Eggs en Cocotte with Chicken Sausage

How to make eggs en cocotte with parmesan and chicken sausage by Bits of Beauty

Bored with my “oatmeal or omelet” breakfast routine, I set out this week to find some more interesting breakfast options that would prove equally filling and healthy. After perusing the web and being bombarded by a variety of unhealthy or lackluster options, I stumbled upon this post. I instantly developed a craving for baked eggs.

Sunday morning, I’d pulled out all my ingredients for a scramble or omelet, but resolved that I’d make eggs en cocotte instead. I knew that a baked egg or two wouldn’t be enough to keep me full, but I wanted to put a minimal amount of work into breakfast on a lazy Sunday morning. So, I took all the ingredients I had pulled out and combined them into one delicious and delightfully simple dish.

Eggs en Cocotte with Parmesan and Italian Chicken Sausage

  • Parmesan (shaved or thinly sliced)
  • 3 room temperature eggs
  • Italian chicken sausage, fully cooked and diced
  • 1/2 shallot, minced
  • English muffin
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Parsley (dried or minced)

Preheat oven to 350°. Toast half of the english muffin. Lightly oil a ramekin or small oven-safe bowl. Place the toasted half of the muffin into the bottom of the bowl, molding it to the shape of the container. Add a layer of chicken and shallot. Crack the 3 eggs over the chicken layer, being careful not to break the yolks. Top with a sprinkling of Parmesan shavings. Fill a baking pan or dish with 1 1/4 to 2 inches of hot water for a bain-marie. Place the bowl in pan and then set the pan into the oven. Bake until whites have set and yolk has begun to flatten out. Remove pan from oven and let cool for a few minutes while you toast the other half of the english muffin. (I use this half to dip into the yolks. Yum!) Remove bowl from water, garnish with parsley and Parmesan. Devour every last bit.

*For a lighter option, use two whites and one whole egg.

P.S. The best part is that you can prep all the ingredients the night before, throw it together in the morning, then get ready while the eggs are baking.

Photo: Ms. Jenn’s Instagram

Cocktail: La Candela

Eva and I are launching a Latin food blog in the fall, but you can follow us on twitter in the meantime. We plan on having plenty of cocktail recipes like this one that Eva and I mixed up poolside over the weekend for Jessie’s birthday.

La Candela

1.5 oz Prichard’s Sweet Georgia Belle Peach & Mango Rum
1.5 oz Smirnoff’s Green Apple Vodka
1.5 oz Whipped Cream Vodka
3 oz Orange juice
1 oz Cranberry juice

Combine the 3 liquors over ice. (If you don’t want to pre-measure, just use a 3 second pour of each.) You should have about a half a cup of liquid at this point. Top off the rest of the cup with orange juice and a good splash of cranberry juice. Stir, strain, and serve.

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chocolate fondue pour deux

This is a continuing guest series by Ines, of the forthcoming blog Whisked & Whipped.

For most, the best part of Valentine’s day is the romance. The flowers. The gift. But for me it’s the chocolate. In honor of this special day I am sharing a decadent and as always easy recipe for Chocolate Fondue. This recipe serves two and enough leftover for the other “dessert” you might be having. Continue reading

culinary affair: chicken marsala

This is a continuing guest series by Ines, of the forthcoming blog Whisked & Whipped.

Valentine’s Day is a day known for romance and indulgence. On one of my first Valentine’s dates we went to a little Italian restaurant in Manhattan. So romantic. The food wonderful. So sweet! I fell in love…with the Chicken Marsala. I have been trying to capture the magic of my first time and have searched for a delicious, traditional, yet easy recipe. One that would showcase the true, unadultered taste of my sweet love: Marsala wine. Continue reading