Italian Shakshuka
Our Italian Shakshuka is a perfect late-night romantic meal just for two. The rich tomato sauce is loaded with mushrooms and spinach, topped with perfectly poached eggs and garnished with mozzarella cheese and basil ribbons. This Italian Skillet Eggs recipe is a simple recipe like eggs in purgatory and make an easy romantic dinner in one skillet.
This recipe of perfectly poached eggs in a Italian tomato sauce with mushrooms and spinach is topped with Mozzarella cheese and basil ribbons. We have always enjoyed breakfast for dinner and this recipe is very very different from a breakfast we would normally prepare. This amazing skillet of rich Italian Shakshuka is can be made in less than 30 minutes. Best served with crusty bread or a low-calorie choice of fruit. Quick, easy and utterly delicious.
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These Italian Skillet Eggs are perfect to be served as a late night romantic dinner for two. Italian Shakshuka, or as we fondly call them Italian Skillet Eggs, brings you the best of both worlds. Poached eggs in a mouth-watering tomato sauce, seasoned with fresh spinach and mushrooms, it’s breakfast for dinner but not as you know it. You can either serve them with sausage, bacon or pair them with fruit for lower calorie meal.
Italian Shakshuka Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 cup brown baby portobello mushrooms, sliced
- 6 ounces of fresh baby spinach
- 1 1/2 cups of chunky pasta sauce
- 6 eggs
- 1/4 cup Mozzarella Cheese, grated
- 1 Tbsp fresh basil leaves, cut into ribbons
- Freshly ground black pepper
Equipment Needed:
- Large Skillet
- Knife
How to Make Italian Shakshuka
Instructions
- Melt 2 Tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook the mushrooms, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in spinach, cook until wilted, about 1 minute.
- Stir in pasta sauce, heat thoroughly.
- Add eggs one at a time, evenly spaced, add black pepper to taste and do NOT stir.
- Cover and cook over medium heat until egg whites are set and yolks reach the desired doneness.
- Sprinkle with grated mozzarella cheese and basil ribbons before serving.
Now go ahead and impress your loved one with a dinner made in just one skillet. This Italian Shakshuka with it’s delicious blend of Italian spices, tender mushrooms, fresh baby spinach and poached eggs, all nestled in a rich, hearty tomato sauce is amazingly easy. It is a meal that not only tantalizes the taste-buds but also warms the heart. Top it off with a generous sprinkling of Mozzarella cheese and basil ribbons for that authentic Italian touch.
Other Egg Recipes:
- Southern Eggs Benedict
- Eggs Benedict in under 20 minutes
- Baked Eggs in Avocado topped with bacon
- Bacon, Broccoli Mushroom and Quiche
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Italian Shakshuka is poached eggs in tomato sauce Italian style. This is a simple recipe like eggs in purgatory but with mushrooms and spinach. These Italian Skillet Eggs make a romantic dinner for two in one skillet.
Equipment
- Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 cup brown baby portobello mushrooms sliced
- 6 ounces fresh baby spinach
- 1 ½ cups chunky pasta sauce
- 6 eggs
- ¼ cup Mozzarella Cheese grated
- 1 Tbsp fresh basil leaves cut into ribbons
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Melt 2 Tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook the mushrooms, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in spinach, cook until wilted, about 1 minute.
- Stir in pasta sauce, heat thoroughly.
- Add eggs one at a time, evenly spaced, add black pepper to taste and do NOT stir.
- Cover and cook over medium heat until egg whites are set and yolks reach the desired doneness.
- Sprinkle with grated mozzarella cheese and basil ribbons before serving
Nutrition
Calories: 355kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 26gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 517mgSodium: 1360mgPotassium: 1421mgFiber: 5gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 9808IUVitamin C: 37mgCalcium: 253mgIron: 7mg
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No idea what that "Butter" is, but your recipe looks great ! {pinned}
Wow, those are some eggs. Yummers.
Great looking recipe Evelyn. I've never had eggs in a red sauce.
It looks fantastic!!
I'm not familiar with "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" but it sounds interesting.
Is it butter-flavored margarine ?
I'll replace the margarine with olive oil, and give this a try!
Looks delicious … but is it very liquid-y?
I guess using hunks of crusty good Italian bread to soak up the sauce would not be very diet friendly, hahaha!
Thanks for sharing!
Cass
All I can say is YUM!! This looks delicious! This would be perfect to link-up to my new series – "Create It Thursday." It's live now! http://www.lambertslately.com/2013/05/create-it-thursday-1.html
Hi, Evelyn, This recipe sounds great! Have a good week. Linda
Looks really good!!
I have never thought to cook eggs in pasta sauce …. however, I think it would be fantastic 🙂 Pinned to try!!
I loved this so much that you'll be featured at tomorrow's All my Bloggy Friends 🙂 I can't wait to see what you share this week!
Oooh, this is very much like my favorite Eggs in Purgatory recipe. It looks delicous!
I hope you will link up your recipes with me at http://aroomfortwowithaview.com/recipes/simple-sunday-pot-roast/ for my TGIF Blog Hop!
Have a great weekend!
Melissa
My recent post Simple Sunday Pot Roast for my TGIF Blog Hop!
looks delicious!
This is right up my ally! Might have to try it this weekend! Visiting from Recipe Swap Hop. Check out my http://www.astylishinterior.com/2013/05/fiesta-shrimp-cobb-salad.html
Hi Evelyn,
This is a great dish. Thank you so much for sharing this awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a very special Mothers Day Weekend and come back soon!
Miz Helen
These look great! Thanks for sharing at Pinworthy Projects.
That looks delicious and we will try it out! We love having breakfast for dinner as Grampy leaves for work at 5:30 AM and no one wants to cook or eat at that time of day! Those eggs with a side of home fries…. YUM! Thanks for sharing!
Looks really tasty! This is definitely a different type of recipe for me. I like different when it comes to cooking. Definitely making me think I should try it.
Sharon
makeitorfixit.com
If this is diet food, I'm on it. This looks so delicious Evelyn. All of your recipes have been. Thanks so much for linking up to Thriving on Thursdays. I'm featuring this one this week.
Anne xx
What a yummy recipe. Cannot wait to make this one. It looks just delicious.
These look fabulous! Thank you for sharing on Simple Supper Tuesday.
Always looking for new ideas for eggs, pinned to my breakfast board.
Followed you here from Show Me What You Got Tuesdays, consider sharing at Tuesdays With a Twist Link Up.
http://yourlife7.blogspot.com/2013/05/tuesdays-with-twist-6-link-up.html
I think I'll be replacing the marge with butter & give this a try! Just stopping by during my stint as co-host at the weekend show off party!
These eggs are very pretty too– I love all the colors!
Thanks for sharing on our Healthy Tuesdays Blog Hop!
Kerry from Country Living On A Hill
Looks good and healthy too :). Thanks so much for sharing this @ The SHOW OFF Weekendd Blog Party 🙂
Jessica
The Wondering Brain
Yum!
Evelyn,
Now this is my kind of breakfast! Thank you for sharing at Tuesday Trivia. I'm pinning for sure to make as soon as I get home. Sharing on google + too!
Hugs,
Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile
These look awesome! =)
Have a great weekend!
Melissa
I can see what you mean about it being a tough decision picking a recipe–they all sound good! Your pick turned out beautiful! Thanks for linking this week.
I love eggs and spinach together, so this is right up my alley. Thank you so much for sharing this fantastic recipe with Saturday Spotlight. Hope to see you at this weeks party!
April
Angels Homestead
Just had to come back and tell you I made these for dinner last night and Grampy loved them! I loved them too but what is important here is he loved them! Thank you, they are really tasty!
This looks yummy!!!
This sounds absolutely delicious. It would be a new dish for us but I can take bets it would be enjoyed. It is being featured, this week, at My Meatless Mondays.
This looks great!
I'm trying this tomorrow! Looks DELICIOUS!
http://3monkeysmommy.blogspot.com
Evelyn, what a wonderful recipe and your pictures are lovely – very enticing!. Pinning now.
Thanks for linking this to Saturday Dishes, Evelyn. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Linda @ Tumbleweed Contessa
These eggs look delicious! Thanks for sharing on Saturday Dishes. Kerry @ Coffee With Us 3
I love savory type breakfasts! This looks DELICIOUS! <3
This dish looks amazing! I make something similar called shakshouka which I learned about when I was in Israel. So yummy and your photos are beautiful!