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These healthy make-ahead baked eggs are fantastic for an easy breakfast or dinner. The caprese flavors make them irresistibly good! 184 calories and 2 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP
Clearly I have "caprese" on the mind. It was just over a week ago that I posted a Caprese Spaghetti Squash Recipe with Roasted Tomatoes and now I'm at it again with this easy baked egg recipe.
While eggs may make you think of breakfast, baked eggs are something I regularly turn to for quick dinners, too. And the beauty of them? Most of the work can be done ahead of time. Just quickly assemble it all, which just requires throwing all of the ingredients into ramekins, and bake for about 20 minutes.
Done like dinner!
Ramekins are great for so many dishes or prep uses. If you don't have a set, you can find them for cheap in many cooking stores and online.
This isn't the first time I've posted make-ahead baked eggs. In fact, I'm realizing that I might be slightly obsessed with the concept. I blame it on the need to have quick or make-ahead, but healthy, recipes for those nights when we're running in 20 directions.
It all started with a bacon, mushroom and sage version. That was such a hit that I moved on to a turkey sausage, mushroom and tomato baked egg recipe.
And then I went to the family-style size for Christmas morning and added a potato crust, which resulted in the Skinny Sausage and Egg Breakfast Casserole.
Yep, obsessed.
These caprese-inspired eggs have all of the requisite ingredients, which include tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil. I used a combination of whole eggs and egg whites, which provides a good dose of protein per serving while cutting back on the calories.
The recipe is vegetarian and gluten-free, so add it to your list of "must make" recipes if you, your family members or friends follow either of these diets.
Other easy, healthy breakfast recipes:
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Make-Ahead Caprese Baked Eggs Recipe
These healthy make-ahead baked eggs are fantastic for an easy breakfast or dinner. The caprese flavors make them irresistibly good! 184 calories and 2 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP
4.67 from 3 votes
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Course: Breakfast, Entrees
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 184.2kcal
Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck
Ingredients
- 4 Roma tomatoes seeded & chopped
- 3 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese diced
- 6 large basil leaves thinly sliced
- 4 eggs
- 4 egg whites
- 6 tablespoons water
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Coat four 6-ounce ramekins with nonstick cooking spray. Divide the tomatoes, mozzarella and basil between the ramekins.
In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, egg whites and water. Divide the mixture between the ramekins, pouring over the tomato mixture. Divide the salt and pepper between the 4 ramekins.
Place the ramekins on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Cook until the eggs are set, about 20 minutes.
Remove from the oven, transfer the ramekins to plates and serve immediately.
Make-Ahead Option:
The night before, place the tomatoes and cheese in the ramekins, and prepare the egg mixture. Cover and chill the ramekins and the egg mixture. In the morning, add the basil to the tomato mixture and pour the egg mixture over top. Add the salt and pepper. Bake as directed.
Notes
Weight Watchers Points:2 (Freestyle SmartPoints), 5 (Points+)
Nutrition
Serving: 1Ramekin | Calories: 184.2kcal | Carbohydrates: 7.7g | Protein: 15.4g | Fat: 10.4g | Saturated Fat: 4.2g | Cholesterol: 201mg | Sodium: 448mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6.4g
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Jackie
This is a great go-to breakfast! Fix ahead and store in the fridge for the week. I make them in large silicone muffin cups; very convenient.Reply
Linda
Dara, thanks for another great recipe! I decided to make this this morning for Christmas brunch. I doubled the recipe, as I had 8 ramekins. So easy and yummy! I did have to cook them several minutes extra to make sure they were fully set, but I might have been using a deeper ramekin than yours. Thanks again and Merry Christmas to your wonderful family! I'm printing out your other baked eggs recipes to try this winter.Reply
kelley
Great minds think alike! I posted some baked eggs this week too. Though mine did not include all the yummy mozzarella so I think you win! Have a great weekend, friend!!xo
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Pretend Chef
Time to dust off my ramekins because this has all of the flavors of summer that I love. Added to my must make list since it is perfect for my "30 Day Bikini Body Diet" from Women's Health Magazine. Thanks for sharing!!
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KalynsKitchen
For some reason I'm totally into baked eggs lately as well. This one has so many good flavors!
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Colleen
I am thinking that you could bake this is a pie plate as well? I don't have the fancy little dishes...
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Dara
Colleen - You can definitely bake this in a pie plate. Just be sure to increase the cooking time.
Ramekins are great for so many uses. Here is a very reasonably-priced set on Amazon if you're interested in purchasing some: 6-ounce Porcelain Souffle Ramekins, Set of 6
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Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
I can't wait to try this Dara!! So yummy!
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Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness
Baked eggs are the best for quick and healthy dinners! And I LOVE that you "Caprese-fied" (word?) them! Must try this! Pinned 🙂 Happy Weekend Dara!
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