Pizzaiola-Style Eggs: A Quick and Delicious Meal…
Pizzaiola-style eggs with oregano and melty mozzarella is an affordable, easy, fast, and tasty main dish ready in just a few minutes. It’s a perfect recipe for cooking eggs with a twist. All pizzaiola-style recipes, which include tomato sauce, oregano, and stretchy mozzarella, are always a great success, and these skillet pizzaiola eggs are no exception.
Ingredients :
- 2 large eggs
- 2 balls of fresh mozzarella (about 4 oz or 115g each)
- 14 oz (400g) tomato sauce (homemade or good quality store-bought)
- Extra virgin olive oil, to taste
- Salt, to taste
- Fresh basil leaves, to taste
How to make Pizzaiola-Style Eggs: A Quick and Delicious Meal
- Heat a skillet over moderate heat and add the tomato sauce.
- Season the sauce with salt to taste.
- Cook the sauce for about 10 minutes, allowing it to reduce well.
- Add the halved mozzarella balls to the sauce.
- Crack the eggs into the skillet, placing them carefully in the sauce.
- Sprinkle oregano over the eggs and sauce.
- Cover the skillet with a lid and cook for 3 minutes, or until the eggs reach your preferred consistency.
- Remove the skillet from the heat.
- Plate immediately and garnish with fresh basil leaves, if available and in season.
Bon Appétit!