Every time I open a jar of marinara sauce, I feel a little guilty. I worked in an Italian restaurant for 3 months where I made the pasta while homemade tomato sauce was going on the stove every morning. And yet I will choose jarred tomato sauce over making my own every damn time. Trader Joe’s, Prego, Ragu—it doesn’t matter; even bad marinara sauce is still pretty damn good.
One of my favorite meals to make is eggs poached in tomato sauce over some kind of carbs, usually quinoa but in this case corn pasta I picked up at Trader Joe’s to try out. I had low expectations and it blew me away; I would not have known this were gluten-free if I hadn’t cooked it myself. There isn’t as much fiber or protein as brown rice pasta, but for the genuine taste and texture this pasta completely wins out.
I posted this recipe over the Summer, but I’m posting it again because I think it should be something everyone tries.
Eggs Poached in Tomato Sauce
You’ll need:
- 2/3 cup marinara sauce
- 2-4 eggs
- A large frying pan with a lid
Method:
- Heat the marinara sauce in the frying pan over medium heat until it’s boiling.
- Gently crack the eggs into the sauce and cover the pan.
- After about a minute, once the white on top of the yolks have cooked, remove the pan from the heat and serve over pasta.
I could eat this every day; actually, there are probably weeks when I do. I hope you will, too.
This looks interesting, I don’t eat eggs but I think I’ll try to make this for my gluten-intolerant boyfriend!
I love poaching eggs in tomato sauce. In the middle of winter it’s not the best time to buy fresh tomatoes anyway, so rock that jarred sauce!
Just 2/3 cup sauce and 4 eggs? Can you eat 4 eggs in one sitting? If so, I am highly impressed! I love eggs, and I love eggs in unexpected places. I will definitely try this.
Oh yes. I’ve put away a dozen in a day.
This looks great!
I never would have thought to cook eggs like that, I’m going to have to try it!
Yummmmm! I love any dishes with eggs. Perfect.
I organized a blind taste test of gluten free products for my medical nutrition therapy class last semester, and everyone agreed that the TJ’s corn pasta tasted just like regular pasta! We used the spirals with regular old tomato sauce, and it was delicious.
Sounds delicious! Never had poached eggs with tomato.
I would never of put this meal together. It sounds wonderful! My go to meal is tortila pizza’s, made with whatever I have left over! 🙂
in Israel we call it “shakshuka”! this is my mother’s favorite meal. there’s a bagel store around the corner that will do this for you and then serve it with a fresh new york bagel…now I’m vegan but that sounds awesome, even to me.
I saw someone tweet about shakshuka a few days ago and had no idea what they were talking about; funny how two things can be culturally different but the same.
We LOVE that pasta. My husband has been trialing gluten-free for the past few months, thus far, and proclaimed that corn pasta better than the “regular stuff.”
I have to agree, bad marinara is still pretty damn good 🙂
daaang! Never in a zillion years have I seen or thought of doing this. Looks delicious. #want
Huh, eggs in tomato sauce, I never would have thought to do that! Which is odd because I can pretty much eat tomato sauce with anything. I’ve got to try this!
Prago for the win!
I’ve never ever thought of the combination of eggs and tomato sauce. Now I’m intrigued to try it.
I love hearing other peoples’ lazy go-to meals – because although I adore cooking, this is all I usually have time for!