Baked Egg in a Tomato Boat
I have power!! Finally have power in the house. Thank goodness! I cannot tell you how glad I am that it is back, but not for the reasons you might think. The not having electricity wasn’t what really bothered me…I mean yes, it was horrible that I couldn’t cook like I wanted to, but not having TV or the lights wasn’t really that big of a deal to me.
Honestly, I hardly EVER turn on the TV anyways. My life is so busy most of the time that by the time I get home at night after work, dance, softball, kickball, the gym, various errands, etc. all I want to do is eat, shower, and sleep. The *best* part about having power again is that I get to shooooowwweeerrrr! <—THAT was the worst part about not having power. The having no water thing…sucked hardcore. Whew, thank goodness it is back 🙂
It sounds like we have another hurricane (Katia) coming and while it might not hit here in CT…I will be traveling in Virginia and West Virginia next week for work. YIKES! I am hoping that I won’t get stuck anywhere or I won’t be on a plane flying into nasty weather. Eeeek!
However, next weekend is going to be a blast! I can’t wait to go to PSU and see my sweet Tam Tam and show Patrick around my old stomping ground. There are SO many places I want to hit while we are there…isn’t that how it goes? So many places, so little time…
The recipe I am sharing with you today is a recipe that I came across on here. I saw this and thought to myself, what an interesting take on a baked egg right? I mean, it is summer time so tomatoes are coming in faster than we all can handle. After getting home last night, I looked in the fridge and came up with the following…
Ingredients for Baked Eggs:
- 1 medium sized tomato
- 7-8 fresh spinach leaves
- 1 tablespoon of feta cheese
- 1 large egg
- salt and pepper to taste
**please keep in mind that this was just for me, so this is ingredients for only 1 serving**
Preheat oven to 375º
Take your tomato and cut a circular hole in the top. Clean out all the seeds and as much liquid as you can.
In a separate bowl place your spinach, feta, pepper, salt, and egg. Gently stir together. I didn’t break the yolk, but if you prefer your eggs that way. Scrambl’em right up!
Pour the egg mixture into the tomato.
Place in the oven for 20 minutes or until your egg has your preferred degree of doneness.
Voila! Baked Egg in a Tomato Boat…this is definitely going to be a recipe that I make again. It was quick, easy and super healthy too! I paired the lovely tomato with my 7 grain english muffins. Which are only 130 calories each! Love it.
I hope you all are having a great week thus far. Mine is actually going by kind of fast. I can’t believe it is September either! Absolute craziness. This summer flew by!
23 Comments
Liz
Hooray for power!!! What a yummy breakfast…I’d have to find a way to make it with scrambled eggs, but I think that would be a delicious option~
Trevor Sis. boom
I love this. I like to do a baked egg mix up as well when it is just me at home. A way to clean out things like that ounce of spinach and whatever other veggie is around. I usually just do it in a ramikin or something but I LOVE this in a tomato!!! I will definitely do that as cooked tomatoes are a fave of mine! Great thinking!
Modern Mrs. Cleaver
That looks fantastic…I’ll be giving it a try, Thanks!
Tina@flourtrader
This is a good one-great way to prepare an egg breakfast. My husband loves eggs as well as tomatoes-he will be smiling with this. Glad your power is back and be safe on your trip next week.
Candace
What a fantastic combination of flavors and such a dramatic presentation, as well! I would have never thought to have baked an egg inside of a tomato; but, I will going forward. Loooove this. Have a great week and very safe trip!
Dana - Food for Thought
I saw this on Michelle’s blog, too, and thought it sounded great! Now that it’s doubly recommended, I definitely have to try it!
The Elegant Eggplant
What a great idea!!!!! I love to make baked eggs in tomato sauce, but this is a totally new spin on it. Very inspiring 🙂 And congrats on power!!! I never lost power in NYC, but have enough canned food for a lifetime now!!! 🙂
Peggy
Oh how genius! Next time I’m in the mood for a baked egg, I’m trying this baby =)
Christine
Looks good. Thanks for sharing.
Nava Krishnan
Thanks for the recipe, I will make this when I am alone and have to prepare a meal for myself. Since I already some frozen spinach leaves, will try with this.
Elena
A great idea for a rainy day! I like long breakfast in the rainy days….
kankana
That would be such a perfect breakfast with a twist ! The flavor combination is great.
Ann
Yummy! I have always said that tomatoes and eggs are friends!
Roxana GreenGirl
I love to make eggs and veggies but never make one inside a tomato. What a great idea.
I heard about hurricane Katia coming to VA and WV, hopefully they’ll live the roof over my house on. Irene did quite a lot of damages 🙁
purabinaha
Baked eggs are looking great and I’d love to have them anytime!! Love this for my breakfast! Great post, i must say!!
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Adora's Box
Glad that you are safe and have power back. Horrible thing not to have power. Used to experience that a lot when I lived in the Philippines. I like this egg in a tomato boat. We actually eat eggs with tomatoes.
Maya@Foodiva's Kitchen
Yum, I could totally have this for breakfast! Yes, I do hate not showering when the power’s out too…especially in warm weather when everything feels so sticky. Aaaargh! Glad that it’s been back on for you!
Christina
Yeah for getting power! This baked egg looks delicious. I need to give it a try…I have so many tomatoes that I don’t know what to do with them! I know this will be a hit! 🙂
Kita
Im hoping that new one trickles out before it hits us! I don’t need any more rain for a while! These baked eggs look beautiful!
Hester @ Alchemy in the Kitchen
It’s funny, but even when I know there’s no power, I still go automatically to the switches. Doh! Lack of power brings its own creativity where food is concerned but isn’t it wonderful when the lights go back on.
Becky
So glad that the power is back. I don’t know what is worse, no electricity or no water? B.
oth are equally bad.
The egg boats would be perfect for a brunch or light dinner.
Julia @ DimpleArts
This looks awesome 🙂 Pinterest worthy 🙂
claire @ the realistic nutritionist
Seriously this looks AMAZING!!!