Ingredients
6 whole pita bread round or
regular pita bread round
3 tablespoons butter, softened or
margarine
6 egg
1/4 teaspoon salt (to taste)
1 dash black pepper, to taste
red pepper flakes, to taste
3 ounces cream cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
chopped red onion
tomato
bell pepper
fresh herb (flavored cream cheese plain cream cheese add ins)
4 ounces Fontina cheese, shredded
crisp cooked bacon
pancetta, crumbled
sauteed mushroom
quartered canned artichoke heart
chopped red onion, sliced (for garnish)
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400°F
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Lightly spread tops of pita bread rounds with 2 tablespoons butter.
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Arrange on very large baking sheet; bake 8 minutes or until toasted.
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In medium bowl beat together eggs, milk, salt, and pepper.
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In large skillet melt remaining tablespoon of butter over medium heat; pour in egg mixture.
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Add cream cheese(and other add ins) as eggs cook.
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Cook over medium heat, without stirring, until mixture begins to set on bottom and around edge.
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With spatula, lift and fold partially cooked egg mixture so the uncooked portion flows underneath.
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Continue cooking until egg mixture is cooked through.
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Add other desired stir-ins.
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Spoon eggs atop toasted pita rounds; sprinkle with cheese.
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Return to oven for 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese melts.
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Add desired toppers.
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*Toppers: Crisp cooked bacon or pancetta, crumbled; sliced, sauteed mushrooms; quartered, cooked, or canned artichoke hearts; chopped red onion; sliced smoked salmon; roasted red sweet pepper strips; shredded fresh spinach; flaked, cooked crab meat.
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**Stir-ins: Chopped red onion, tomatoes, peppers, capers, and/or 1 to 2 tablespoons snipped fresh herbs such as basil, thyme, or tarragon. Any kind of cheese, although cream cheese is especially delicious; add when scrambled eggs begin to cook.
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Nutrition Facts
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Serving Size 1 (645g)
Recipe makes 4 servings
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Calories 618
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Calories from Fat 300
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(48%)
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Amount Per Serving
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%DV
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Total Fat 33.4g
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51%
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Saturated Fat 18.1g
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90%
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Monounsaturated Fat 9.7g
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Polyunsaturated Fat 2.6g
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Trans Fat 0.0g
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Cholesterol 396mg
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132%
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Sodium 1083mg
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45%
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Potassium 254mg
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7%
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Total Carbohydrate 51.7g
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17%
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Dietary Fiber 2.0g
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7%
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Sugars 2.2g
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Protein 26.6g
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53%
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Vitamin A 1176mcg
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23%
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Vitamin B6 0.2mg
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8%
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Vitamin B12 1.6mcg
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25%
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Vitamin C 0mg
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0%
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Vitamin E 1mcg
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4%
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Calcium 292mg
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29%
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Iron 4mg
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22%
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