Best 9 Egg In The Hole Recipes

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"Eggs in a hole" refers to a simple breakfast recipe where an egg is cooked in a hole cut out of a piece of bread. This classic recipe dates back to the 19th century and is still enjoyed today for its simplicity and versatility. With endless variations and cooking methods to choose from, this article will guide you through the journey of discovering the best recipe to suit your taste buds and preferences. Whether you prefer a crispy or soft yolk, a fluffy or golden brown crust, or a combination of your favorite toppings, we'll explore the delightful world of "eggs in a hole" and help you cook up a perfect breakfast that will make your mornings more enjoyable.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

EGG IN A HOLE



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A delicious runny yolk egg cooked in the center of a piece of toast and eaten with a fork is a great way to enjoy an egg in a slightly different way. My kids feel fancy when eating these.

Provided by rosburn

Categories     100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes     Eggs

Time 5m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 ½ teaspoons bacon grease
1 slice bread
1 egg
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Melt the bacon grease in a non-stick pan over low heat.
  • Cut a 1 1/2 to 2-inch hole from the center of the bread slice; lay in the hot skillet. When the side facing down is lightly toasted, about 2 minutes, flip and crack the egg into the hole; season with salt and pepper. Continue to cook until the egg is cooked and mostly firm. Flip again and cook 1 minute more to assure doneness on both sides. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 231.1 calories, Carbohydrate 13.1 g, Cholesterol 207.6 mg, Fat 15.9 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 8.7 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 284.9 mg, Sugar 1.5 g

EGG-IN-A-HOLE



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Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Time 5m

Yield 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 slice of your favorite kind of bread
1 tablespoon butter
1 egg
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • With a biscuit cutter or the rim of a glass, press a hole in the center of the slice of bread.
  • Heat a skillet over medium-low heat and melt in the butter. When the butter is all spread out, place the slice of bread in the skillet and crack the egg straight into the center of the hole.
  • Cook until the egg sets a bit on the bottom, 30 to 45 seconds. Sprinkle the egg with salt and pepper. After about a minute, flip it over with a spatula and salt and pepper the other side.
  • Move the toast around in the skillet, soaking up all of the glorious butter. Let it cook until the yolk feels soft. Here's the key: golden brown toast, white (not browned/burned) whites, soft unbroken yolk. Perfect.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 224 calorie, Fat 17 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Cholesterol 217 milligrams, Sodium 459 milligrams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fiber 0.5 grams, Protein 8 grams, Sugar 1 grams

EGGS IN A HOLE



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Egg-in-a-hole, or toad-in-a-hole, is a quick and easy breakfast recipe requiring just a couple of ingredients. Get creative and use different cookie cutter shapes to make your breakfast even more fun!

Categories     Healthy Recipes

Time 5m

Yield Serves: 2

Number Of Ingredients 3

2 slices whole wheat bread
2 eggs
Salt and pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • Cut a circle from centres of bread using a round cookie cutter or drinking glass approximately 2-¼ inches (6 cm) in diameter. (Bread circle can be cooked along with rest of bread or reserved for another use).
  • Spray large skillet with cooking spray. Heat skillet over medium heat.
  • Place bread in skillet. Break an egg into each hole in bread. Season with salt and pepper. Cook slowly until eggs are set and bottom of bread is browned. If desired, turn over and cook top of egg.

Nutrition Facts :

EGG-IN-A-HOLE SANDWICH



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Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Time 35m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

6 slices thick-cut peppered bacon
1/4 cup mayonnaise
Jalapeño-style hot sauce, as needed
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 slices Texas toast
4 tablespoons salted butter
4 large eggs
4 slices pepper jack cheese
1 small tomato, sliced
Green leaf lettuce, for topping

Steps:

  • In a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove to a plate and set aside. Drain the grease from the skillet but do not clean. When cool enough to handle, tear the bacon slices in half.
  • Meanwhile, mix the mayonnaise and hot sauce to taste in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Using a biscuit cutter or the rim of a glass, cut a hole in the center of each Texas toast slice.
  • Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in the bacon skillet and add 2 of the Texas toast slices. Toast the bread slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Crack an egg into the hole in each piece of toast and sprinkle the eggs with salt and pepper. Cook the eggs until set on the bottom, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a spatula, carefully flip the toast with the egg, season the other side and spread with the mayonnaise mixture. Top each with a slice of cheese to slightly melt and cook until the egg is the desired doneness. Remove to a cutting board and repeat with the remaining butter, toast, eggs, mayo mixture and cheese.
  • To build the sandwiches, divide the bacon between 2 of the egg-in-a-hole toast pieces, on top of the cheese. Top each with some tomato slices and lettuce, then top with a remaining egg-in-a-hole toast piece. Serve immediately or wrap in foil to keep warm.

SCRAMBLED EGG IN THE HOLE



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Kick start your day with scrambled egg, cheese, and toast, the fun way!

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Breakfast & Brunch Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 large egg
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 slice crusty Italian bread (1 inch thick)
1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/2 ounce extra-sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, whisk together egg and 1 teaspoon cold water; season with salt and pepper. Using the rim of a small glass, cut a hole in bread; discard cutout.
  • In a large nonstick skillet, heat butter over medium until foaming. Place bread in skillet; carefully pour egg mixture into hole (if egg leaks out of the bread, use a spatula to push it back). Sprinkle egg with cheese.
  • Cook until egg begins to set, 3 to 4 minutes; gently flip bread and egg. Continue cooking until egg is set, 1 to 2 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 233 g, Fat 14 g, Protein 11 g

EGG-IN-A-HOLE



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Unsalted butter, a thick slice of really good white or whole wheat country bread, and a sunflower-yellow, pastured egg is all you need for this utterly perfect meal.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     breakfast, brunch, dinner, easy, quick, main course

Time 10m

Yield 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 ¾-inch-thick slice country bread, whole wheat or white
1 large egg
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Use a 2-inch cookie cutter to cut a hole in the middle of bread. Reserve the removed portion to toast, if desired. Break egg into a teacup.
  • Heat a heavy cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, or over a medium-hot grill, for about 2 minutes. Add butter. When butter stops foaming, place bread in pan and reduce heat to medium. Cook 3 minutes and flip over. Gently tip egg into hole.
  • Sprinkle salt and pepper over egg and cook 3 minutes. Carefully flip egg and bread over, and cook for another 30 to 40 seconds, until egg is cooked just over-easy. Transfer to a plate and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 251, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 10 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 220 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams

EGG-IN-THE-HOLE



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     main-dish

Time 10m

Yield 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 slice sourdough, potato, or wheat bread
1 to 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large egg
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Pinch paprika, optional

Steps:

  • Cut a 2-inch round from the center of the bread, reserving the round. Melt a nut size bit of butter in a small nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place the slice of bread and the round in skillet and toast lightly, about 1 minute. Crack the egg into the hole and season with salt and pepper, and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining butter as needed to brown and crisp the toast. Flip the egg and round, season with salt and pepper. Cook another 2 minutes for a runny yolk, or slightly longer for a set egg.
  • Transfer the egg-in-the-hole to a plate and sprinkle with paprika, if desired. Serve and use the toasted round for dipping into the yolk.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 318 calorie, Fat 22.5 grams, SaturatedFat 12.5 grams, Cholesterol 232 milligrams, Sodium 383 milligrams, Carbohydrate 19 grams, Fiber 1 grams, Protein 10 grams, Sugar 1 grams

EGG-IN-A-HOLE WITH ASPARAGUS



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What would you get if you crossed savory Parmesan French toast with egg-in-a-hole and served it beneath a pile of roasted asparagus? An easy, vegetable-focused brunch or light dinner that you can make on a single sheet pan. The key here is to use wide slices of bread large enough to hold two eggs each: Choose slices from the middle of the loaf. (If your bread slices are smaller, just use one egg in each.) Feel free to substitute other quick-roasting vegetables for the asparagus. Broccoli florets, halved cherry tomatoes or brussels sprouts, or sliced mushrooms will all work equally well. And if you want to double the recipe, use two sheet pans, arranging the bread on one and the asparagus on the other.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     breakfast, brunch, vegetables, main course

Time 30m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
5 large eggs
1/3 cup whole milk
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 wide slices sturdy country white bread, such as sourdough or peasant bread (preferably from the middle of the loaf)
8 ounces asparagus, trimmed
3 scallions, thinly sliced
3 fresh thyme sprigs
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 425 degrees. Grease a rimmed sheet pan with 1 tablespoon melted butter.
  • In a large, shallow dish, whisk together 1 egg, milk, 1/4 cup Parmesan, a large pinch of salt and pepper, and the remaining tablespoon melted butter. Add bread and let soak for about 2 minutes per side. The bread should be soft and soaked through, but not falling apart.
  • Arrange soaked bread on one side of the prepared sheet pan. Pour any remaining soaking mixture from bowl onto the bread slices. Using a cookie cutter or a knife, carefully cut 2 (2 1/2-inch) holes in each slice of soaked bread, making 4 holes in total. Place the cut-out rounds alongside the bread slices on the pan.
  • On the other side of the sheet pan, add the asparagus, half of the scallions (save the rest for garnish), thyme and a large pinch of salt and pepper. Drizzle asparagus with olive oil, tossing well, and spread into an even single layer.
  • Bake until bread is golden on top, 10 minutes. If the asparagus is tender and browned after 10 minutes, use tongs to transfer the stalks to a plate and tent with foil to keep warm. Thick asparagus may need more time, in which case leave it in the pan for the next step.
  • Using a spatula, flip the bread slices and cut-outs. Crack the remaining 4 eggs into the holes (the eggs may overflow a bit, and that is OK). Season eggs lightly with salt and pepper. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons Parmesan on top of eggs and bread.
  • Return pan to the oven and bake until eggs are barely set, about 5 to 7 minutes. The yolks and even some of the whites should jiggle slightly. (Note that the eggs will continue to cook on the sheet pan once out of the oven, so if you like runny yolks, err on the side of early removal.) However, if the egg whites are still translucent, bake for another minute or two.
  • To serve, place egg toasts on plates, top each toast with half the asparagus (discarding the thyme sprigs) and garnish with reserved scallions.

EGG IN THE HOLE



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This dish is fun to make and to eat; kids can help cut out the bread and crack the eggs.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Breakfast & Brunch Recipes

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 slices whole-wheat sandwich bread
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 large eggs
Coarse salt and ground pepper

Steps:

  • Cut a hole in both bread slices with a 2-inch biscuit cutter or the rim of a small glass. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the bread slices, side by side.
  • Carefully crack an egg into each bread hole (some white will remain on top). Season with salt and pepper.
  • Cook until the eggs begin to set, 2 to 3 minutes; gently flip the egg and bread with a spatula. Continue cooking until eggs are set, 2 to 3 minutes more. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

Tips:

  • Use fresh eggs for the best results.
  • If you don't have a bread ring, you can use a biscuit cutter or a glass to cut a hole in the bread.
  • Be careful not to overcrowd the pan when cooking the eggs. This will prevent them from cooking evenly.
  • Season the eggs with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Add your favorite toppings, such as cheese, salsa, or avocado, to the eggs before serving.

Conclusion:

Egg in the hole is a quick and easy breakfast or lunch recipe that is perfect for busy mornings. It is a versatile dish that can be customized to your liking. With a few simple ingredients, you can create a delicious and satisfying meal that will keep you full and energized all morning long.

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