Spicy Garlic Feta Baked Eggs with White Beans

Start your morning with a skillet of bubbling, spicy tomato sauce loaded with garlic, chili flakes, and creamy white beans, all topped with gently baked eggs and salty crumbled feta. This dish takes inspiration from shakshuka but leans into extra protein with a hearty dose of white beans alongside the eggs, making it a filling, muscle-friendly breakfast that doesn't skimp on flavor. Perfect for a high-protein lifestyle, this one-pan breakfast delivers eggs and legumes together for a complete protein punch, while the tangy feta and warm spices make it feel indulgent rather than restrictive. It comes together in under 30 minutes and is just as satisfying for a lazy weekend brunch as it is for a quick weekday breakfast you can batch-prep and reheat. Serve it straight from the skillet with crusty bread or warm pita for scooping, or enjoy it on its own with a sprinkle of fresh herbs for a lighter, carb-conscious option. Either way, this dish proves that high-protein breakfasts can be bold, cozy, and genuinely crave-worthy.

Ingredients

• 2 tbspolive oil
• 4 clovesgarlic, minced
• 0.5 mediumyellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 tspred chili flakes, adjust to taste
• 1 tspsmoked paprika
• 0.5 tspground cumin
• 400 gcrushed tomatoes, canned
• 400 gWhite beans, canned, drained and rinsed (cannellini or great northern)
• 0.5 tspsalt, to taste
• 0.5 tspblack pepper, plus more for serving
• 6 largeeggs
• 100 gfeta cheese, crumbled
• 2 tbspfresh parsley, chopped, for garnish
• Crusty bread or pita, optional, for serving

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
2. Finely chop the onion and mince the garlic.
3. Heat olive oil in an oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté until softened, about 3 minutes. 3:00
4. Add the garlic, chili flakes, smoked paprika, and cumin. Sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute. 1:00
5. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, white beans, salt, and black pepper. Simmer uncovered until slightly thickened. 8:00
6. Using the back of a spoon, create 6 small wells in the sauce and crack an egg into each well.
7. Sprinkle the crumbled feta over the top of the sauce and eggs.
8. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake until the egg whites are set but the yolks are still soft, 10-12 minutes. 11:00
9. Remove from the oven, crack extra black pepper over the top, and garnish with chopped parsley.
10. Serve hot, straight from the skillet, with crusty bread or warm pita for scooping if desired.