Baked Feta Eggs With Spinach (Printer-friendly)

A warm, satisfying Mediterranean breakfast combining creamy feta, eggs, spinach, and cherry tomatoes baked to perfection.

# What You'll Need:

→ Vegetables

01 - 1 cup fresh baby spinach, roughly chopped
02 - 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
03 - 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
04 - 1 clove garlic, minced

→ Dairy & Eggs

05 - 5 oz feta cheese, block or crumbled
06 - 4 large eggs

→ Pantry

07 - 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
08 - 1/2 tsp dried oregano
09 - 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
10 - Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

→ Garnish

11 - Fresh parsley or basil, chopped
12 - Toasted bread, for serving

# Directions:

01 - Preheat the oven to 400°F.
02 - In a medium ovenproof skillet or baking dish, drizzle 1 tbsp olive oil. Add the chopped spinach, cherry tomatoes, red onion, and garlic. Season with salt, black pepper, and oregano; toss to combine.
03 - Crumble or nestle the feta cheese over the vegetables. Drizzle with the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil.
04 - Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the tomatoes start to soften and the feta is beginning to brown at the edges.
05 - Remove from the oven. Using a spoon, make four small wells in the vegetable mixture. Crack an egg into each well. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes if using.
06 - Return to the oven and bake for another 8-10 minutes, or until the egg whites are just set but the yolks remain runny.
07 - Remove from the oven, garnish with fresh parsley or basil if desired, and serve immediately with toasted bread.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • Everything bakes together in one pan so you can sip coffee while it cooks
  • The runny yolks create an instant sauce when you break them over the vegetables
  • It feels fancy enough for company but takes zero effort to pull together
02 -
  • Pull the eggs out when the whites look set but the yolks still jiggle because they will keep cooking from the residual heat
  • Make sure your wells are deep enough so the eggs stay contained rather than spreading all over the vegetables
03 -
  • Let the feta sit at room temperature for 20 minutes before baking so it melts more evenly
  • If your tomatoes are on the larger side, quarter them instead of halving so they cook through

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