Description
This Baked Feta Eggs dish is the ultimate brunch indulgence — creamy feta baked with cherry tomatoes, garlic, and herbs, topped with perfectly cooked eggs. It’s a Mediterranean-inspired recipe that’s bursting with flavor and ready in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2–3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes, halved (or 1½ cups lightly drained crushed tomatoes)
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced or minced
- ½ small red onion or 1 large shallot, finely sliced
- 6–8 oz feta (block or crumbles), broken into bite-size chunks
- 6 large eggs
- 1 tsp dried oregano (or 1 tbsp fresh)
- ½ tsp ground cumin or smoked paprika
- Pinch Aleppo pepper or red chili flakes (optional)
- Fine salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Finish: lemon zest (from ½ lemon), handful fresh dill or parsley, plus more olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200°C (about 400°F). Lightly oil your skillet or baking dish.
- Build the base: Toss tomatoes with 1–2 tbsp olive oil, garlic, and onion. Season with salt, pepper, oregano, and cumin/smoked paprika. Spread evenly in the pan.
- Pre-bake the base (optional but recommended): Slide the pan into the oven for 5–8 minutes until the tomatoes look glossy and just begin to slump. This evaporates excess moisture and deepens sweetness.
- Add feta: Scatter feta chunks over the base. Return to the oven for 3–4 minutes to soften.
- Create wells & add eggs: Remove the pan. Use a spoon to make shallow wells and crack an egg into each. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Bake to your preferred doneness:
- Runny/jammy yolks: Start checking around 8–10 minutes after adding eggs.
- Set yolks: 12–15+ minutes, depending on pan size and oven.
The whites should be set and opaque; the yolks should glisten.
- Finish & serve: Shower with lemon zest, herbs, and a final drizzle of olive oil. Serve straight from the pan with crusty bread, pita, or toasted sourdough.
- Prep Time: PT05M
- Cook Time: PT20M
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 dish
- Calories: 310 kcal
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 560mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 16g
- Cholesterol: 210mg