Salsa Poached Eggs and Grits
Need a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian breakfast? Salsa Poached Eggs and Grits could be an amazing recipe to try. For $1.45 per serving, this recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 364 calories, 11g of protein, and 18g of fat each. This recipe from Budget Bytes has 992 fans. If you have butter, garlic, vidalian onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Several people really liked this Southern dish. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 77%. Try Salsa Poached Eggs & Grits, Slow-poached Eggs With Shrimp And Grits, and Poached Eggs With Grits And Tomatoes Recipe for similar recipes.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: 10 minutes
Cooking duration: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp butter $0.15
1 (4 oz.) can diced green chiles $0.56
½ tsp cumin $0.03
4 large eggs $0.90
1 (14 oz.) can fire roasted tomatoes $1.04
1 tsp minced garlic $0.12
3-4 sliced green onions (optional) $0.15
2 Tbsp olive oil $0.24
to taste pepper $0.02
¾ cup quick cooking grits $0.17
¾ tsp salt $0.05
3 oz. tomato paste $0.25
1 medium vidalia onion $0.73
3 cups water $0.00
Equipment:
frying pan
pot
bowl
Cooking instruction summary:
Heat a large skillet over medium heat with 2 Tbsp of olive oil. Dice the onion and add it to the skillet along with the minced garlic. Cook over medium heat until the onions are soft and translucent (5-10 minutes).Once the onions are translucent, add the roasted tomatoes, tomato paste, and diced green chiles. Also stir in cup of water, tsp of salt, and tsp of cumin. Stir everything together and allow it to come up to a simmer over medium heat.Make four indentations in the sauce with the back of a large spoon. Crack an egg into each. Reduce the heat to low, place a lid on top of the skillet and allow the mixture to simmer while you make the grits. It should take about 10 minutes of simmering on low with a lid for the eggs to poach.In a medium pot with a lid, bring 3 cups of water to a boil over high heat. Once it reaches a rolling boil, stir in the cup of quick cooking grits and tsp salt. Reduce the heat to low, place a lid on the pot, and allow it to cook on the lowest heat setting for 5 minutes. After five minutes it should be thick. Turn off the heat and stir in the butter. Place the lid back on the pot to keep them warm until youre ready to serve.Once the eggs are done cooking, spoon some grits into a bowl and top with an egg and a spoonful or two of the tomato sauce. Add sliced fresh green onions on top.
Step by step:
1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat with 2 Tbsp of olive oil. Dice the onion and add it to the skillet along with the minced garlic. Cook over medium heat until the onions are soft and translucent (5-10 minutes).Once the onions are translucent, add the roasted tomatoes, tomato paste, and diced green chiles. Also stir in cup of water, tsp of salt, and tsp of cumin. Stir everything together and allow it to come up to a simmer over medium heat.Make four indentations in the sauce with the back of a large spoon. Crack an egg into each. Reduce the heat to low, place a lid on top of the skillet and allow the mixture to simmer while you make the grits. It should take about 10 minutes of simmering on low with a lid for the eggs to poach.In a medium pot with a lid, bring 3 cups of water to a boil over high heat. Once it reaches a rolling boil, stir in the cup of quick cooking grits and tsp salt. Reduce the heat to low, place a lid on the pot, and allow it to cook on the lowest heat setting for 5 minutes. After five minutes it should be thick. Turn off the heat and stir in the butter.
2. Place the lid back on the pot to keep them warm until youre ready to serve.Once the eggs are done cooking, spoon some grits into a bowl and top with an egg and a spoonful or two of the tomato sauce.
3. Add sliced fresh green onions on top.
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