Cast iron pans are one of those kitchen essentials I’d pay twice as much for. If you haven’t ever noticed, cast iron pans are cheap. Cheap and amazing.
It’s almost too good to be true, really. But it’s not… so let’s keep that between you and me, mmmkay?
If you’ve ever been fortunate enough to dig your fork into a cast iron skillet and eat right out of the pan, you’re well aware of the wonders it does for food–and the entire eating experience.
For my fellow food bloggers, cast iron also has an amazing ability to make even the sloppiest dish look romantically rustic. I mean, sautéed greens, caramelized onions and fried eggs? They’d never look this sexy in a Teflon pan.
Okay, enough about the pan. Let’s have a moment for the power greens, caramelized onion, egg and Parmesan cheese craziness that happened last weekend.
Just a moment though, because that’s about as long as it took the hubs and I to devour it.
This time I used a mix of baby kale, spinach and swiss chard–but I’ve made it before with regular old kale and baby spinach. No matter what or which way you sauté it, it’s amazing.
The hardest part about making this skillet is having the patience to let the onions caramelize. I promise it’s worth the wait, but after making this a few times, I now caramelize enough to make 2 or 3 skillets-worth. The onions keep for 5-7 days in the fridge (maybe longer–I’m not willing to find out) and come back to life after just a minute or two in a hot pan. With the onions done ahead of time, you could whip one of these bad boys up in 10 minutes flat.
After clashing forks over the last egg, the hubs and I decided next time, we each need our own mini power greens skillets. And a nap afterwards to digest.
Keep that in mind if you intend to share yours. Chances are you’ll be using those extra onions sooner than you planned!
- 3-4 eggs
- 1 medium yellow onion. sliced into thin rings
- 4 cups assorted greens like kale, spinach, baby swiss chard (chopped if not baby greens)
- 3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
- salt & cracked black pepper
- bacon & sourdough toast (optional but recommended)
Directions
In a medium size cast iron skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add onion, stir to coat, and cover pan with a lid. Allow at least 30 minutes for the onions to caramelize. Stir occasionally and, while doing so, make sure the condensation that collects on the lid returns to the pan. Onions will brown prematurely, and not actually caramelize if they dry out or the heat is too high. When onions are done, set the oven broiler to Low. Add greens to the skillet and continue to cook on the stove until wilted. Form 3 wells for the eggs. Crack one egg into each well and cook for 3 minutes until whites start to set. Sprinkle with cheese before transferring to oven and broil eggs until they are cooked to your liking. Serve with bacon and sourdough toast.
Note: Caramelize extra onions to make another skillet later in the week. Use 1 tablespoon of butter or olive oil per onion. Leftovers should keep in the refrigerator for up to 5-7 days.
This was amazing. Only change I made was adding some red pepper flakes. It came out exactly like the picture. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe.
Wow, this is one spectacular recipe! I made it and it was incredible. Eating a lot of eggs and veggies lately, and this is perfect. Thank you.
Looks great Elle! On my way to the store to buy a skillet right now, so I can eat this for breakfast tomorrow.
This looks amazing!!! I will definitely be ‘pinning’ this!
This looks absolutely delicious! Your pictures are really incredible! I rarely have eggs for breakfast but this makes me want to give it a try!
Wow! That looks like an incredible breakfast! My dad has a number of cast iron pans and will often make up a concoction similar to yours.
OMG. Is it a coincidence that I bought a package of power greens the other day at the store? I think not!!
i need to buy a cast iron skillet – so many great recipes use it. I love anything that involves eggs :)
Seriously, though, I’m not coming to visit unless you agree to make this for me. Love, Anne
Sur LSP on en apprend aussi des vertes et des pas mûres. Mais tout savoir étant bon à prendre : merci, Camille, d&qsluo;érargir ainsi mes connaissances !
YUM! My go-to weekday breakfast is a much simpler version – a scrambled egg, with greens or chopped up veggies – basically whatever chopped up veggies I happen to have around, and a little cheddar cheese. This looks delicious!
Hafta agree with ya there…Cast iron pans are they bomb! Can’t wait to try this out :D
All I have to say is yum!