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Poached Eggs in Spicy Tomato Sauce

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Main Dish
Servings: 4
Calories:

Ingredients

  • 2 each tomatoes cored
  • 1 each onion roughly chopped
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 each Yellow bell pepper
  • 1 cup brown rice
  • 2 cups water
  • 4 ounces crushed tomoatoes
  • 2 each garlic clvoes
  • 2 teaspoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoons red pepper flakes (or more if you like more spice)
  • 1 teaspoons paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
  • 1 cup jarred roasted red peppers chopped
  • salt and black pepper to taste
  • 4 each eggs
  • parsley for garnish

Instructions

  • Adjust your oven rack 6 inches from the broiler and turn on broil to high.
  • Core tomatoes and chop onion. Toss in 1 tablespoon olive oil. Place on a baking sheet and in the oven. Broil for 8 minutes, rotating veggies half way through. Broil until skins are charred.
  • Remove from the oven and carefully, place tomatoes and onions in a blender (making sure lid is tightly on) and pulse for 5-10 times until coarsely chopped.
  • Heat the remaining olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and add chopped bell pepper. Cooking until soft and lightly browned.
  • While bell pepper is cooking, place brown rice and water in a small pot. Bring to a boil and cook for 15-20 minutes or until rice is soft and chewy. Once done, remove from heat and set aside.
  • Once bell pepper is done, stir in tomato mixture from blender and add garlic, red pepper flakes, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, paprika, cayenne, roasted red pepper, salt and black pepper.
  • Bring to a simmer and let mixture cook for 5-10 minutes.
  • Remove mixture from heat and carefully place in a blender (making sure lid is tightly on) and pulse until mixture is well combined. Pulse more if you want a smoother, well combined sauce.
  • Once blended, add mixture pack to the saute pan. Create 4 holes for eggs. Crack an egg into each hole, cover and cook for 5-10 minutes.
  • After eggs are cooked, remove from heat. Serve over a bed of brown rice and enjoy.