Recipes for baked eggs can help you on busy mornings, and impress weekend guests for brunch too.
This article has 10 recipes with eggs to choose from, including directions on how to fry, scramble, hard boil, and poach eggs in the oven.
After we cover the basics on how to oven cook eggs, we will share low calorie recipes like Baked Eggs Benedict, Egg Casserole recipes, and the Baked Egg Cups recipe from my best selling cookbook.
This article will share 10 recipes for baked eggs, including the basics of frying, scrambling, hard boiling, and poaching eggs in the oven.
Recipes for Baked Eggs
The baked egg recipes in this article vary, from a simple recipe for baked egg cups, to an impressive Shakshuka, a Mediterranean baked egg dish.
I wanted to be sure to cover it all here so you have lots of recipes with eggs to choose from.
Here’s what you’ll find in this article:
- Baked Scrambled Eggs
- Oven Fried Eggs
- Hard Boiled Eggs in Oven
- Poached Eggs in the Oven
- Baked Eggs Casserole Recipes
- Scrambled Baked Eggs
- Baked Egg Cups
- OvenBaked Eggs in Hash Browns
- Baked Eggs Benedict Recipes
- Shakshuka Baked Eggs Recipe
Some of the recipes will go together, for instance… you will make the Poached Eggs in the Oven for the Baked Eggs Benedict Recipes.
All of the following recipes for baked eggs are all natural and low calorie!
How to make Baked Eggs Recipes
The baked egg recipes in this section help you out with the basics. We will cover scrambling, frying, hard boiling, and poaching eggs in the oven.
If you’re looking for more baked egg recipes for breakfast, check out the next section where we will share fantastic recipes like Eggs Benedict, and Muffin Cup Veggie Omelets.
Baked Eggs in Hash Browns
These healthy baked eggs in hash browns cuts calories by swapping out butter for olive oil spray.
I also added lots of veggies to these baked eggs in hash browns, and you can change up the kind of veggies you use!
Try taking out the bell pepper, and instead using 1 cup of any of these veggies:
- Mushrooms
- Diced Tomatoes
- Broccoli
And you can customize the cheese too, take out the cheddar and use:
- Gruyere
- Swiss
- Mozzarella
And you can add in some meat to this recipe for baked egg in hash browns, add in 1/4 cup of one of these ingredients:
- Diced ham
- Cooked and crumbled bacon or turkey bacon
- Cooked and chopped/crumbled breakfast sausage
Baked Eggs in Hash Browns
These healthy baked eggs in hash browns cuts calories by swapping out butter for olive oil spray.
I also added lots of veggies to these baked eggs in hash browns, and you can change up the kind of veggies you use!
Try taking out the bell pepper, and instead using 1 cup of any of these veggies:
- Mushrooms
- Diced Tomatoes
- Broccoli
And you can customize the cheese too, take out the cheddar and use:
- Gruyere
- Swiss
- Mozzarella
And you can add in some meat to this recipe for baked egg in hash browns, add in 1/4 cup of one of these ingredients:
- Diced ham
- Cooked and crumbled bacon or turkey bacon
- Cooked and chopped/crumbled breakfast sausage
Healthy Baked Eggs In Hash Browns (LOW CALORIE)
Equipment
- 12 muffin tin cups
Ingredients
- 1 20-oz. package refrigerated hash browns
- 1 bell pepper minced
- 2 scallions sliced
- ⅔ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Olive Oil Spray
- 12 large eggs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°. Grease a muffin tin with olive oil spray.
- In a medium bowl, combine the hash browns, shredded cheddar cheese and melted butter.
- Divide the hash brown mixture among the 12 muffin tin cups (they will shrink while they bake). Use your hands to press the potatoes into the bottoms and up the sides of each cup.
- Bake the hash browns for 25 minutes then remove them from the oven. Push down the centers of the muffin cup hash browns with the back of a spoon.
- Add some bell pepper and scallions to each cup.
- Crack an egg into each cup then top each egg with salt and pepper and a sprinkling of cheese.
- Return the hash brown cups to the oven and bake them an additional 12 to 15 minutes or until the eggs reach your desired doneness.
- Remove the baked eggs in hash browns from the oven and let them cool for at least 10 minutes in the muffin tin before running a knife around the edges to release them.
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Baked Scrambled Eggs
This basic recipe for baked eggs can help you get breakfast on the table fast!
If you need to make a larger portion of baked scrambled eggs, use a 9×13 baking dish and double or triple the baked egg recipe. The recipe card will do the math for you!
Baked Scrambled Eggs
Equipment
- 9×9 inch baking dish
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 8 eggs cracked into a bowl
- ⅛ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, pour the melted butter into a glass 9×9 inch baking dish.
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs and salt until well blended. Gradually whisk in milk. Pour egg mixture into the baking dish.
- Bake uncovered for 10 minutes, then stir, and bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes, or until eggs are set. Serve immediately.
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This recipe for baked scrambled eggs can help you get breakfast on the table fast, without a lot of fuss!
For more basic oven baked egg recipes like this scrambled baked eggs recipe, keep scrolling… up next is Oven Fried Eggs!
Oven Fried Eggs
Oven fried eggs are so easy, and they work great for busy mornings, large families, and anytime you want to make a simple breakfast.
These sheet pan eggs make it possible to whip up a quick batch of breakfast sandwiches!
If you want to double the baked egg recipe, use two sheet pans and use the recipe card below to do the math for you.
Oven Fried Eggs
Equipment
- sheet pan
Ingredients
- 10 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Place a rimmed baking sheet on the middle rack of the oven. Preheat oven to 425° (sheet pan will preheat in oven).
- Crack eggs in a liquid measuring cup (do not whisk). Once sheet pan is preheated, remove from oven. Working quickly, drizzle olive oil onto hot sheet pan.
- Pour eggs, 1 at a time, beside each other onto sheet pan (careful not to crack yolks).
- Return sheet pan to oven, and bake at 425° until egg whites are set, about 5 minutes, or until desired doneness.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and serve.
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This recipe for oven fried eggs is also know as the sheet pan fried eggs method. You can fry a LOT of eggs quickly with less oil, thanks to the oven.
For more basic baked egg recipes, keep scrolling… up next is Hard Boiled Eggs in Oven!
Hard Boiled Eggs in Oven
There are many ways to make hard boiled eggs, and in the recipe below I will show you how to make them in the oven!
All you need to make these hard boiled eggs in oven is a muffin cup tin, and a large bowl of ice water!
Special Tip: Often when you make hard boiled eggs in oven, little red dots can appear in the whites and on the shell. This is completely normal and if you desire, you can just cut this part out of the egg white.
Hard Boiled Eggs in Oven
Equipment
- muffin cup tin
- large bowl filled with ice water
Ingredients
- 1 dozen eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Put 1 egg in each of 12 muffin cups.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Plunge baked eggs in a large bowl filled with ice water until cooled completely, about 10 minutes.
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All you need to make oven eggs hard boiled is a muffin cup tin!
Up next… Oven Poached Eggs!
Poached Eggs in the Oven
Making poached eggs in the oven might just be the easiest way to make Eggs Benedict recipes!
These oven poached eggs are extra easy, all you need a is muffin cup pan!
If you want to make a double batch of poached eggs in the oven, simply use 2 muffin tins and let the recipe card below do the math for you.
Poached Eggs in the Oven
Equipment
- 12-cup muffin pan
Ingredients
- 12 eggs
- 12 tablespoons water
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Add 1 tablespoon of water to each cup in a 12-cup muffin pan.
- One at a time, crack eggs into each cup. Season eggs with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Bake until egg whites are set and yolks are still runny, about 9 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let stand for 1 or 2 minutes.
- Scoop out with slotted spoon, gently patting dry with paper towel.
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Now that you know how to make oven poached eggs, oven fried eggs, scrambled baked eggs, and oven eggs hard boiled… it’s time for the extra fun baked egg recipes!
Recipes for Baked Eggs
In this section we will share 6 recipes for baked eggs. Some of these recipes will use the basic baked egg recipes above (example: the Baked Eggs Benedict Recipe Below will use the Oven Poached Eggs Recipe above).
Below you will find Baked Egg Cups, a Baked Egg Scramble, even a baked egg casserole recipe!
Baked Egg Casserole
This baked egg casserole recipe is so versatile! Take out the ham and add in mushroom to make the egg casserole vegetarian. Add in sausage and make it a meat lovers egg casserole.
If you want to cut more calories, make an egg white baked egg casserole. You’ll have to double the egg count though, as 10 eggs equals 20 egg whites… if you’re going that route, I recommend picking up the egg whites in a carton. It will save you money!
Baked Eggs Cassarole
Equipment
- 9 x 13 baking dish
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil (olive oil spray)
- 1 bell pepper diced
- 7 oz finely diced lean ham steak
- ¾ cup diced tomatoes seeded
- 1 cup finely chopped broccoli florets
- 10 large whole eggs
- ¼ cup fat free milk
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with oil.
- Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat; add the red pepper and sauté until vegetables are tender, about 5 to 6 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook 2 – 3 minutes. Add the ham and broccoli and remove from heat. Spread evenly over the cheese mixture.
- In a large bowl combine the eggs, milk, salt and pepper and whisk well. Slowly pour over the vegetables in the baking dish and top with cheese.
- Bake until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean, 32 to 35 minutes. Let stand 8 to 10 minutes before cutting into 12 pieces.
Nutrition
This baked egg casserole recipe can be modified to suit your needs, directions to make it vegetarian, or use all egg whites are in the intro.
Baked Egg Cups
This recipe for baked eggs cups comes from my best selling cookbook Lose Weight By Eating Detox Week.
I love how this baked egg cups recipe is versatile… make sure to check the notes in the recipe card for different ways to make your own recipe for baked egg cups.
Baked Egg Cups
Equipment
- 12-cup muffin pan
Ingredients
- Olive oil spray
- ½ cup chopped red bell pepper
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- ½ cup chopped white mushrooms
- ¼ cup chopped spinach
- 5 fresh basil leaves chopped
- 4 large eggs
- 3 large egg whites
- Pinch of kosher salt
- Pinch of freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ cup crumbled goat cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with oil spray.
- As you chop the veggies, divide them among the muffin cups.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, egg whites, salt, and pepper. Pour 2 tablespoons of the egg mixture into each muffin cup, then top each with 1 teaspoon of goat cheese.
- Bake the omelets for 20 minutes, then let them rest for 5 minutes in the pan (this will help them stay together).
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Notes
You can use any cheese you like! Cheddar and feta both work well.
If you like spice, add a few dashes of your favorite hot sauce to the eggs.
Add meat- crumble 2 cooked sausage patties (see the healthy homemade sausage patties in the cookbook) and add them to the veggies.
Nutrition
This recipe for baked egg cups can be made many different ways. You can add in some meat, or different cheeses. You can custom make different versions in the same muffin pan… it’s a great recipe for baked eggs!
You can customize this recipe for baked egg in hash browns, add in meat, change up the veggies, even choose your own cheese… check out the intro for more info!
Baked Eggs Benedict Recipes
There are many different ways to can make baked eggs Benedict recipes!
Below, in the recipe card you will find the traditional (made healthier) baked eggs Benedict recipe. And here in the summary I will supply you with more options to make your baked eggs Benedict recipe your own!
Here are more baked eggs Benedict recipes, simply take out the Canadian Bacon and add:
- Sliced avocado
- Tomato slices
- Cooked Bacon
Baked Eggs Benedict
Ingredients
Baked Eggs Benedict:
- 2 whole wheat English muffins
- 4 Poached Eggs in the Oven see above recipe
- 4 slices canadian bacon
Hollandaise Sauce:
- 1 lemon juice plus 1 teaspoon zest separated
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 10 dashes Tabasco hot sauce
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- pinch ground white pepper
Instructions
- Cook the poached eggs according to the above recipe: Poached Eggs in the Oven.
- Cut the English Muffins in half and place on a rimmed baking sheet. Add the sliced of Canadian bacon to the tray.
- For the last 5 minutes that the eggs are in the oven add the tray with the Canadian bacon and English muffins to the oven to warm and toast.
- Bring one inch water to a simmer in the bottom of a double boiler or large saucepan.
- Whisk lemon juice and egg yolks in the top of the double boiler. (Vent the bowl from time time for a second so that the eggs don't cook fast)
- Cook, whisking constantly until the egg mixture is steaming hot and thickened, but not curdling along the edge, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and whisk in melted butter. Whisk in yogurt, a little at a time until smooth. Whisk in Tabasco, salt, pepper and lemon zest.
- To assemble, add one English muffins to each plate. Add a slice of Canadian bacon to each, then top with an oven poached egg, and finally, top with Hollandaise sauce.
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Here you found different options to make this baked egg recipe your own.
The next baked egg recipe is my personal favorite…
Shakshuka Baked Egg Recipe
This recipe shows you how to oven cook eggs in a whole new way!
When looking for breakfast with eggs recipes, often we find a recipe that we want to make for dinner as well… and this Shakshuka recipe is exactly that!
Oven Baked Shakshuka
Ingredients
YOGURT SAUCE
- ½ cup 0% Greek yogurt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic salt
- ¼ teaspoon chopped fresh dill
SHAKSHUKA
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion sliced
- 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
- Pinch of kosher salt
- Pinch of freshly ground black pepper
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
- ⅓ cup roughly chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Instructions
Make the yogurt sauce:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the yogurt, garlic salt, dill, and 1 tablespoon water. Set aside.
Make the shakshuka:
- Heat the oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large oven proof skillet add the onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, salt, and black pepper mix together. Cook for 5 minutes in the oven, stirring once to avoid burning.
- Remove from the oven and stir, add the garlic, the cumin, paprika, and cayenne.
- Make four wells in it and crack an egg into each well. Place back in the oven and bake for 7-10 minutes until just set. Sprinkle the feta and parsley over the top, and serve with the yogurt sauce.
Nutrition
These baked eggs recipes have been all natural, and low calorie… just like all of the Lose Weight By Eating recipes.
Final Thoughts on Oven Eggs
Making oven baked eggs can be extremely easy and time effective!
In the above recipes with eggs, I made sure to cut as many calories as I could without sacrificing flavor.
Try some of these easy recipes with eggs, you don’t need any fancy equipment… just a muffin tin, or a baking sheet, or a casserole dish. Likely items you already have!
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