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Nature’s perfect food makes a perfectly easy meal.

Eggs are practically synonymous with Easter—but these versatile, protein-packed staples cook up into a perfect meal any time of year.

Eating eggs might make your meal more satisfying too. A recent study found that when people ate a scrambled-egg-and-toast breakfast, they felt more satisfied—and ate less at lunch—than when they ate a bagel (that supplied the same number of calories) another day. The combination of high protein and moderate fat in eggs might make them especially filling, say experts. Even if you’re watching your cholesterol, a daily egg can likely fit into your eating plans. 

Explore this collection of healthy egg recipes for delicious ways to put eggs on the menu at any meal. We gather inspiration from all corners of the globe: and we pair eggs with chiles in Mexican-style Mini Chile Relleno Casseroles, we beat them into a potato omelet with Spanish Tortilla, and we spread them on bread for a Scandinavian Smørgastarta. We’ve even turned poached eggs on toast into an elegant dinner, the vegetable-packed Eggs Italiano. Read on to find a favorite egg recipe and get cracking!

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Healthy Egg Recipes: Breakfast

• Mini Mushroom-&-Sausage Quiches
• Poached Eggs
• Quick Breakfast Taco
• Spinach & Tomato Omelet
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Healthy Egg Recipes: Brunch

• Baked Asparagus & Cheese Frittata
• Cheese & Scallion Puff
• Ham, Gruyere & Spinach Bread Pudding
• Real-Man Quiche
• Scrambled Egg Burritos
• Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon
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Healthy Egg Recipes: Lunch

• Egg Salad Sandwiches with Watercress
• Loaded Spinach Salad
• Londoner’s Egg Sandwich
• Pan Bagna
• Spring Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette
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Healthy Egg Recipes: Dinner

• Artichoke-Scrambled Eggs Benedict
• Eggs Italiano
• Mini Chile Relleno Casseroles
• Pocket Eggs with Soy-Sesame Sauce
• Roasted Ratatouille with Eggs & Cheese
• Smorgastarta
• Spanish Tortilla
• Tortilla with Tuna & Onions
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Healthy Egg Recipes: Dessert

• Caramel Cream Cheese Custard (Flan de Queso)
• Dark Roast Creme Brulee
• Maple-Pumpkin Custards with Crystallized Ginger Meringues
• Strawberry-Rhubarb Bread Pudding
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Egg Cooking Tips

• To hard-boil eggs: Place eggs in a single layer in a saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and cook at the barest simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, pour out hot water and cover the eggs with cold water. Let stand until cool enough to handle before peeling.
• Pasteurized liquid “egg products,” such as Egg Beaters, are used in recipes calling for eggs that are uncooked. Pasteurization kills any harmful bacteria that may exist in uncooked eggs. Look for them in the dairy case near the eggs or in the freezer.
• Eat eggs, in moderation. Eggs are no longer on the cholesterol blacklist. The daily recommended cholesterol limit is 300 mg of cholesterol and one egg contains about 213. So if you’re going to eat an egg in the morning, simply limit how much cholesterol you get that day from other sources. Substitute some veggies for meat at dinner or skip the half-and-half in your coffee.

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