Food Recipes Saucy Simmered Eggs 5.0 (1) Add your rating & review This quick take on shakshuka is perfect for an easy weeknight meal. By Jenna Helwig Jenna Helwig Instagram Jenna is the food director at Real Simple and the author of Bare Minimum Dinners, a cookbook featuring more than 100 low-lift, high-reward recipes. Previously, Jenna was the food director at Health and Parents. She is also the founder and operator of Rosaberry, a boutique personal chef services company, and the author of four other cookbooks, including the bestselling Baby-Led Feeding. Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Published on August 18, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Victor Protasio Hands On Time: 20 mins Total Time: 25 mins Servings: 4 These delicious, saucy eggs take after the dish shakshuka, which originated in North Africa and is found throughout the Middle East. It traditionally features eggs simmered in a rich, spiced tomato and pepper sauce. The exact formula varies depending on country, and in this shortcut rendition from Bare Minimum Dinners, you'll swap in Italian spices and a jar of marinara to get to dinner, fast. After infusing the sauce with sautéed onion, you'll poach the eggs right in the sauce, top it with chunks of feta cheese, and sprinkle it with herbs. Serve with toast for dipping into the jammy egg yolks. Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 cup chopped yellow onion ¼ teaspoon plus 1/8 tsp. kosher salt ¾ teaspoon dried oregano 2 ½ cups marinara sauce (20 oz.) 4 large eggs 2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (½ cup), plus more for serving 4 large slices bread, toasted Chopped dill and/or mint, for serving Directions Heat oil in a large skillet over medium. Add onion and ¼ teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add oregano and cook for 1 minute. Add sauce and bring to a simmer over medium; cook, stirring occasionally, for about 3 minutes. Make 4 indentations in simmering sauce and crack 1 egg into each. Sprinkle feta around eggs. Cover and cook over medium until eggs are set to your liking, 4 to 8 minutes. Season eggs with remaining 1/8 tsp. salt. Serve with toast, more feta, and, if desired, chopped dill and/or mint. Note Excerpted from Bare Minimum Dinners: Recipes and Strategies for Doing Less in the Kitchen. Copyright © 2021 by Jenna Helwig. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Rate it Print