Pesto Eggs are the perfect dish for a breakfast or brunch! So delicious and easy to make.
If you are on TikTok you might have seen the latest popular recipe. These pesto eggs take just 3 ingredients and a few minutes to make. Grab your favorite pesto and eggs and get to cooking.
Dress up your morning with these flavorful eggs. You can make it over easy, sunny side up, etc. The perfect way to flavor your eggs in a whole new way.
Pesto chicken is delicious, and you might have even tried pesto with pasta. But eggs are not the first thing that comes to mind when pairing with this bright green sauce. But, it will elevate the flavor and leave you wanting one more bite of your breakfast eggs.
What is Pesto?
Pesto is a thick and brightly green colored sauce. Pesto is made with fresh herbs, nuts, oil, and other ingredients. Depending on the recipe it can be made with almonds, pistachios, walnuts, etc. So the flavors are earthy and nutty, and compliment many recipes nicely.
Ingredients Needed
Pesto – You can make homemade or buy store bought pesto.
Eggs
Red Pepper Flakes – Optional for a spicy factor.
How to Make Pesto Eggs
Full steps and directions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Step One: Start by adding pesto to a pan. Heat on medium to medium low heat. Let the pesto get warm.
Step Two: Crack eggs over the pesto. Then season with red pepper flakes.
Step Three: Cook your eggs until they reach their desired doneness.
Step Four: Add pesto and egg(s) to a piece of toast and enjoy.
How to Cook Eggs In Skillet
Here are a few ways that you can cook your eggs with the pesto. Now if you already know how you like your eggs, go for it. But if you are a beginner this might come in handy.
Sunny Side Up – The white of the egg is set and cooked while the yolk is bright in color and very soft. So when you cut into it the yolk oozes. You will cook over medium low heat for 2-3 minutes with a lid on. Once the white of the egg is cooked it is ready.
Medium Eggs – For a medium egg you will cook the same as the sunny side up, but flip at the 2-3 minute mark. And then cook for another 1-2 minutes. Then remove the egg. It will be partially soft in the yolk, but more firm.
Over Hard – This means the yolk is fully cooked and set. Cook with a lid on for 3-4 minutes. Then flip the egg over carefully and cook for another 2-3 minutes or until the egg is fully cooked.
Tips For Success
- Ensure you are using medium low to medium heat. Any higher you can burn the pesto and the egg.
- Allow the pesto to cook for 1-2 minutes in the pan, then add in the egg.
- I like to make a circle with the pesto and then drop the egg on top. That way the egg and pesto kind of stick as it cooks.
- Using a nonstick pan will allow for an easy flip and removal of the egg.
Recipe
Pesto Eggs (TikTok Recipe)
Ingredients
- 1-2 large eggs
- 2-4 tablespoons pesto
- Red Pepper Flakes season as desired
Instructions
- Step One: Start by adding pesto to a pan. Heat on medium to medium low heat. Let the pesto get warm.
- Step Two: Crack eggs over the pesto. Then season with red pepper flakes to your liking.
- Step Three: Place lid over top of pan and cook your eggs until they reach their desired doneness. (about 5 minutes)
- Step Four: Add pesto and egg(s) to a piece of toast and enjoy.
Notes
Tips For Success
- Ensure you are using medium low to medium heat. Any higher you can burn the pesto and the egg.
- Allow the pesto to cook for 1-2 minutes in the pan, then add in the egg.
- I like to make a circle with the pesto and then drop the egg on top. That way the egg and pesto kind of stick as it cooks.
- Using a nonstick pan will allow for an easy flip and removal of the egg.
Nutrition Disclosure
Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.
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