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Cheesy Baked Feta Eggs (Viral Breakfast)

Cheesy Baked Feta Eggs (Viral Breakfast)

A popular breakfast or brunch dish featuring a block of baked feta cheese nestled among roasted cherry tomatoes, red onion, and garlic, seasoned with oregano and chili flakes. Eggs are then cracked into the softened mixture and baked until set, resulting in a wonderfully savory and cheesy dish perfect for dipping with crusty bread.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Calories: 400

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g block of good quality feta cheese
  • 250 g cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 medium red onion thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 large free-range eggs
  • 60 ml extra virgin olive oil plus extra for drizzling
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon red chilli flakes adjust to your heat preference
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • A small handful of fresh parsley chopped, for garnish
  • Crusty bread or pittas for serving

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 200°C (180°C fan/Gas Mark 6). Find a suitable baking dish, roughly 9x13 inches, that can comfortably hold all your ingredients without overcrowding.
  2. In the baking dish, combine the halved cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced red onion, and minced garlic. Drizzle generously with 30ml of the olive oil. Sprinkle over the dried oregano, red chilli flakes, and a good grind of black pepper. Toss everything together right in the dish until the vegetables are glistening and evenly coated. You'll notice the sweet, earthy scent of the oregano and garlic already beginning to mingle.
  3. Create a space in the centre of the vegetable mixture for your feta. Place the block of feta cheese directly into this cleared area. Drizzle the remaining 30ml of olive oil over the feta.
  4. Bake the feta and vegetable mixture for 15-20 minutes. You’ll know it’s ready when the tomatoes have softened, some have burst open, and the feta has started to become wonderfully soft and slightly golden at the edges, emitting a rich, savoury aroma. The vegetables will look slightly shrivelled and glossy.
  5. Carefully remove the dish from the oven. Using the back of a spoon, gently create four indentations in the soft feta and vegetable mixture – these will be nests for your eggs. Crack one egg into each indentation.
  6. Return the dish to the oven and bake for another 8-12 minutes, or until the egg whites are set and opaque, and the yolks are still wonderfully runny (or cooked to your preferred firmness). Keep an eye on them; the whites should be milky white, and the yolks a vibrant yellow, shimmering softly.
  7. Once cooked, remove the dish from the oven. Garnish immediately with the freshly chopped parsley. The vibrant green against the red and white is visually stunning.
  8. Serve directly from the baking dish with plenty of crusty bread or warm pittas for dipping into that glorious, cheesy, yolky sauce. The warm, comforting smell will invite everyone to the table straight away!

Notes

Adjust red chilli flakes to your heat preference. Ensure your baking dish is large enough to prevent overcrowding. For runnier yolks, reduce the second baking time slightly.