Herby Cheese Baked Eggs

Name: Herby Cheese Baked Eggs
Ingredients: Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 teaspoon herbed chèvre or Boursin cheese; Fresh chervil leaves or chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley, for garnish; Fresh chervil leaves or chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley, for garnish; 1 teaspoon unsalted butter; 3 teaspoons heavy or whipping cream; 3 teaspoons heavy or whipping cream; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon herbed chèvre or Boursin cheese

Preparation info

1
portion

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

Vary the soft cheese in these eggs—there are so many pepper-and herb-flavored chèvres in the market now. As these eggs are baked in individual ramekins, you can serve breakast or brunch to a crowd and have all the eggs ready at the same time.

Ingredients

1 teaspoon unsalted butter
3 teaspoons heavy or whipping cream

Brunch
Breakfast
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 450°F.
Place the butter and 2 teaspoons of the cream in a ¾-cup ramekin. Carefully break the egg in the center. Dot the egg with the che