Baked Eggs (Individual Servings)

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Baked Eggs (Individual Servings)

You know how when you are shopping for a new or used car, and you've got it narrowed down to a couple of makes and models, and then you start seeing those cars on the road everywhere? Have you ever had that experience with recipes? I don't know where in the world I've been that I haven't tried baked eggs until now. I'm sure I've perused many baked egg recipes before I took notice of them. Now I'm seeing baked egg recipes everywhere. I've discovered many of my favorite magazines and food blogs have recipes for baked eggs. Bottom line, as my husband and I periodically revisit "Phase 1" of "The South Beach Diet" baked eggs make a great addition to our repitoire. Using some greens, a couple of eggs, some leftover bacon, sausage, beef, or pork, and some cheese makes a great combination.

• Baked Eggs (per each individual serving)
• 1 teaspoon of butter (pure South Beach would call for fake butter but I use real)
• 1 tablespoon of milk or half and half (pure South Beach would call for low fat but I use whole)
• 1/3 to 1/2 cup of raw greens, roughly chopped or torn (I've used spinach and baby kale)
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese
• 1 - 2 tablespoons of crumbled bacon or sausage (pure South Beach would call for turkey but I use pork)
• salt and pepper

1. Butter a small two-cup capacity oven-safe casserole dish.

2. Add 1 tablespoon of milk.

3. Roughly chop greens and arrange them in the casserole dish.

4. Crack 2 eggs over the greens being careful not to break the yolks.

5. Sprinkle with grated cheese, salt and pepper.

6. Add any leftover meat you have preferably bacon, sausage, or ham.

7. Bake at 350 for 15 to 18 minutes depending on how you want the yolk. I like a 17 minute egg which gives me solid white with a semi-solid yolk.

From other websites:

"Herbed-Baked Eggs" by Food Network's Ina Garten

"Baked Eggs with Bacon and Spinach" by Epicurious

"Baked Eggs" by Use Real Butter (I think I was mostly inspired by this post)

"Soft and Pretty - Eggs en Cocette" by the Kitchen

"Recipe for Baked Eggs with Mushrooms and Parmesan" by Kalyn's Kitchen (Plus, Kalyn has loads of South Beach Phase 1 recipe egg dishes on her site. I highly recommend checking those out)