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Skillet Breakfast Recipe: How to Broil Eggs

Thanks to inspo from Jamie Oliver's mention of a midnight breakfast idea years ago, my version of this skillet has been on our table for holidays, birthdays, and everyday meals forever. The savory vegetables caramelize and create their own delicious sauce. Topped with eggs broiled to everyone's liking, you will win with this special recipe and egg method!
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time25 minutes
Servings: 5
By: Heather Bursch

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 4 cloves garlic peeled
  • 1 bell pepper - red, orange, or yellow
  • 8 oz mushrooms - baby bella or any kind you like
  • 1 large vine tomato quartered and seeds removed - cherry tomatoes work too!
  • 1 small red or yellow onion peeled and ends trimmed.
  • 12 oz package of savory and fully cooked breakfast sausages Like these!
  • 4-6 eggs - we especially love these for the best yolks!
  • 2-3 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

  • Trim the ends off of your garlic cloves and slice in half length-wise.
  • Hold the stem of your bell pepper and slice off all four sides to avoid cutting into the center seeds. Remove the core, stem, and all seeds. Rinse and pat dry if necessary. Next, slice each quarter into two to three long stips.
  • Chop mushrooms into slices or quartered chunks. Then cut tomatoes into long strips or quartered (make sure to remove seeds!), onions quartered, and sausages into bite-sized pieces however you prefer.
  • Preheat your broiler.
  • Have your eggs ready to crack. You can have a small prep dish or a bowl to crack them in if you like. When ready, start the vegetables next.
  • Heat your large oven-safe skillet, then heat 2 tablespoons of oil.
  • When the oil is warm but not smoking, add the onions, separate the quarters into pieces, and mushrooms. Stir and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes until both vegetables are softer and starting to brown.
  • Next, add the garlic and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Then add bell peppers. Stir occasionally, let peppers sauté with the vegetables for 1-2 minutes more. Adjust heat if anything starts to darken too fast.
    large stainless steel pan with peppers, onions, and mushrooms frying with steam rising.
  • Move vegetables to the outer edges and add all the sausages to the middle. Let them fry without stirring for a minute. Then, stir all ingredients together and pan fry as sausage starts to brown. If sausages aren't getting heated through, push them to the bottom of the pan as needed.
  • When your vegetables start to brown and sausages have a crispy edge the way you like to eat them, make small holes in your mixture for your eggs. Try to expose the bottom of your pan, even if just a little. If the bottom of your pan is getting crusted or dry, add a bit more oil as needed before the egg step.
  • Crack one egg at a time and put it in one of the holes. Move quickly to get all eggs in holes or on top of some of your mixture.
    Veggies in stainless steel pan with wells of raw eggs ready to broil
  • When egg whites start to set and turn almost white rather than translucent, your pan is ready for the broiler.
  • Put your pan under the broiler, about 6 inches from the top of your oven, on racks one or two. Let the broiler cook your eggs for 30 seconds to 1 minute, checking for when you'd like to pull it out.
  • My suggestions are as follows, but all broilers are different:
    Over-easy eggs - 30 seconds to 1 minute
    Medium eggs - 1 min or a little over
    Hard eggs - 2 minutes
  • Serve in the skillet on a hot pad on your table or plate. See FAQs below for more tips & tricks!

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