American · Breakfast

Oven-Roasted Eggs with Spinach and Cream

Name: Oven-Roasted Eggs with Spinach and Cream
Total time: 34 min
Yield: Serves 1 · 1 individual dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 30 g fresh spinach, chopped; 20 g mozzarella, grated; 45 ml heavy cream; 15 g butter, in small pieces; 2 eggs (1 or 2); 1 pinch salt; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 100 g crushed tomatoes; 50 g canned black beans, rinsed and drained; sriracha or crushed red pepper flakes, to taste

A single-serving baked egg dish: spinach, mozzarella, cream and butter pushed into a ring, eggs cracked into the middle, then covered and baked until just set. It can be assembled a day ahead, and a tomato and black bean base makes a dinner version.

YieldServes 1 · 1 individual dish
Hands-on7 min
Total34 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Breakfast base

30 gfresh spinach, chopped
20 gmozzarella, grated
45 mlheavy cream
15 gbutter, in small pieces

Eggs

2eggs (1 or 2)
1 pinchsalt
to tastefreshly ground black pepper

Dinner base (instead of breakfast base)

100 gcrushed tomatoesoptional
50 gcanned black beans, rinsed and drainedoptional
to tastesriracha or crushed red pepper flakesoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Keto

Contains

Dairy
Egg
Birds' eggs (any)
Legumes (any)
Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Bell (sweet) pepper
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Spinach
Black and white pepper
Chili heat (capsaicin)
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Oven
Probe thermometer

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

Under 20 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

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

Budget

Budget: low

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