Spiralized Zucchini Nest Eggs

This ad will not print with your recipe

Print Options

Font Size
Include:
Spiralized Zucchini Nest Eggs
Rating: 5 stars
These impressive-looking zucchini eggs in a nest are actually surprisingly easy to make. There's no frying or poaching required--instead, the eggs are baked right on top of a bed of spiralized zucchini noodles. An herbed cheese mixture adds plenty of flavor and keeps the eggs from running through the zucchini nests. Serve these eggs for a healthy breakfast or brunch.
Carolyn Casner
active:
25 mins
total:
40 mins
Servings:
4
Spiralized Zucchini Nest Eggs

Ingredients

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a large rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.

    Advertisement

  • Toss zucchini with oil, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, salt and garlic powder until evenly coated. Using 1 cup zucchini each, create 4 nests on the prepared pan. Bake for 5 minutes.

  • Meanwhile, stir ricotta, basil, Parmesan and the remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper together in a small bowl. Spread 2 tablespoons of the mixture in the center of each nest, creating an indentation. Crack an egg into each indentation. (It's OK if some of the egg spills out.) Bake until desired doneness, 12 to 15 minutes for medium set or 14 to 18 minutes for hard set.

Tips

Tips: Look for a package of fresh zucchini noodles in the produce department, or make your own zucchini noodles.

Tips

If you only have large eggs on hand, they will work but might overflow the nests a bit. Add 3 minutes additional cook time if using large eggs.

Tips

Equipment: Spiral vegetable slicer

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 nest
Per Serving:
175 calories; protein 11.8g; carbohydrates 5.7g; dietary fiber 1g; sugars 2.5g; fat 11.7g; saturated fat 4.1g; cholesterol 197.8mg; vitamin a iu 750IU; vitamin c 18mg; folate 53.1mcg; calcium 154.9mg; iron 1.5mg; magnesium 31.2mg; potassium 380.1mg; sodium 300.2mg; thiamin 0.1mg.
Exchanges:

1 1/2 medium-fat protein, 1 fat, 1/2 vegetable

© Copyright 2021 eatingwell.com. All rights reserved. Printed from https://www.eatingwell.com 07/27/2021
This ad will not print with your recipe
Ads will not print with your recipe Advertisement