Baked eggs with ham & spinach

Baked eggs with ham & spinach

Serve this adaptable Mexican-style dish for brunch, breakfast or dinner with spicy tomato sauce

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Heat the oil in a small ovenproof sauté pan. Add the onion and cook for 6 mins until softened. Stir in the garlic and chilli, and cook for a couple mins more. Add the tomatoes and 100ml water. Season well and stir through the peppers and ham. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 mins until the sauce has started to thicken. Add the spinach, stirring through to wilt.
  2. Make 2 hollows in the sauce and crack your eggs into them. Add a pinch of cayenne, transfer to the oven and bake for 10 mins until the whites of the eggs have set. Serve straight away with crusty bread.

PER SERVING

300 kcalories, protein 29g, carbohydrate 11g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 3g, sugar 8g, salt 2.9 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2012.

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  • 16 September 2012

    Beth rated this recipe

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  • 07 October 2012

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

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    Absolutely gorgeous. This made a lovely supper. Didn't change a thing.

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  • 05 May 2013

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

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    Every so often I do some kind of baked eggs for supper if there are a few too many eggs sitting in the fridge, but never seem to do the same recipe twice. This is definitely my favourite so far, was delicious!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small onion , finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove , crushed
  • 1 small green chilli , deseeded and finely chopped
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • 100g ready-roasted peppers from a jar, drained and sliced
  • 180g pack ham , torn, or shredded ham hock
  • 50g baby spinach
  • 2 medium eggs
  • pinch cayenne pepper
  • crusty bread , to serve
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PER SERVING

300 kcalories, protein 29g, carbohydrate 11g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 3g, sugar 8g, salt 2.9 g

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