Green Eggs and Ham Recipe (Video)

Kids who like Dr. Seuss might enjoy this fun Green Eggs and Ham Recipe and this is a tasty low-carb breakfast for adults as well! You can use another green vegetable in the recipe for Scrambled Eggs with Ham and Kale if kale is not a winner at your house!

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I was one of those kids who grew up with my nose in a book, and my love of reading has continued to this day. In fact, now that I am officially “retired” and working at home I schedule some time nearly every day to read for a few hours, and look forward to it as a highlight of the day!

But when I was teaching elementary school I realized all too well how some kids don’t love to read, and I remember being excited when the National Education Association came up with the idea of a national celebration for Dr. Seuss’ birthday, designed to spotlight the day as a way to get kids to be more enthusiastic about reading. When I taught school we always had a week-long schedule of activities for Read Across America, and one of them included the school lunch version of Green Eggs and Ham, usually eggs dyed green with food coloring, with cubes of ham.

Read Across America is on March 2, and if you have kids who like Dr. Seuss this Green Eggs and Ham Recipe a fun way to celebrate that day. And this version of Green Eggs and Ham was delicious; much better than those dyed-green scrambled eggs we used to have at school! And if you really want to celebrate, read the book to your kids while you eat it!

It took a couple of tries to get a reasonable photo of this dish of scrambled eggs with ham and kale, but the only tricky part about making it is cooking the eggs over really low heat so they’re still soft and slightly creamy when you eat them. I tried this with both Jake and Kara, and we loved this combination; hope you enjoy!

What ingredients do you need for this recipe?

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• chopped curly kale (or another green vegetable)
• ham
• Olive Oil (affiliate link)
• eggs
• Spike Seasoning (affiliate link), or other seasoning blend that’s good with eggs
• salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste

What if you don’t want kale in the Green Eggs and Ham Recipe?

Eggs and ham are obviously essential for Green Eggs and Ham! But if kale isn’t a winner at your house, just use any green vegetable like spinach, broccoli, collard greens, Swiss chard, or even green beans in the eggs! Some might require longer cooking in the pan.

Is this Green Eggs and Ham Recipe low in carbs?

For those who are wondering, this recipe for Green Eggs and Ham only has 2 carbs per serving!

More Ham and Eggs with Green Vegetables:

Here are more eggs and ham recipes that also include a green vegetable:

• Broccoli, Ham, and Mozzarella Baked with Eggs
• Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole with Broccoli, Ham, and Swiss
• Broccoli, Mushrooms, Ham, and Cheddar Baked with Eggs
• Egg Muffins with Ham, Cheese, and Bell Peppers

How to make the Green Eggs and Ham Recipe:

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1. Start with a bunch of curly kale. Cut the kale away from the ribs (and discard ribs), chop the kale, and give it a wash in the salad spinner if needed. 
2. Beat 12 eggs until the whites and yolks are well-combined.
3. Chop up 8 ounces of ham into small cubes.
4. Heat a little olive oil in a good non-stick pan. I used my new favorite Green Pan (affiliate link) for this recipe.
5. Cook the ham until it’s lightly browned.
6. Remove the ham, add a little more oil, then saute the kale until it’s starting to wilt, then add 1/2 cup water and cook over medium-low heat until the water evaporates and the kale is soft.
7. Add the ham cubes to the kale and cook until the ham is heated through. 
8. Season kale and ham with Spike Seasoning (affiliate link), salt, and fresh-ground black pepper.
9. Turn the stove to lowest possible heat, add the eggs, and cook while gently stirring every 30 seconds or so until the eggs are cooked to your liking, about 5-6 minutes total cooking time, or a bit longer if you like the eggs well-done. Serve hot.
10. And reading Green Eggs and Ham while you eat breakfast would be a fun way to celebrate!

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Yield: 6 servings

Green Eggs and Ham

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 16 minutes

Total Time 31 minutes

Kids who like Dr. Seuss might eat kale in this fun version of Green Eggs and Ham.

Ingredients

• 4 oz. finely chopped curly kale (see notes)
• 8 oz. ham, cut into small cubes
• 2 tsp. olive oil, divided (or more, depending on your pan)
• 12 eggs, beaten to combine well
• Spike Seasoning, to taste
• salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Cut away the ribs of the kale, discard ribs, and coarsely chop the kale leaves.
2. Most kale is a little gritty, so wash it in a salad spinner and dry well if needed.
3. Chop the ham into small cubes.
4. Heat 1 tsp. olive oil in a large non-stick pan and cook the ham over medium heat until it’s starting to lightly brown.
5. Remove ham to a plate, add the second teaspoon of oil and let it heat, then add the chopped kale leaves all at once.
6. Cook the kale, turning over the whole time, until the kale is wilted down by about half.
7. Turn heat to medium low, add 1/2 cup of water, and cook until all the water is evaporated and the kale is soft.
8. Add the ham cubes back into the pan with the kale, season with Spike Seasoning (affiliate link), salt, and fresh ground black pepper to taste, and cook a minute or two until the ham is heated through.
9. Turn heat to the lowest possible heat (and let the pan cool off a minute if your pan seems really hot.)
10. Add the eggs all at once and cook, stirring gently every 30 seconds or so, until the eggs are cooked to your liking, about 5-6 minutes.
11. I prefer this dish when the eggs are still quite soft; remember they continue to cook and harden even when you turn off the heat.
12. Serve hot, with a little Green Tabasco Sauce (affiliate link) to add at the table if desired.

Notes

You could use baby kale, but it will wilt a lot more quickly and I think the texture of the larger kale leaves will work better in this dish This recipe created by Kalyn and perfected with help from Jake and Kara.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 215Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 396mgSodium: 676mgCarbohydrates: 2gFiber: 0gSugar: 1gProtein: 21g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.

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Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
This Green Eggs and Ham Recipe would be suitable for most Low-Carb or low-glycemic eating plans. If you’re making this for the original South Beach Diet, be sure to use lean ham or turkey ham to limit the amount of saturated fat. Other low-carb plans won’t care about that.

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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
This fun recipe for Green Eggs and Ham was first posted in 2013. The recipe was last updated with more information in 2023.

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