Baked Eggs Florentine Recipe
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A delightful and easy-to-make Baked Eggs Florentine recipe that combines creamy spinach with perfectly baked eggs for a comforting and flavorful dish.
- Author: Lena
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Brunch
- Method: Baking, Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Spinach:
- 1 pound spinach, fresh or frozen (thawed and squeezed)
Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup Heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for topping
Eggs:
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Wash spinach leaves thoroughly; drain well.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat.
- Sauté garlic until fragrant.
- Add spinach and cook until wilted.
- Reduce heat and add cream, lemon zest, lemon juice, and nutmeg; simmer.
- Stir in Parmesan cheese until melted; season.
- Create wells in the spinach mixture; crack eggs into wells.
- Season eggs with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle Parmesan over spinach and eggs.
- Bake until eggs are set.
- Rest before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 380 kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 290mg