Baked Eggs - Italian Style

This morning I made a comforting and healthy baked egg dish.  baked eggs are easy and hard to screw up.  Also, this dish is great if you are feeding a crowd because you can stick it in the oven and leave it for 15 minutes; you don't have to stand over the stove and cook each egg.

This recipe can be made without the meat, or with a different kind of meat.  Feel free to mix up any of the ingredients.  I did this recipe "Italian" style because I always have salami, bruschetta, fresh mozzarella, and parmesan in my fridge.  Any kind of cheese, meat, and veg will work.



Baked Eggs - Italian Style (serves 2)
-4 eggs
-4 pieces of your favorite salami, diced
-2 small round potatoes, diced
-2 tablespoons diced onion
-4 tablespoons brushetta (I love the Trader Joe's brand, it.is.so.good.)
-4 thin slices of fresh mozzarella
-2 tablespoons of fresh grated parmesan cheese
-2 teaspoons dried oregano
-1 teaspoon garlic powder
-salt, pepper, and olive oil
-non stick pan spray

1. Pre heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. In a small, non stick skillet, heat 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil.  Add the diced potatoes and brown them for about 5 minutes.  Once potatoes are browned, add about 1/4 cup of water, reduce heat, cover and steam potatoes for about 7 minutes (all water will evaporate, so watch these potatoes to make sure they don't burn).  Add the onion, cook for another 2 minutes and remove from heat. Toss with oregano, garlic powder and a little salt and pepper.
3. Spray 2 ramekins with non stick pan spray and add the potatoes/onion.  On top of the potatoes, add the salami and  bruschetta (2 tablespoons per dish).  Finally, crack to eggs into each dish.
4. Bake in a 400 degree F oven for about 12 minutes until the whites become white and the yolk begins to set.
5. Remove ramekins from oven and place 2 slices of mozzarella on top of eggs and a tablespoon of parmesan.  Cook for another 5 minutes until cheese is melted.  Remove and eat, but allow to cool a few minutes before digging in...it will be steaming hot!