Counter".