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Cajun Spiced Eggs

6 Feb

Ingredients:

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 cup diced celery
  • 1/4 cup  each diced red and green bell pepper
  • 2 ounces honey0cured ham, diced
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 1/2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
  • salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley

How to make:

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Cook the onion and garlic to soften, 5 minutes. Add celery, and red and green pepper, and cook until soft.

Turn the heat up to medium-high, add ham, and cook 2 minutes.

Stir in paprika, cayenne, and thyme, and cook less than 1 minute. Pour in tomatoes, season with salt and pepper, and simmer about 10 minutes to thicken.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Pour tomato sauce into 9 inch square ceramic baking pan. One at a time, carefully break the eggs over the sauce, and sprinkle with parsley.

Bake 18-20 minutes or until eggs are done to taste.

Serve with warm, crusty bread for dipping.

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