Add This Seasoning To Your Eggs For A Buttery Flavor Finish

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When you need a quick go-to protein, eggs should join the menu. You can keep them in the fridge, hardboiled, for an easy afternoon snack. If you're making a simple egg salad, there are some hardboiled egg tricks you should know to get them out of the shell more easily — you can even add some flavor as they cook. But, when it comes to fried or scrambled eggs, there's a flavor you may have never thought of: popcorn seasoning. It's a super easy addition that gives an amazing buttery finish, letting you skip the salt and pepper.

Sure, it's made for popcorn, but a dash of butter-based flavor, such as Orville Redenbacher's Popcorn Seasoning, Movie Theater Butter Flavor, makes your eggs pop just the same. It has a sweet, salty flavor that goes easy on eggs, with just enough milkfat to make them creamy. Make your eggs however you normally would, but add a dash to get them just right.

Beyond the Redenbacher dust, there are a number of seasonings to choose from. You can get another movie theater-style flavor with Concession Essentials Popcorn Seasoning Salt, which brings some nostalgia to your breakfast, or try a blend of flavors with Kernel Season's Popcorn Seasoning Variety Pack, which includes ranch, white cheddar, and garlic parmesan to appease all tastes at the breakfast nook.

Whichever popcorn seasoning you use, if you go with scrambled eggs, think about seasoning your eggs before they go on the heat. You could add a dash of seasoning after they cook, but whisking the flavor into raw eggs evenly disperses it so every bite is balanced. Plus, the salt content helps break down the proteins, making them easier to whisk and giving you a fluffier result.

If fried eggs are your thing, try over-easy. The seasoning cooks with the oil or butter you're using, baking it in. Get the yolks just right, and flip them — runny yolk with a little butter and salt is delicious. You can also cook them sunny-side up and put the ranch in huevos rancheros with a seasoning addition. A little tap of the bottle is all you need. Popcorn seasoning is equally good on french fries, baked potatoes, and mashed potatoes for a quick hit of butter and salt that comes right out of a bottle.