Want something real to eat—but don’t want to deal with a stove, are short on time or don’t have cooking experience?

These microwave scrambled eggs taste great and make prep and cleanup as easy as possible. They cook in minutes and can be personalized with your favorite cheeses, vegetables, meats, or other ingredients you probably already have at home.

Click here for the printable microwave scrambled eggs step-by-step recipe that will show you:

All the commonly found ingredients and equipment you’ll need to make these scrambled eggs

Image of ingredients and equipment needed to make microwave scrambled eggs - easy beginner recipe

Cooking tips like:

Before microwaving eggs, always be sure to break egg yolks and stir well as shown to prevent cooking eggs from bursting while they cook.

Breaking egg yolks and mixing eggs well before cooking eggs in the microwave oven

As the PDF recipe shows, here are just a few easy ways to make these scrambled eggs your own:

Use butter instead of cooking spray to grease the bowl.

Using butter instead of cooking spray to make microwave scrambled eggs

Add cheese, cooked meat or anything you like to the eggs before scrambling and microwaving.

Adding cheese and cooked meat to microwave scrambled eggs before cooking - easy for beginners

Have them on toast as is or with vegetables, cheese – or anything you like.

Microwave scrambled eggs on toast - example of making these eggs your own

Enjoy, experiment, and if you know someone who could use help like this, please pass it on.

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