Macheesmo

Over the last weekend I was looking for a quick and filling dish to make for breakfast one day and I didn’t really feel like running to the store so I came up with this nifty Baked Egg Casserole dish. It has just a few simple ingredients and can almost be made on a whim.

It’s a play on a classic baked egg dish, except I added some crusty bread around the edges and layered the eggs over a simple tomato sauce.

The baked egg casserole was the result!

The good thing about this dish is you can throw it together in just a few minutes, stick it in the oven, shower and get ready for the day, and then it’ll be ready when you are!

Baked Egg Casserole

Tomato sauce with eggs on top is baked with toast to make for a delicious brunch or breakfast dish.

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 50 mins

Course Breakfast & Brunch

Cuisine American

Servings 4 Servings

Yield 1 Casserole

Ingredients

  

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• 1 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
• ½ onion diced
• 1 clove garlic or more minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil + some for drizzling
• 1 Tablespoon fresh thyme you could use dried in a pinch or a different fresh herb like oregano
• 6 large eggs
• Crusty bread
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

 

• For sauce, add a few Tablespoons of oil to a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until translucent, about 4-5 minutes. Then add garlic and tomatoes and a pinch of salt and pepper.
• Cook this down for a few minutes. It’s a pretty rustic sauce. No need for it to be completely smooth. Feel free to add some crushed red pepper and/or Parmesan as well.
• Slice a few slices of very hearty, rustic bread and line the edges of a casserole dish with the bread slices.
• Pour your tomato sauce in the bottom of your casserole dish.
• Crack six eggs on top of the tomato sauce. Sprinkle on fresh thyme and a good pinch of salt and pepper. You could add some Parmesan cheese also if you wanted.
• Bake this at 350 degrees for about 20-25 minutes. If you want the yolks firm, cook for another 10 minutes.
• Serve immediately and make sure each serving gets some bread, sauce and egg.

Nutrition

Serving: 1PlateCalories: 165kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 9gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 246mgSodium: 95mgPotassium: 125mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 440IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 2mg

Keyword Bacon and Spinach Baked Eggs, Baked Egg Casserole, Egg Casseroles, Healthy Breakfast Casserole

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Making the Tomato Sauce

Really the only thing you have to make for this dish is the sauce and if you were in a pinch you could definitely use jarred sauce or your favorite tomato pasta sauce.

If you want to make your own though, just add a tablespoon or two of olive oil to a skillet over medium-high heat and then add your diced onion. Once it’s translucent, add your garlic and tomatoes and a pinch of salt and cook for a few minutes until it looks like a rustic sauce. There’s a bunch of variations you could make on this if you wanted but this is the simplest version.

You could add some crushed red pepper or some Parmesan cheese to kick up the flavor a bit if you were so inclined.

Assembling the Baked Egg Casserole

First thing you’ll need is some good, crusty bread. I’ve used a few slices of no knead bread in the past, but any rustic loaf will work. The bread is going to be partially covered in sauce and baked so if you use a flimsy white bread it’ll just fall apart.

If you have large slices like I did, you’ll need to chop them in half to fit them around the edges of your casserole dish. Just do whatever works though depending on your dish and your bread.

Then pour all your tomato sauce into the bottom of the dish. Crack six eggs on top and try to space them out evenly. Sprinkle the fresh thyme on top along with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. You could again add some grated cheese here if you wanted, but I wanted to keep this version simple.

Baking the Casserole

Bake the egg casserole at 350 degrees for about 25-30 minutes until the whites are set on the eggs. My yolks were slightly runny after 30 minutes. If you wanted to have firm yolks, bake the dish for another 5-10 minutes.

After it comes out of the oven, spoon up a slice of toast with each egg and some sauce.

It’s amazing what just a few simple ingredients can do. This was a fantastic brunch dish. I actually had three eggs it was so good.

If you’re ever looking for a quick and simple brunch meal, give Baked Egg Casserole with Bread a shot!

Here are a few other great breakfast recipes!

• Cheesy Bacon Savory Oatmeal
• Breakfast Fried Rice
• Lox Bagel Sandwich
• Tater Tot Sausage Breakfast Casserole from Plain Chicken