Joe's Special Beef and Spinach Scramble

This mammoth plate of food features three eggs, a half-pound of meat, and more than enough spinach. Apparently a late-night patron requested his spinach omelet include a hamburger patty, and this is what happened. In respect to good ol' made-up 'Joe,' I've kept the original portions, so feel free to share with a friend or three. This version is mostly meat and spinach, but if you want something closer to a classic scramble, then cut the beef and spinach amounts in half. This is how most restaurants that copy the recipe do it!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 879 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ⅓ cup diced onion
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil
• ½ cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano
• ½ pound lean ground chuck
• ½ cup cooked chopped spinach, squeezed dry, or more to taste
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Beat eggs, basil, and oregano together in a bowl.

Step 2

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onions with a pinch of salt in hot oil until onion is translucent, 4 to 6 minutes; add mushrooms with another pinch of salt. Saute mushrooms and onion until mushrooms are soft and brown around the edges, 4 to 6 minutes more.

Step 3

Stir ground beef, pepper, and salt into the mushroom mixture. Cook and stir until meat is lightly browned and crumbly, 1 to 3 minutes. Turn off the heat. Push all meat to one side of the skillet and tilt the skillet so that the excess grease runs down to the bottom of the pan. Use a paper towel to blot the grease.

Step 4

Stir spinach into beef mixture and cook over medium heat until spinach is heated through, about 1 minute. Add eggs; cook and stir until eggs are set, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and top with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.