Top Egg-Based Dishes For Lent

Egg-based dishes are a great alternative for some people’s meatless observance of lent. Let’s have a look at three of the best options to go for:

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Spinach Pie

With a ready-made pie crust and frozen spinach waiting in the fridge, this delicious recipe should just take you 10 minutes to prepare. Add a variety of ricotta, parmesan, and mozzarella cheese, three lightly beaten eggs, and nutmeg to the main ingredients and you’re ready to go. Preheat oven to 350°F, mix the ingredients, and pour into the pastry shell. Bake for about 45 to 50 minutes then let stand for another five. Cut the pie into eight wedges and serve topped with pasta sauce.

Egg and Feta Brunch Pizzas

Here’s a bistro-styled feta pizza that should add a new twist to your sunny-side-up egg March brunch. You’d need pizza dough, six eggs, half a cup of tomatillo salsa, chopped poblano chile, three tablespoons of red onions, a cup of crumbled feta cheese with oregano, sun-dried tomatoes, and black pepper. Heat oven to 375ºF, unroll the pizza dough onto the baking sheet, and make 15 x 11-inch rectangles. Spread the salsa onto the edges, make six wells in the dough, and put in one cracked egg per well. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until the egg whites are set and yolks are cooked to desired doneness.

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Oven-Baked Chiles Rellenos

For these mouthwatering rellenos, you’d need a combo of cream, cheddar, Colby & Monterey Jack Cheeses. Add six eggs and eight peeled poblano chiles, ¼ cup of milk and chopped cilantro, a cup of sour cream, and two cloves of minced garlic. Heat oven to 350°F, mix in the cheeses and spoon evenly into the chiles. Beat eggs and pour over the chiles then bake until the egg mixture is set. While waiting, add in sour cream, garlic, and cilantro.

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