Oven-Poached Eggs in Spinach Nests
- Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
- Spinach Nests
- Cooking spray
- 3 eggs
- 1 to 2cups all-purpose flour
- 1pound lowfat small-curd cottage cheese
- 4 (10-ounce) boxes frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well-drained
- 1 to 2teaspoons salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Eggs
- 8large eggs
- 1cup (4-ounces) shredded Swiss or
- Parmesan cheese
- 4 English muffins, split and toasted
- 1 to 2cups slivered red bell pepper, optional
- 1 to 2cups slivered onion, optional
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350˚F. Coat a 13×9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2. To prepare the spinach nests, combine eggs, flour and cottage cheese; whisk well. Add spinach, salt and pepper; stir well. (This can be done up to 2 days ahead). Press mixture into prepared dish. Make 8 indentations with the back of a spoon (where the eggs will later be placed). Bake 25 minutes.
3. Remove from oven and using a spoon, hollow the nests out even more deeply. Break an egg into each indentation. Bake 15 minutes or until whites are set. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 1 minute.
4. Place 1 egg and spinach nest on English muffin half. Garnish with slivered red pepper and onion, if desired.
Serves 8.
