Baked spinach eggs

Baked spinach eggs

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.

Baked spinach eggs

  • Serves icon Serves 2
  • Time icon 10 min hands-on time, 15 min cook time

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.

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
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Method

  1. Spread the pasta sauce on the base of a baking dish.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Serve with bread.

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