Baked eggs with spinach, Gruyère and tomatoes
, Updated May 21, 2025
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I am having a bit of a crazy time work-wise. It always happens around this time each year – the London Book Fair is a mere month away and in the publishing business this basically means that everyone goes a little bit crazy preparing for it.
This leaves very little time for blogging or even just plain cooking. Which is where these baked eggs come in. This is THE recipe for when you are in a hurry, starving and facing a pretty bare fridge. Easy, delicious, cheap and filling. Thumbs up all the way.
Feel free to vary the ingredients according to taste and what you have available. This recipe can easily be adapted for the Slimming World plan.
Cheesy Baked Eggs
Cheesy Baked Eggs make a wonderful breakfast or light lunch.
Ingredients
- Handful fresh spinach , roughly chopped
- 1 slice pancetta or bacon (optional)
- Handful cherry tomatoes , halved
- 2 large eggs
- 50 g | 1/2 cup finely grated Gruyere (or substitute with cheese of choice)
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- Splash Worcestershire sauce
- 2-3 tbsp double cream
- Salt and pepper to season
- Butter to grease
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190C | 375F. Grease a small ovenproof dish (or double recipe and use a larger dish) with butter.
- Scatter the chopped spinach and pancetta on the bottom of the dish.
- Make two wells in the spinach and place the eggs in them carefully to preserve the yolks.
- Arrange the tomatoes around the eggs.
- Mix the grated cheese with the double cream, mustard and Worcestershire sauce and spoon over the top of the dish. Season with salt and pepper.
- Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes - longer if you prefer the yolks to set.
- Serve with toasted, buttered bread - yum!
Nutrition
Calories: 414kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 398mg | Sodium: 698mg | Potassium: 311mg | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 949IU | Calcium: 628mg | Iron: 2mg
Nutritional information is always approximate, and will depend on quality of ingredients and serving sizes.
That looks delicious. I do love spinach and it goes so well with bacon and the rest sounds like a great combination.
This looks so delicous, I have just started eating spinach and usually have it in an omelette, its good to have alternatives, I'm definitely going to try this, thankyou
This looks delícious,always looking for ways to use up my chickens eggs!
Felicity kelly
This looks really delicious and easy to make. Will definately be giving it a go!
That looks like a great hearty breakfast dish! Will have to try this one as well.
Looks really nice. I see I've already said that, but worth repeating. 🙂
Yum, this should fit my low-carb diet well.
That does look nice.
That looks really tasty – I will try this out on my daughter – looks like something she would love.
Mmmm…this look very delicious! I love the combination of spinachs and cheese. Cherry tomatoes are my latest obsession. Btw, that dish you used is super cute! 🙂