Spinach and Tomato Breakfast Skillet

October 18, 2016

Spinach and Tomato Breakfast Skillet with Bacon and Eggs! - Sarcastic CookingNow that my blog has turned five, it kind of got me thinking of how old I was when I started this old thing. 27… Oh boy. So young. I started to think about differences between my young, 20-something self and my young 30-something self. Ugh… I feel tired already. Especially since last night a certain terrible (but not so terrible, really) two-year-old wanted to party from 2 am on. Screw my 20’s, if I could have the energy of my 2-5 year old self, that would be amazing. You didn’t even need caffeine to function back then.

20’s:

After a late night and before classes my breakfast on the go would be a quick trip through McDonald’s drive-thru. A large Coke hard (aka a regular Coke), Egg McMuffin with no meat, and 2, yeah that’s right, 2 hash browns.

30’s:

Several coffees and a granola bar while I manage to get dressed quickly before the kids wake up. If we do have a drive-thru breakfast, I have to hide what I am eating from Andy as I drive so he won’t try to ask for what I have. I also have to pass back food to Andy while trying to steer a minivan safely to our destination.

20’s:

Drink many, many bottles of wine with Mike. Watch Forgetting Sarah Marshall for the 11-billionth time. Stay up until 2am having deep and oh so pointless conversations. Then being able to function like a normal person the next day.

30’s:

Drink 2 beers/glasses of wine with dinner, feel extremely tired, take a break from booze to get kids to bed, realize my stomach can’t handle more drinking, pop some TUMS, and in bed watching The Mindy Project by 10pm. Exciting.

Spinach and Tomato Breakfast Skillet | Sarcastic Cooking

20’s:

Drunk food. Greasy cheesy pizza sticks dunked in garlic butter.

30’s:

No. Just no. Sleep.

20’s:

Staying up to see the sunrise on the roof of a friend’s house, because we can.

30’s:

Seeing the sunrise because your kids are dicks and won’t sleep. (FYI they aren’t dicks. I just need my sleep).

Yep.

As you can see lots has changed. However, I can’t help but notice, I am still up way too late and still eating shit food. Hmm…

More home cooking is the answer. The up late part, I can’t really fix because sometimes your kid just drops a monster load in their sleep and then thinks it is morning and wants to party. I can’t control everything… But, only if I could! Muahahhaha!

This is one of those “recipes” I kind of hate to even call a recipe. It is, however, one of those recipes that requires no prep and takes 10 minutes. Seriously that is it! You get your protein, fat, and veggies. No carbs! Well, ignore the biscuits in the pictures. You can skip those.

Even though my 20’s were epic by my nerd standards, I would never go back in time. I am loving my lame tired 30’s.

Spinach and Tomato Breakfast Skillet

An easy and balanced breakfast of bacon, eggs, spinach, and tomatoes for two or one if you are really hungry.
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 Pieces of Bacon
  • 3 Cups Baby Spinach
  • 1 Roma Tomato sliced
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
  • Lemon Zest optional

Instructions

  1. Heat a medium skillet over medium/high heat. Add the bacon and cook until crispy. Remove the bacon, once crisp, and add to a paper towel to drain.
  2. Add the spinach to the pan. Toss a few times to evenly wilt. Add the tomatoes and create two wells for the eggs.
  3. Crack the eggs into the wells. Cover the pan with a lid and continue to cook until the eggs are cooked through.
  4. Add the bacon back to the pan, remove from heat, and season with salt and pepper.

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