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Portuguese Baked Eggs
  • Prep
    20
  • Total
    73
  • Serving
    4–6

Portuguese Baked Eggs

Made With

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 red bell peppers, thinly sliced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
  • 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 3 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, preferable fire-roasted
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 cup Frigo® Light Ricotta Cheese
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 cup shredded sharp white cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup shredded Frigo® Fresh Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • Loaf of crusty bread, sliced

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400ºF.

Heat the oil in a deep skillet on medium-high heat. Add the bell peppers, jalapeno and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and just beginning to brown, 10–12 minutes. Then, discard the jalapeno.

Add the garlic, chili powder, paprika, thyme, basil and bay leaves and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper, reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20–25 minutes. Discard the thyme and bay leaves.

Transfer the bell pepper mixture to a 13x9-inch baking dish. Using the back of a spoon, make 6 evenly spaced divots in the mixture. Spoon a dollop of Frigo® Light Ricotta Cheese into each divot. Then, place a divot in each dollop of Frigo® Light Ricotta Cheese. Crack 1 egg into each dollop of Frigo® Light Ricotta Cheese. Top with cheddar and the Frigo® Parmesan Cheese and season with salt and pepper. Bake, rotating the dish halfway through, until the Frigo® Parmesan Cheese is melted and the egg whites are almost set but the yolks are still runny, 12–15 minutes. Serve immediately with crusty bread.

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