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Eggs à la King

Name: Eggs à la King
Total time: 37 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 eggs, large; 28 g unsalted butter, 2 tbsp; 1 pimiento, jarred or canned, diced; 50 g mushrooms, finely chopped; 30 g all-purpose flour, 4 tbsp; 1 tsp fine salt; 480 ml whole milk; 6 slices bread, toasted

Halved hard-cooked eggs set on toast and covered with a warm cream sauce flecked with pimiento and mushrooms. A comforting, old-style supper or brunch dish.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on30 min
Total37 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

6eggs, large
28 gunsalted butter, 2 tbsp
1pimiento, jarred or canned, diced
50 gmushrooms, finely chopped
30 gall-purpose flour, 4 tbsp
1 tspfine salt
480 mlwhole milk

To serve

6 slicesbread, toasted

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Nightshades (any)
Bell (sweet) pepper
Mushrooms (any)
Button, cremini and portobello
Yeast
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 2
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: moderate
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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