What can I make with eggs and spinach?
Eggs and Spinach turn into dinner faster than almost anything else in the fridge. These recipes use eggs and spinach, and the method notes below cover the three techniques that cover almost every situation.
12 recipes with eggs and spinach
Egg Muffins
Baked mini frittatas loaded with veggies and cheese.
American30m4Bibimbap
Mixed rice bowl with sautéed veggies, beef, and a fried egg.
Korean40m4Bibimbap
Korean rice bowl with sautéed vegetables, beef, fried egg, and gochujang.
Korean45m4
Three-cheese souffles
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6 and butter 4 small (about 200ml) ramekins.
France4
Tuna Nicoise
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.
France4
Shakshuka Feta Cheese
1 In a pan heat the oil medium to high heat, with a tablespoon of olive oil 2 Add the chopped vegetables as onions, garlic, celery and red pepper.
Saudi Arabian4Classic French Omelette
Silky, pale yellow omelette—no browning, just butter and eggs.
French10m1
Kimchi Fried Rice
Punchy Korean fried rice with kimchi and a fried egg.
Korean15m2Breakfast Quesadilla
Scrambled eggs, cheese, and salsa folded into a toasted flour tortilla.
Mexican-American15m2Egg Fried Rice
Wok-tossed day-old rice with egg, scallion, and soy.
Chinese15m4Kale Caesar Salad
Hearty kale tossed in creamy Caesar dressing.
American15m4
Classic Caesar Salad
Crisp romaine with garlicky anchovy dressing and parmesan.
American15m4
eggs and spinach: the three methods worth knowing
- 1Soft scramble: low heat, constant stirring, off the heat while still glossy.
- 2Jammy boiled: 7 minutes in already-boiling water, then straight into ice water for 2 minutes so the shell slips off.
- 3Fried with crisp edges: hot pan, generous fat, spoon the fat over the white until set.
- 4In every method, salt at the end for a cleaner set and a softer texture.
What goes well with eggs and spinach
Eggs and Spinach is at its best with butter, cheese, spinach, scallion, toast and black pepper. Any two or three of those, plus eggs and spinach, is already a dinner rather than an ingredient list.
Storing eggs and spinach
Store eggs and spinach sealed and cool, and use the oldest stock first. If it is close to turning, cook it rather than throwing it out - roasting, soup, and a quick sauce all forgive slightly past-peak ingredients.
Substituting eggs and spinach
If you are out of eggs and spinach, look for something that behaves the same way in the pan rather than something that tastes the same. Match the moisture level, the cooking time, and the richness, and adjust the liquid slightly if your substitute releases more water. When in doubt, describe what you actually have in the chat and Mr. Chef will rewrite the recipe around it.
Eggs and Spinach recipes: common questions
- What can I make with eggs and spinach and not much else?
- Plenty. With eggs and spinach plus an onion, garlic, oil, and salt you already have the base of a skillet dinner, a soup, or a simple sauce. Add a starch - rice, pasta, bread, or potatoes - and it becomes a full meal. The recipes above are ordered so the ones needing the fewest extra items come first.
- What is the quickest eggs and spinach recipe?
- Look for the entries above marked 20 minutes or less. As a rule, anything cut small and cooked in a hot pan beats anything roasted whole, and one-pan recipes save more time in cleanup than in cooking.
- Can I substitute eggs and spinach?
- In most recipes yes, as long as the replacement plays a similar role - similar moisture, similar cooking time, similar richness. Swapping across roles (a watery vegetable for a starchy one, for instance) usually needs a change in liquid or cooking time too.
- How do I use up leftover eggs and spinach?
- Fried rice, a frittata, a grain bowl, a soup, or a quesadilla will absorb almost any leftover eggs and spinach without a recipe. If you want something specific, tell Mr. Chef exactly what is in the fridge and it will build a recipe around it.