Italian Baked Eggs
You’ll never believe that these marinara cheesy baked eggs can be made in just 10 minutes for a complete breakfast!
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So with breakfast as the most important meal of the day, I’ve started to begin my mornings with baked eggs. It’s unbelievably easy to make, and the variations are endless. I made an Italian-style one here with some leftover marinara sauce, gruyere cheese, Parmesan, fresh basil and milk, and boy, was I in for a treat. Once you pop those egg yolks and dunk in that crusty bread, you’ll never want to skip breakfast ever again! Best of all, it takes 5 min to prep and 10 minutes in the oven – it doesn’t get easier, or quicker, than that! Just be sure to drink a glass of milk with this breakfast to incorporate a full serving of milk!

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Italian Baked Eggs
Ingredients
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- 4 large eggs
- ¼ cup fat free or lowfat milk
- ¼ cup shredded gruyere cheese
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- ¼ cup basil leaves, chiffonade
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly oil two 10-ounce ramekins or coat with nonstick spray.
- Divide marinara sauce evenly into the ramekins. Top with eggs, milk, gruyere and Parmesan; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place into oven and bake until egg whites are cooked through, about 10 minutes.
- Serve immediately, garnished with basil leaves, if desired.
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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by the National Milk Mustache “got milk?”® Campaign and Kitchen PLAY. All opinions expressed are my own.

I added mushrooms and holy chicken eggs, that was soooo good! Thanks for sharing!
I’ll share this tomorrow on my facebook page Fresh Eggs Daily. I’m ALL about different ways to eat eggs! These look yummy!
THIS. WAS. AMAZING. Holy smokes. I put the two servings into one larger baking dish, so it took a bit longer to bake (18 minutes) but WOWOWOWOW!!! I think next time, when I have more time, I’ll saute some onion and bell pepper to put into the sauce. I made this for dinner, too! Eggs for all meals!
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This was delicious! I found the amount of marinara a little much, so I cut it back to 1/3 cup/ramekin, which I liked better, but really, just a superb breakfast, and quite easy. Clean up is a breeze, too.
can it be made using microwave oven?
I have never tried this method myself but you can certainly give it a try. You will have to adjust cooking time as needed.
These are as delicious as they are beautiful. I’ve already made them three times this week.
I’m making this in the morning! It looks spectacular……..and easy!!!! Thanks!
Can you use any cheese or doea is have to be the one listed? All I have is mozzarella and would really love to try this reciepe.
Maria, I recommend using the cheeses listed in the recipe for optimal results.
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Thinking of trying these…but I’m trying to feed 7. Can this be doubled/tripled/etc. and cooked in a casserole dish?
I’m sure that should be fine but you may have to adjust cooking time as needed.
I tried this receipe yesterday and it was delicious. Thanks for posting it!
This looks absolutely amazing! I love this concept 🙂
Minus the bread, this is a gluten free feast for Celiac me. I crave spaghetti and lasagna but even the GF pasta hurts me. I make Italian omelets, which are amazingly like lasagna and eat meaty spaghetti sauce over cooked cabbage, but this Italian baked eggs ideas looks really promising!
Try the spaghetti squash for Italian. My friend follows a paleo diet and swears by it.
Delicious!!!!!
I made this today for my daughter and I for breakfast. Oh my! So very delicious! I need to buy some bigger ramekins, because mine were spilling over with the liquid. I also had a hard time discerning if the whites were set, probably because of the small ramekins, so I ended up over cooking the eggs. It was still very tasty! I will make it again, but be more careful about the baking time. 🙂 Thank you so much for a keeper of a recipe! (Found on Pinterest.)
I’ve never made baked eggs before! Considering how quick this is, totally works for breakfast.
This totally makes me hungry right now for an Italian egg! So simple yet so ridiculously delicious!
I could eat this anytime of day! So simple and so pretty! These would be gorgeous for holiday brunches!
This looks so simple and delicious. I instantly thought dinner when I saw it!
How beautiful and I can only imagine … delicious. I would totally eat this for dinner, as well.
Me too – breakfast for dinner is the best!