Baked Italian Eggs

Baked Italian Eggs are a sublime collection of ingredients that produce a dish of amazing flavour. The baked eggs with a marinara sauce and grated gruyere and parmesan makes this dish so tasty. Served as a main dish during the day and ideal for breakfast and brunch meals. A lovely way to start the day.

Italian Baked Eggs

This recipe is the way every day should start. This keeps you going all day without the heavy feeling. One word – Yum.

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Course: Breakfast, Brunch

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Cheese, Dairy, Eggs, Sauce

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 2 people

Calories: 306kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 4 large eggs
• 2 cup marinara sauce
• 2 tbsp Grated Parmesan
• 1/4 cup shredded gruyere cheese
• 1/4 cup fat free milk
• 1/4 cup basil leaves
• Salt
• ground black pepper

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425F / 220C.
• Lightly oil two 10-ounce ramekins.
• Divide marinara sauce into two and share between the ramekins. Retain the other half for later.
• Place the eggs, milk, gruyere and Parmesan; season with salt and pepper, to taste, on top of the sauce.
• Ladel the remaining marinara sauce over the dish except the egg.
• Place into oven and bake until egg whites are cooked. Should be about 10 minutes.
• Garnished with frshly chopped basil and grated parmesan.
• Serve immediately.

Notes

Image supplied by Arnold Gatilao from Oakland, CA, USA [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Nutrition

Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 1187mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g