Baked spinach eggs

Name: Baked spinach eggs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 4 tbsp tomato and chilli pasta sauce; 500g bag baby spinach; A knob of butter, salt; Nutmeg, for grating; 4 large free-range eggs; 1 tbsp double cream; Bread, to serve

Published: 31 Jul 08
Updated: 2 May 24

Test kitchen approved

We’ve made the nutritious and popular dish – eggs Florentine – even easier with our cheat’s version. Enjoy this recipe for two as a quick and easy brunch or dinner.

Serves 2
10 min hands-on time, 15 min cook time

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Ingredients

4 tbsp tomato and chilli pasta sauce
500g bag baby spinach
A knob of butter, salt
Nutmeg, for grating
4 large free-range eggs
1 tbsp double cream
Bread, to serve

Method

Spread the pasta sauce on the base of a baking dish.
Wilt the spinach in the microwave. Mix with a knob of butter, salt, pepper and a grating of nutmeg. Spread over the sauce and make 4 ‘nests’ in the spinach.
Crack in the eggs. Top each with double cream and a grating of nutmeg. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4 for 10-15 minutes.
Serve with bread.

Recipe from August 2008 Issue

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