Single-Serve Microwave Shakshuka

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 3 mins

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 4 Servings

f you love breakfast for dinner, particularly when it involves eggs, this miracle meal needs to be in your rotation. This riff on shakshuka, the dish of eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce, adds tender chickpeas to the mix for extra heartiness and comes together beautifully in the microwave. Allow yourself just five minutes — yes, really just five minutes! — and it can be yours when you need dinner for one, fast.

Ingredients

Cooking spray
1/4 cup marinara sauce
1/4 cup cooked chickpeas, drained and rinsed if canned
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Pinch kosher salt
1 large egg

Instructions

Coat a microwave-safe, wide, shallow bowl with cooking spray. Add the marinara sauce, chickpeas, red pepper flakes, and salt, and stir to combine.
Make a well in the center of the sauce and crack the egg into the well. Pierce the center of the egg yolk once with a sharp paring knife. Cover the bowl with a damp paper towel. Microwave at 80% power for 1 minute. Continue cooking in 20-second bursts at 80% power until the white is set and yolk is at your preferred doneness, 3 to 4 bursts total. Serve immediately.