If I'm going to have a solo dinner at home, I usually reach for an egg or two. An egg can be whipped up into something delicious and satisfying in just a few minutes. I know that cooking for one shouldn't automatically eliminate fussy cooking or a proper meal, but a plate of scrambled eggs served with crunchy toast is often exactly what I want for dinner.
Baked eggs, like the ones from Leela pictured above, tempted me last night. So delicious and quick—and I baked them in my toaster oven! Then there's the fried egg, with its runny yolk turned sauce when placed on top of a snarl of pasta. The fried egg is also wonderful atop an egg bowl spiked with fresh vegetables and chewy brown rice. Or a pizza, or a bowl full of beans and greens.
The list is as long as your imagination, but here are a few recipes and ideas from The Kitchn to help get you started.
• Easy, Nourishing & Delicious: Massa Brown Rice Egg Bowl
• Top Five: Ways to Eat a Scrambled Egg
• How to Make Creamy, Luscious Scrambled Eggs
• Perfect Fried Eggs: Getting the Whites Set
• Eggs for Dinner: 10 Delicious Dinner Recipes with Eggs
• Basic Technigues: How to Fry an Egg
• Recipe: Fried Eggs and Collard Greens over Polenta
Related: Solo Eating: Tips on Cooking for One
(Image: Leela Cyd Ross)
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Ha, great article, I'll have to show my bf!
I like to whip up a quick omelet and stuff it with veggies when he's not around for dinner and he thinks it's the weirdest thing - in his mind, eggs are a breakfast dish. Period. A poached egg on salad for lunch is pushing it, but eggs for dinner... not in his world;)
Little does he know what he's missing!
So...Kitchn, now that cupcakes/foods in a jar are passe and bacon is returning to breakfast or ingredient status and releasing us of its deific thrall...which do you support for next food-fad-stardom? Avocados or Eggs?
Not to diss the foods, I LOVE them, but it seems like there have been a lot of both lately. Maybe it's just that irresistible ovoid shape... :)
Egg whites are a great staple to have on hand. I often whip up an omelet with whatever veggies I have in my fridge for a quick dinner.
Even I go for something with egg when I am alone ,..:)
When I was growing up, my dad would fix himself (and anyone who wanted one) an egg poached in heavy cream. When I am alone I will sometimes do the same but only about once a year. Bring cream to a simmer and slip in that wonderful egg, season with salt and pepper and cover for a few minutes until done to your liking. The white melts into the cream and served with a slice of buttered toast it is heaven on a plate!! Still one of the best memories of my dad.
I think eggs are the perfect "alone" dinner. I also like to boil them, chop em, throw in some salt pepper and butter and just nibble away.. sooooo good!
I love eggs for every meal and I'm really glad they've debunked the 'eggs will kill you' myth. One of my favorites is actually an over medium egg on a small baked potato (or with a small side of hash browns/country fries). I also love poached eggs and sourdough toast. Definitely need to try egg on pasta or rice- sounds amazing!
I'm eating egg salad right now.
Occasionally an egg over sauteed spinach and polenta hits the spot for dinner. Spanish tortas or an Italian frittata are occasionally good as well. However, I admit that I still tend to equate eggs with breakfast.
Hi, where is the recipe for the baked eggs pictured above? They look amazing.
yummy!!!!!!!!
i love eggs any time of day. i would love a feature on the array of egg types and which is healthiest. Cage free vs organic, omega 3 fortified, and those ones that are fed grains that make the yolks yellow? I am befuddled by the choices.
Eggs in a basket/toad in the hole FTW.
@ Hilaro - here's the recipe for the dish pictured above. I'm with you, they look AMAZING!
http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-shirred-eggs-with-soldi-143336
As long as the yolk is runny...I'm a happy girl.
My favorite recipe is Ina Garten's herbed-baked eggs. So delicious and really pretty too.
http://mollycorinne.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/herbed-baked-eggs/
I just made "moroccan eggs" (eggs in purgatory with toasted spiced garbanzos added) the other night, and often slap a poached egg on top of lentils or a warm spinach salad. Or just scrambled over buttered toast if it has been an especially rotten day.