I love finding easy new cooking techniques for staple foods that everyone loves. That is exactly what I found in Oven Scrambled Eggs. These eggs cook up super light and fluffy and are the best-tasting eggs I’ve ever had!
Baking scrambled eggs in the oven makes sense if you have other things to do besides watching eggs cook. I have made them for our Christmas morning brunch the last 2 years and loved having them in the oven along with our Christmas morning traditional cinnamon rolls. I’ve read about others throwing bacon on a baking pan and baking it at the same time as the eggs.
Today I made them because our girls had a snow day, and I knew they would wake up with hungry bellies but I didn’t want to spend a bunch of time and energy in the kitchen. I baked a pan of these eggs, sliced up some fruit, made toast and some Food Processor Chocolate Chip Banana bread, which I will be sharing with you soon!
The original recipe called for 24 eggs, but I halved it and it is the perfect amount to feed my family of 5. 12 eggs still seem like a lot, but I have teenage girls that like getting their protein in first thing in the morning, and… having teenage girls around also means there are often teenage boys here too, so I love that this recipe makes plenty!
The recipe is so forgiving that you can easily adjust the amounts by cutting it in half or doubling it.
I plan on making a pan for “brinner” (breakfast for dinner) soon and serving with warmed tortillas and sauteed fajita vegetables. If I have any leftover eggs, I will make some of my Breakfast Burritos For The Freezer.
- 1/4 cup butter
- 12 eggs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 cups milk
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (174 degrees C).
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Put butter into a glass 9x13 inch baking pan. Place in oven and let melt while oven preheats to 350 degrees F.
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In a large bowl, whisk together eggs and salt until well blended. Gradually whisk in milk. Pour egg mixture into the baking dish.
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Bake uncovered for 10 minutes, then stir, and bake an additional 10-15 minutes, or until eggs are set. Stir and fluff eggs. Serve immediately, OR keep can keep warm in a crockpot until ready to serve.
What about you? Have you ever thought about making scrambled eggs in the oven? Do you plan on trying it out?
