Why It Works
- Using just a little feta and then supplementing it with mild mozzarella cheese provides plenty of feta flavor without it overpowering the eggs, plus the great texture of melted mozzarella cheese.
- A base of onions cooked in butter adds depth and complexity to the scrambled eggs.
- Drop biscuits are so quick and easy to whip up, this dish is a fraction of the work it seems.
I don't do much baking at home. With a small kitchen and limited counter space, I'm not typically inclined to make any recipe that requires rolling out dough on a flour-dusted work surface. Which is why I was inspired to whip up Marissa's drop biscuits as soon as I read her recipe. What could be better than a biscuit dough that requires no rolling, no laminating, and no stamping out of biscuit shapes? The fact that the recipe was so quick to throw together was just gravy.
My first thought about how to eat them was actually with gravy, but I didn't have any of the ingredients on hand to do that. Instead, I decided on a breakfast sandwich filled with the most flavorful scrambled eggs I could make. I had some delicious Bulgarian feta in my fridge, which I thought would taste good in the eggs, but as much as I love feta, I often have an issue with just how assertive its flavor can be in a dish. So I decided to supplement it with an even larger portion of mozzarella cheese, which has a mild flavor and melts so much more beautifully than feta. That way, I'd get just enough of the feta flavor along with all that great melted mozzarella texture. To build a more delicious flavor base, I started with some onions cooked in butter, and finished the eggs with chopped dill.
In the end, the biscuits came out perfectly crisp on the outside and light and tender within, while my eggs were so over-the-top cheesy that they almost resembled Mexican queso fundido, which, at least to me, was a glorious thing. Considering that the dish involves making homemade biscuits plus cooking eggs, it's kind of miraculous how easily and quickly the whole thing comes together.
June 2014
Recipe Details
Egg and Cheese Drop Biscuit Breakfast Sandwiches Recipe
Ingredients
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup finely diced yellow onion (from about 1/2 medium onion)
8 large eggs, beaten
6 ounces mozzarella, diced (about 3/4 cup)
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese (about 1 ounce)
1 tablespoon minced dill
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 freshly baked large drop biscuits, split
Directions
In a medium nonstick skillet, heat butter over medium heat until starting to foam. Add onion and cook, stirring, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add eggs and cook, stirring constantly, until loosely curds form throughout. Add feta and mozzarella and cook, stirring, until mozzarella is melted and eggs are softly scrambled, about 1 minute. Stir in dill and remove from heat. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
Arrange biscuit bottom halves on plates and spoon eggs on top. Close biscuits with top halves and serve immediately.
Notes
Depending on how salty your feta is, you may not need extra salt to season the eggs: taste before seasoning.
Nutrition Facts (per serving) | |
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676 | Calories |
41g | Fat |
46g | Carbs |
30g | Protein |
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings: 4 | |
Amount per serving | |
Calories | 676 |
% Daily Value* | |
Total Fat 41g | 53% |
Saturated Fat 17g | 86% |
Cholesterol 430mg | 143% |
Sodium 1077mg | 47% |
Total Carbohydrate 46g | 17% |
Dietary Fiber 2g | 7% |
Total Sugars 5g | |
Protein 30g | |
Vitamin C 3mg | 17% |
Calcium 530mg | 41% |
Iron 5mg | 27% |
Potassium 361mg | 8% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. |