Name: Egg in a Bell Pepper
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 bell pepper; oil, (for cooking); 4 eggs; salt, (to taste)

Cooking an egg in a bell pepper is a rather simple breakfast and a healthy, good-tasting meal for a Saturday morning. It has a simple process but turns out great and is easier than carrying egg-rings camping.

The vivid colors of the peppers add a lot of color to the plate. This dish is a kid favorite and is a balanced meal with proteins, vegetables, and tons of vitamins. Try serving it with cooked bacon, sausages, or toasted bread.

This recipe references cooking on a flat top grill but it may also be cooked in a skillet which makes it flexible to cook on a gas stove or over a campfire. The eggs may be flipped to cook both sides or a cover placed over them to cook the top.

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Eggs in a ring of bell pepper cooking on a flat top grill with the top golden brown.

The egg can be cooked all the way through by flipping the egg.

A white pepper plate with two eggs in bell peppers and bacon arranged to look like a smiley face.

Serve the eggs in bell peppers with any normal breakfast items, such as bacon.

Eggs recently cracked into bell peppers cooking on a flat top grill.

Once the pell peppers are starting to soften, crack the eggs into them to cook.

A single cooked egg in a bell pepper sitting on a black camp plate with raw slices of bell pepper in the background.

You can cook the egg to your preferred doneness.

Close up of an egg cooked in a thin slice of yellow bell pepper.

You can use a variety of bell peppers to add fun and vivid colors to brighten up the meal.

Egg in a Bell Pepper Recipe

Ash Hodgson

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Cooking an egg in a bell pepper is a rather simple breakfast and a healthy, good-tasting meal for a Saturday morning.

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Preparation 5

Cook 15

Ready in 20

Servings Servings

CourseBreakfast

InfluenceGlobal

DifficultyBeginner

MethodFry

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Ingredients

1 bell pepper
oil, for cooking
4 eggs
salt, to taste

Equipment

skillet

Directions

Cut the pepper into four slices, about 1/3-inch-thick.
Heat a small amount of oil on a flat top grill at medium heat.
Sauté the bell pepper slices on both sides until bright, colorful, and just beginning to soften.
Crack the eggs into the middle of each pepper slice and sprinkle salt on top. If the grill seems to be dry, add a little extra oil to help stop them from sticking.
Cook until the egg is cooked to your preferred doneness. You may flip the egg to cook both sides or place a cover over the top to trap the heat which will cook the top.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 203kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 12gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 327mgSodium: 127mgPotassium: 247mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 2338IUVitamin C: 76mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 2mg