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Pesto Eggs #38 · breakfast · italian Host: Feel Good Foodie · Pesto Eggs → TikTok → web writeups Online recipe (as published / commonly shared) 1 serving · Prep 2 min · Cook 5 min · Total 7 min We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card. Eggs fried in pesto and served on toast with ricotta. The pesto crisps and flavors the eggs from underneath. Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add: 3 tablespoons pesto homemade or store-bought Allow it to spread and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. You need: 2 large eggs Crack an egg into a small bowl and add it to the skillet on top of the pesto. Repeat with the other egg and add it on the other side of the skillet. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook uninterrupted, about 2 to 4 minutes. Cook until the whites are set and the yolks are as set as desired. Spread the ricotta cheese between the two slices of sourdough bread: 2 tablespoons ricotta cheese for serving 2 slices sourdough bread toasted, for serving Slide the eggs from the skillet onto the toast. Season with: Pinch crushed red pepper for serving Serve immediately. Source: Feel Good Foodie · Pesto Eggs tags: egg,pesto,bread,parmesan · popularity: spike · meat: no	Fried Eggs with Pesto (variation of Fried Eggs with Chimichurri) Book: How to Cook Everything Fast by Mark Bittman (2014) crumb: fried eggs with basil pesto How to Cook Everything Fast includes “Fried Eggs with Pesto (variation of Fried Eggs with Chimichurri)”. Mark Bittman wrote it (2014). Mark Bittman wrote this big book of fast weeknight recipes. Each recipe has variations, such as fried eggs with chimichurri or pesto. Differences: Popular internet pesto eggs fry eggs right in a spoonful of pesto. The recipe serves them on toasted sourdough with ricotta and chili flakes. The ancestor is Bittman's fried eggs with pesto. It is a version of his fried eggs with chimichurri. He spoons a basil and pine nut pesto over the eggs. Both are fried eggs with basil pesto. The online version fries the eggs in the pesto and adds toast, ricotta and chili.

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Pesto Eggs
#38 · breakfast · italian
Host: Feel Good Foodie · Pesto Eggs → TikTok → web writeups

Online recipe (as published / commonly shared)

1 serving · Prep 2 min · Cook 5 min · Total 7 min

We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card.

Eggs fried in pesto and served on toast with ricotta. The pesto crisps and flavors the eggs from underneath.

Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add:

3 tablespoons pesto homemade or store-bought

Allow it to spread and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

You need:

2 large eggs

Crack an egg into a small bowl and add it to the skillet on top of the pesto. Repeat with the other egg and add it on the other side of the skillet.

Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook uninterrupted, about 2 to 4 minutes. Cook until the whites are set and the yolks are as set as desired.

Spread the ricotta cheese between the two slices of sourdough bread:

2 tablespoons ricotta cheese for serving

2 slices sourdough bread toasted, for serving

Slide the eggs from the skillet onto the toast. Season with:

Pinch crushed red pepper for serving

Serve immediately.

Source: Feel Good Foodie · Pesto Eggs

tags: egg,pesto,bread,parmesan · popularity: spike · meat: no

Fried Eggs with Pesto (variation of Fried Eggs with Chimichurri)
Book: How to Cook Everything Fast by Mark Bittman (2014)

crumb: fried eggs with basil pesto

How to Cook Everything Fast includes “Fried Eggs with Pesto (variation of Fried Eggs with Chimichurri)”. Mark Bittman wrote it (2014). Mark Bittman wrote this big book of fast weeknight recipes. Each recipe has variations, such as fried eggs with chimichurri or pesto.

Differences:

Popular internet pesto eggs fry eggs right in a spoonful of pesto. The recipe serves them on toasted sourdough with ricotta and chili flakes. The ancestor is Bittman's fried eggs with pesto. It is a version of his fried eggs with chimichurri. He spoons a basil and pine nut pesto over the eggs. Both are fried eggs with basil pesto. The online version fries the eggs in the pesto and adds toast, ricotta and chili.

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Pesto Eggs

Online recipe (as published / commonly shared)
1 serving · Prep 2 min · Cook 5 min · Total 7 min

We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card.

Eggs fried in pesto and served on toast with ricotta. The pesto crisps and flavors the eggs from underneath.

Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add:
3 tablespoons pesto homemade or store-bought

Allow it to spread and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

You need:
2 large eggs

Crack an egg into a small bowl and add it to the skillet on top of the pesto. Repeat with the other egg and add it on the other side of the skillet.

Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook uninterrupted, about 2 to 4 minutes. Cook until the whites are set and the yolks are as set as desired.

Spread the ricotta cheese between the two slices of sourdough bread:
2 tablespoons ricotta cheese for serving
2 slices sourdough bread toasted, for serving

Slide the eggs from the skillet onto the toast. Season with:
Pinch crushed red pepper for serving

Serve immediately.

Citations
- Feel Good Foodie · Pesto Eggs: https://feelgoodfoodie.net/recipe/pesto-eggs/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Pesto+Eggs
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Pesto+Eggs+recipe

Cookbook ancestor
- Affiliate: buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0544790316?tag=recipeancesto-20
- Reference: How to Cook Everything Fast by Mark Bittman (2014). Publisher: Harvest, 2022 edition, hardcover, ISBN 978-0544790315.

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Dish: Pesto Eggs
Match: Somewhat close
Ancestor: Fried Eggs with Pesto (variation of Fried Eggs with Chimichurri)
Source: How to Cook Everything Fast by Mark Bittman (2014)
Differences: Popular internet pesto eggs fry eggs right in a spoonful of pesto. The recipe serves them on toasted sourdough with ricotta and chili flakes. The ancestor is Bittman's fried eggs with pesto. It is a version of his fried eggs with chimichurri. He spoons a basil and pine nut pesto over the eggs. Both are fried eggs with basil pesto. The online version fries the eggs in the pesto and adds toast, ricotta and chili.
Book recipe: We do not offer this for print or share because it is not public domain. Buy or borrow the book.
Online sources: Feel Good Foodie · Pesto Eggs (https://feelgoodfoodie.net/recipe/pesto-eggs/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Pesto+Eggs)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Pesto+Eggs+recipe)
Date: Sep 2026

Source: what this book is
How to Cook Everything Fast by Mark Bittman (2014).
Mark Bittman wrote this big book of fast weeknight recipes. Each recipe has variations, such as fried eggs with chimichurri or pesto.

Affiliate: buy the book

Reference: How to Cook Everything Fast by Mark Bittman (2014). Publisher: Harvest, 2022 edition, hardcover, ISBN 978-0544790315.

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