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Enjoy a delicious and easy meal with our Creamy Eggs with Gruyère recipe. This skillet dish is the perfect combination of simplicity, convenience, and low-carb benefits. With just a few quick steps, you'll have a protein-packed meal ready in no time. So go ahead and make yourself a stress-free, satisfying breakfast that will keep you full and energized until lunch.
Recipe Tips
You can serve these Creamy Eggs with Gruyere Cheese on their own or with our 90 Second Keto Bread which makes it an even more satisfying and nutritious way to start your day.
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Hands-on Overall
Serving size 2 eggs + veggies
Nutritional values (per 2 eggs + veggies)
Net carbs7.2 grams
Protein33 grams
Fat49.1 grams
Calories614 kcal
Calories from carbs 5%, protein 22%, fat 73%
Total carbs9.6 gramsFiber2.4 gramsSugars4.4 gramsSaturated fat27.2 gramsSodium726 mg(32% RDA)Magnesium121 mg(30% RDA)Potassium663 mg(33% EMR)
Ingredients (makes 2 servings)
- 1 small red onion, sliced (60 g/ 2.1 oz)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 200 g Swiss chard or spinach (7.1 oz)
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter (15 ml)
- 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream (80 ml/ 2.7 fl oz)
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard (15 g/ 0.5 oz)
- 1 cup grated Swiss (gruyere) cheese, grated (115 g/ 4 oz)
- 4 large eggs
- sea salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Prepare all the ingredients you'll need. Slice the onion and mince the garlic. Grate the cheese. Roughly chop the chard (keep the stalks separate from the leaves).
Note: You can use spinach instead of chard.
- Grease a large skillet with butter and cook the onion on medium-high until fragrant and lightly browned for 3-5 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Add the chopped chard stalks and cook for another minute. Add the roughly chopped chard leaves and cook until wilted for 30 to 60 seconds.
- Pour in the cream and add the mustard. Add most of the grated cheese, reserving some for topping. Stir to combine and cook until it starts to simmer.
- Crack in the eggs and top with the remaining grated cheese. Cook on medium until the whites are opaque and cooked through.
- Season with salt and/or pepper to taste and serve while still warm. Serve immediately while still warm, on its own or with our 90 Second Keto Bread.
Creamy Eggs with Gruyere Cheese
Step by Step
Ingredients
- 1 small red onion, sliced (60 g/ 2.1 oz)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 200 g Swiss chard or spinach (7.1 oz)
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter (15 ml)
- 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream (80 ml/ 2.7 fl oz)
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard (15 g/ 0.5 oz)
- 1 cup grated Swiss (gruyere) cheese, grated (115 g/ 4 oz)
- 4 large eggs
- sea salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Prepare all the ingredients you'll need. Slice the onion and mince the garlic. Grate the cheese. Roughly chop the chard (keep the stalks separate from the leaves).
Note: You can use spinach instead of chard.
- Grease a large skillet with butter and cook the onion on medium-high until fragrant and lightly browned for 3-5 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Add the chopped chard stalks and cook for another minute. Add the roughly chopped chard leaves and cook until wilted for 30 to 60 seconds.
- Pour in the cream and add the mustard. Add most of the grated cheese, reserving some for topping. Stir to combine and cook until it starts to simmer.
- Crack in the eggs and top with the remaining grated cheese. Cook on medium until the whites are opaque and cooked through.
- Season with salt and/or pepper to taste and serve while still warm. Serve immediately while still warm, on its own or with our 90 Second Keto Bread.
Nutrition (per serving, 2 eggs + veggies)
Calories614kcal
Net Carbs7.2g
Carbohydrates9.6g
Protein33g
Fat49.1g
Saturated Fat27.2g
Fiber2.4g
Sugar4.4g
Sodium726mg
Magnesium121mg
Potassium663mg
Detailed nutritional breakdown (per 2 eggs + veggies)
| Total per 2 eggs + veggies |
| 7.2 g | 33 g | 49.1 g | 614 kcal |
| Onion, red, fresh |
| 2 g | 0.4 g | 0.1 g | 12 kcal |
| Garlic, fresh |
| 0.9 g | 0.2 g | 0 g | 4 kcal |
| Chard, Swiss, raw |
| 2.1 g | 1.8 g | 0.2 g | 19 kcal |
| Butter, unsalted, grass-fed |
| 0 g | 0.1 g | 5.8 g | 51 kcal |
| Cream, heavy whipping, pouring, full-fat (30-40% fat) |
| 1 g | 0.8 g | 15.2 g | 146 kcal |
| Dijon mustard |
| 0.1 g | 0.3 g | 0.3 g | 5 kcal |
| Cheese, Swiss , Gruyère |
| 0.2 g | 17 g | 18.1 g | 233 kcal |
| Egg, whole, fresh, raw (free-range or organic eggs) |
| 0.7 g | 12.6 g | 9.5 g | 143 kcal |
| Salt, sea salt |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
| Pepper, black, spices |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
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