Scrambled Eggs and Toast with Apples
Eggs and fruit make a bright breakfast that costs almost nothing and comes together in minutes.
- Per serving
- $1.06
- Serves
- 2
- Time
- 10 min
- Whole dinner
- $2.12
Ingredients
4 eggs Pete and Gerry's Organic Brown Eggs
On sale at Publix: Pete & Gerry's Organic Brown Eggs, Large, Free Range, Grade A, 12-ct. ctn.
$4.99$6.992 slices Nature's Own Honey Wheat Bread
On sale at Publix: Nature's Own Honey Wheat Bread, 20-oz loaf
$2.20$4.402 apples Hero Snack-Sized Gala Apples
On sale at Publix: Hero Snack-Sized Gala Apples, 2-lb bag
$2.58$5.152 tbsp Butter
pantry0.25 tsp Salt
pantry0.125 tsp Black pepper
pantry
Prices are from Publix the week of October 4, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.
Steps
- Toast the bread in a toaster or skillet until golden.
- Crack eggs into a bowl, whisk with salt and pepper. Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat until foamy, then add eggs. Stir gently until soft curds form, about 3 minutes.
- Slice the apples. Transfer eggs to plates, add toast and apple slices on the side.
Why it’s cheap
3 of the 6 ingredients were on sale at Publix the week of October 4, 2026, led by pete and gerry's organic brown eggs at $4.99 instead of $6.99.
The sale items rang up $6.77 under their regular prices.
Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $1.06 a serving, or $2.12 for 2 servings.
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