Eggs recipes
Eggs are the original fast food: cheap, nutritious and ready in minutes. This page goes well beyond breakfast, with omelettes, frittatas, shakshuka, egg fried rice, savory pancakes, breakfast tacos, egg salads and soft-boiled eggs for ramen and bowls. Every recipe takes 20 minutes or less.
25 recipes, quickest first.
8 minCheesy spinach omelette
8 minSmoked salmon scrambled eggs
10 minEgg drop soup
11 minBacon and egg English muffins
12 minCopycatCopycat Egg McMuffin
12 minSmashed avocado toast with feta and jammy eggs
13 minTamagoyaki rolled omelette
13 minTurkish eggs with chili butter
14 minMasala omelette
14 minUpgraded instant ramen with jammy egg
15 minChilaquiles rojos
15 minKimchi fried rice with a fried egg
16 minBreakfast fried rice with bacon and egg
17 minBodega bacon, egg and cheese
17 minOyakodon
17 minThai basil chicken with fried egg
18 minChorizo, potato and egg breakfast tacos
18 minHuevos rotos with chorizo
18 minSweet potato hash with fried eggs
19 minHuevos rancheros
20 minClassic deviled eggs
20 minCurried egg sandwiches
20 minEggs Benedict with blender hollandaise
20 minQuick bibimbap
20 minQuick shakshuka
Keep a dozen eggs in the fridge and you will always have a meal option, especially late at night or when the shopping is running low. The recipe tips explain how to cook eggs exactly the way you like them, from jammy yolks to crisp edges, and what to add to turn a couple of eggs into a full dinner.
Common questions
How long do I boil eggs for soft and hard yolks?
Lower large, fridge-cold eggs into boiling water. For a runny yolk, cook about 6 minutes; for a jammy, just-set yolk, 7 minutes; for fully hard-boiled, 10 to 12 minutes. Move them straight to ice water to stop the cooking and make peeling easier. Times vary a little with egg size and altitude.
Is it safe to eat runny eggs?
The USDA recommends cooking eggs until both the white and yolk are firm, and dishes containing eggs to 160F, because raw or undercooked eggs can carry salmonella. Many people still enjoy runny yolks; using pasteurized eggs lowers the risk. Young children, pregnant people, older adults and anyone with a weakened immune system should choose fully cooked eggs.
How do I make eggs into a quick dinner?
Fold leftover vegetables and cheese into a frittata or omelette, poach eggs in a spiced tomato sauce for shakshuka, stir-fry them with rice and soy sauce, or put a fried egg on top of noodles, grain bowls or a quick hash. Add bread or a salad on the side for a filling meal.
How long do eggs last in the fridge?
Raw eggs in their shells keep for three to five weeks in the fridge, so they often stay good past the date on the carton. Store them in the carton on a shelf rather than in the door, where the temperature fluctuates. Hard-boiled eggs should be eaten within one week.