Description
Easy Baked Eggs Florentine combines rich flavors with simple prep. Perfect for a quick dinner or healthy meal, this dish features creamy eggs and fresh spinach for a delightful experience.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ slices bread (day-old works best for crunch)
- 4 tablespoon olive oil (divided for cooking and sautéing)
- 2 ½ teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (finely stripped from stems)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced for even flavor)
- 1 large shallot (finely chopped for sweetness)
- 7 oz baby spinach (washed and well dried)
- 6 large eggs (room temperature for even baking)
- ¾ cup heavy cream (full-fat for richness)
- 1 ½ tablespoon fresh tarragon (finely chopped)
- 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg (grated just before using)
- salt (fine sea salt preferred)
- black pepper (freshly cracked)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Warm 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet. Add the torn bread and cook while stirring until deeply golden and crisp. Season with salt, pepper, and thyme before transferring aside.
- Add the remaining olive oil to the skillet. Cook the garlic and shallot, stirring constantly, until fragrant and softened without browning.
- Add the spinach to the skillet and cook just until wilted, seasoning lightly with salt, then remove from heat.
- Spread the spinach evenly in the bottom of a gratin dish and create six shallow wells spaced evenly across the surface.
- Carefully crack one egg into each well, keeping yolks intact.
- Pour the cream around the eggs, sprinkle with tarragon, salt, pepper, and a light dusting of nutmeg.
- Bake until the egg whites are just set but yolks remain soft, about 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, scatter the toasted breadcrumbs over the top, add extra herbs if desired, and serve immediately.
Notes
Day-old bread is best for extra crunch.
Use room temperature eggs for even cooking.
Feel free to add more herbs to the top before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 380mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 190mg