Garlic Chile Scrambled Eggs with Bacon
Cuisine: Southwestern
Author: Anita
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 5 mins
Total time: 10 mins
Ingredients
  • 2 strips bacon
  • 5-6 eggs
  • 2 tsp milk or water
  • 1 large clove garlic, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup mild or medium diced green chile
  • ½ cup shredded cheese, more if desired
  • 1 cup fresh diced tomatoes
  • salt & fresh ground pepper
  • optional: salsa or taco sauce, 2-3 tortillas if serving as a soft taco
Instructions
  1. Crack the eggs into a bowl, add water or milk a sprinkling of salt and pepper, and whisk beat with a fork till well blended. Set aside.
  2. Fry bacon in nonstick skillet until just getting crisp, set aside to cook and crumble or tear into pieces as eggs are cooking. Drain about half the bacon fat leaving the rest to cook the eggs in.
  3. Over medium heat, saute the garlic no more than a minute and stir in the green chiles and bacon. Cook no more than another minute to thoroughly heat the chiles.
  4. Pour the eggs over, add the cheese, and stir or scrape with a rubber spatula and fold to make soft curds.
  5. If desired, turn off heat, top with more shredded cheese, put a lid on to help melt cheese, and let sit 30 seconds.
  6. Serve on plate or on tortillas for soft tacos and top with diced tomatoes. Add avocado and/or salsa if desired.
Recipe by Denver Green Chili at https://denvergreenchili.com/recipes/breakfast/garlic-chile-scrambled-eggs-with-bacon/