Meatless Monday: Easy Egg Bake
Go vegetarian this Meatless Monday with an Easy Egg Bake inspired by a Fried Egg and Spicy Tomato Sauce dish I had at Danny Meyer's Maialino. As they're unfortunately no longer serving the dish on their brunch menu, I decided to re-create the dish and add a bit of Southern flavor--in the form of cheese grits(!)--into the dish.
Feel free to get creative and add mushrooms or more veggies to grits or sauce. Serve this dish as either a hearty breakfast or brunch or as a meatless lunch or dinner with a side salad any time. Even better, make all of the components a day (or night) in advance and build the grits and tomato sauce layers and store in the fridge until you're ready to top with eggs and bake everything off.
As I sometimes go about cooking with a no-recipe philosophy, here's a quick talk-through of how to make this tasty dish:
- Make Moroccan-inspired spiced tomato sauce and let simmer to intensive flavor
- Make grits and add cheese
- Layer grits into a baking dish, layer tomato sauce on top of grits, crack two eggs on top and sprinkle with grated cheese
- Bake until eggs are cooked and other layers are warmed. Top with herbs (optional) and serve.
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