Baked Eggs with Spinach and Goat Cheese

Last weekend I made a delicious recipe I'd found that very morning for two very sophisticated and special people... my best friend Sara and her boyfriend Nick. They'd up come to visit for the weekend from LA. I couldn't decide if I wanted a sweet or savory breakfast (but, when don't I have this problem, really?) so we made a little bit of both. I came across an index of brunch recipes on Oprah's website and one of them was for baked eggs with goat cheese. They were great; soft but with texture, savory but not salty, and filling but not too heavy. While our banana oatmeal cooked we got started on the baked eggs.

Simple, delicious, and so flavorful!

If you have individual ramekins, this is a great brunch recipe for entertaining because it looks a lot more complicated than it really is. It's also pretty easy for a regular morning, but it does take about 15-20 minutes from start to finish. The first time making these we made them in a regular cereal bowl and to my delight the bowls did not crack in the 450 degree oven! Since then, (I've made them two other times in a week) I've been making them in a bowl designed to make baked apples in - a birthday gift from my friend Drake (Thanks, Drake!). It's been working perfectly.

They go great with some toasted sourdough!

Reppin' Caty's C teacup. See you in 4 hours!

Baked Eggs with Spinach and Goat Cheese
Serves 1

Ingredients

2 large eggs
A handful of loose leaf spinach (about a cup)
1 tablespoon softened butter
1 clove garlic
1 oz. goat cheese- crumbled
1 oz. shaved parm, romano, or other hard cheese.
Basil for garnish

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
1. Chop spinach into 1/2 inch squares. Mince garlic. Spread butter at the bottom of ramekin. Sprinkle minced garlic over butter and place spinach on top of butter. Place dish in the oven for about 5 minutes (don't worry if the oven isn't to 450 yet, it's fine).
2. Take dish out of the oven and stir around the spinach so it is all coated in a bit of melted butter. Crack eggs over spinach. Sprinkle goat cheese and parm over raw eggs. Place dish on top rack of oven for about 11 minutes.
3. When the eggs are done, they should look white, but still jiggle a tiny bit. I like to broil mine for 45 seconds to get a crust on top.
4. Take eggs out of oven and let them sit for a minute or two. Don't forget that the dish is going to be extremely hot. Sprinkle chopped basil over the top and eat immediately!