Portuguese Baked Eggs

Portuguese Baked Eggs takes approximately 45 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe makes 6 servings with 444 calories, 22g of protein, and 28g of fat each. For $2.19 per serving, this recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up eggs, olive oil, bread, and a few other things to make it today. Plenty of people made this recipe, and 23271 would say it hit the spot. It works well as a main course. It is brought to you by Bon Appetit. Overall, this recipe earns an awesome spoonacular score of 93%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Portuguese Baked Eggs With Chorizo and Ricotta, Portuguese Peas and Eggs | Ervilhas com Ovos, and Portuguese-Style Braised Peas with Eggs.

Servings: 6

 

Ingredients:

2 beefsteak tomatoes, cut into wedges

3 bell peppers, any color, thinly sliced

Toasted country-style bread (for serving)

1½ teaspoons chili powder

6 large eggs

¼ cup fresh basil leaves

8 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

1 jalapeño, with seeds, halved lengthwise

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

¼ cup olive oil

2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves

1 teaspoon paprika

¼ cup grated Parmesan (about 1 oz.)

1 medium red onion, thinly sliced

1 cup ricotta

1 cup grated sharp white cheddar (about 4 oz.)

Equipment:

oven

baking pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 400. Transfer bell pepper mixture to a 13x9 baking dish. Using the back of a spoon, make 6 evenly spaced divots in mixture. Spoon a dollop of ricotta into each divot, then crack 1 egg into each. Top with cheddar and Parmesan; season with salt and pepper. Bake, rotating dish halfway through, until Parmesan is melted and egg whites are almost set but yolks are still runny, 1518 minutes.Serve baked eggs with toast. (Yolks will continue to cook as dish sits, so serve right away if you prefer your eggs soft.)DO AHEAD: Bell pepper mixture can be cooked 1 day ahead. Let cool; cover and chill.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 40

2. Transfer bell pepper mixture to a 13x9 baking dish. Using the back of a spoon, make 6 evenly spaced divots in mixture. Spoon a dollop of ricotta into each divot, then crack 1 egg into each. Top with cheddar and Parmesan; season with salt and pepper.

3. Bake, rotating dish halfway through, until Parmesan is melted and egg whites are almost set but yolks are still runny, 1518 minutes.

4. Serve baked eggs with toast. (Yolks will continue to cook as dish sits, so serve right away if you prefer your eggs soft.)DO AHEAD: Bell pepper mixture can be cooked 1 day ahead.

5. Let cool; cover and chill.


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
452k Calories
22g Protein
28g Total Fat
28g Carbs
22% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
452k
23%

Fat
28g
43%

  Saturated Fat
11g
71%

Carbohydrates
28g
10%

  Sugar
8g
10%

Cholesterol
229mg
77%

Sodium
656mg
29%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
22g
45%

Vitamin C
97mg
118%

Vitamin A
3905IU
78%

Selenium
33µg
49%

Calcium
401mg
40%

Phosphorus
396mg
40%

Manganese
0.75mg
38%

Vitamin K
35µg
34%

Vitamin B2
0.57mg
34%

Vitamin E
4mg
28%

Folate
109µg
27%

Vitamin B6
0.53mg
27%

Fiber
5g
21%

Iron
3mg
21%

Potassium
670mg
19%

Zinc
2mg
18%

Vitamin B1
0.26mg
17%

Vitamin B3
3mg
16%

Vitamin B5
1mg
16%

Magnesium
60mg
15%

Vitamin B12
0.8µg
13%

Copper
0.22mg
11%

Vitamin D
1µg
8%

covered percent of daily need
Widget by spoonacular.com

 

Suggested for you

Latin Chicken and Rice Pot
Pumpkin French Toast
Salisbury Steaks With Gravy
Parmesan Zucchini and Corn
Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwich
Spinach Almond Crostini
Seasoned Green Beans
Creamed spinach grilled cheese sandwich
Three Cheese and Chicken Stuffed Shells
Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes
Food Trivia

The most expensive pizza in the world costs $12,000 and takes 72 hours to make.

Food Joke

1. Nodding and looking at your watch would be deemed an acceptable response to "I love you." 2. Hallmark would make "Sorry, what was your name again?" cards. 3. When your girlfriend really needed to talk to you during the game, she would appear in a little box in the corner of the screen during a half time. 4. Breaking up would be a lot easier. A smack to the bum would pretty much do it. 5. Birth control would come in ale or lager. 6. The funniest guy in the office would get to be CEO. 7. "Sorry I'm late, but I got hammered last night" would be an acceptable excuse for tardiness. 8. It'd be considered harmless fun to gather 30 friends, put on horned helmets, and go pillage a nearby town. 9. Lifeguards could remove citizens from beaches for violating the "public ugliness" ordinance. 10. Tanks would be far easier to rent. 11. Instead of a beer belly, you'd get "beer biceps." 12. Instead of an expensive engagement ring, you could present your wife-to-be with a giant foam hand that said, "You're #1!" 13. Valentine's Day would be moved to February 29th so it would only occur in leap years. 14. Cops would be broadcast live, and you could phone in advice to the pursuing cops. Or to the crooks. 15. Two words: Ally McNaked. 16. The victors in any athletic competition would get to kill and eat the losers. 17. The only show opposite Monday Night Football would be Monday Night Football from a Different Camera Angle. 18. It would be perfectly legal to steal a sports car, as long as you returned it the following day with a full tank of gas. 19. Every man would get four real Get Out of Jail Free cards per year. 20. When a cop gave you a ticket, every smart-alec answer you responded with would actually reduce your fine. As in: Cop: "You know how fast you were going?" You: "All I know is, I was spilling my beer all over the place." Cop: "Nice one. That's $10 off." 21. Daisy Duke shorts would never again go out of style. 22. Telephones would automatically cut off after 30 seconds of conversation.

Popular Recipes
Easy No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie Jars, and a Giveaway

Baking A Moment

Paleo Chocolate-Almond Cookies

Rachael White

Apple Crumb Pie

Julies Eats and Treats

Easy Cheesy Garlic Bread

Pink When

Molly's Sweet and Spicy Tzimmes Cake

Taste of Home