My bodega-style egg-and-cheese from Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files (page 9) by Deb Perelman

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Ingredients

scallions
eggs
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Serves : 1
EYB Comments

Can substitute chives or cooked bacon for scallions and roll or bread for English muffin.

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Can substitute chives or cooked bacon for scallions and roll or bread for English muffin.
stephanie_frj4st on March 11, 2026

Just a good solid go to. I usually always sprinkle a little everything bagel seasoning as well.
ezwriternc on November 03, 2024

I put scallions in my egg, spread mashed avocado in my English muffin and topped it with a slice of tomato. This was much better than melting the cheese in the bread.
SheilaS on October 28, 2024

I really liked this method of putting the cheese inside a little egg envelope, though my folding skills need work to make it perfect!
Pandan on July 13, 2024

Super simple technique, but never thought about wrapping the cheese into the egg. Will do it again this way!
brokencup on December 30, 2023

I’ve made this so many times for breakfast I’ve lost count. It comes together very quickly. We like it on English muffins and with the addition of scallions mixed with the cheese.
jenmacgregor18 on August 27, 2023

Dead easy and a great egg sandwich.
anya_sf on May 02, 2023

Great, quick, relatively easy method - just watch the heat - I managed to brown the bottom of the egg every time, although the sandwiches were still super tasty. UPDATE: I've made this several times since and mastered the technique, using a 10" skillet for 1 egg, keeping the heat on low.
abrownb1 on January 25, 2023

Wow, this is delicious! Dead simple and takes less than 5 mins to make. Usually prefer fried eggs with their middles broken for egg sandwiches but was out of sliced cheese so tried this so I could use shredded. The eggs were so soft and silky unlike the tough eggs that usually come in omelette style breakfast sandwiches. I was eating it for lunch on a bagel so used 2 eggs and a 12 in pan to make it a bit heartier and it was perfect.
Jviney on December 05, 2022

This has become, since I saw it on her blog, my go-to dinner for my kids probably twice a month. They love it, they are always willing to eat it with or without bread, it’s delicious and comforting.