19 Homemade Egg Dish Recipes for National Egg Day!

Looking for some egg-stravagant egg dish recipes you can make this National Egg Day? So were we; that’s why we put together this crackin’ (get it?) list of the best egg dish recipes on the web. Keep on reading to get your yolk on!

19 Egg-stravagant Egg Dish Recipes

Okay, we’ll stop with the egg puns (although we can’t promise one or two won’t be sprinkled throughout this post) and get on with the good stuff: eggs! June 3rd is National Egg Day and we’re firing up our cookware to make these great homemade recipes! Come join us!

 

1. Cheesy Baked Egg Toast

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National Egg Day is an all-day affair! Kick off the holiday with this cheesy baked egg toast for breakfast!

Ingredients

• Great Day Farms Eggs
• Sandwich bread
• Butter
• Salt and pepper
• Shredded cheese
• Cooking spray
• Teaspoon with a pointy tip (or a regular, rounded teaspoon with a butter knife)

2. Italian Baked Eggs

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These Italian baked eggs are super simple to make and the variations are endless! But its best feature is that this homemade egg dish recipe is just so darn tasty.

Ingredients

• 1 cup marinara sauce
• 4 large eggs
• 1/4 cup fat free or lowfat milk
• 1/4 cup shredded gruyere cheese
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup basil leaves, chiffonade

3. Easy Egg Biryani Recipe

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If you’re a true egg lover, this biryani dish is for you! A modern take on a classic Indian dish, egg biryani is super simple to throw together (don’t let the ingredient list deter you!) and features flavors everyone will love!

Ingredients

• 1 cup Basmati rice
• 1 large or 2 medium onions
• 10 cashew nuts
• 2 green chilies
• 1 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• fistful of coriander leaves
• fistful of mint leaves
• 3 tbsps thick curd/plain yogurt
• 2 tbsps fried onions
• salt, to taste

Spices You Will Need:

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tbsp biryani masala powder
• 1 tsp garam masala powder (can be found in Indian or health food stores)

For the Eggs:

• 3 eggs
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp gram flour/besan (optional)
• salt, to taste

For the Seasoning:

• 2 tbsps oil
• 2 tsp ghee
• 1 inch piece of cinnamon stick
• 1 cardamom pod
• 2 cloves
• 1 tsp shah jeera

For Garnishing:

• 1 tbsps fried onions
• 1 tbsps finely chopped coriander leaves
• 1 tbsps finely copped mint leaves
• 1 tsp ghee
• 3-4 strands saffron
• 1 tbsp milk

4. Healthy Egg Salad Sandwich Recipe

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This healthy egg salad sandwich recipe is so creamy and tasty, you’ll forget any other recipe exists! For a meaty variation, fry up some ham and top your eggs with it! (Think awesome Moons Over My Hammy!) This is definitely in our Must-Try Egg Dishes for brunch list!

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
• 1/2 tsp. mustard
• 2 tsp. dill relish
• 4 slices bread

5. Baked Kilt-Wearing Scotch Eggs

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Yup, that’s an egg nestled within a sausage ball. We know; it’s amazing, isn’t it? This Paleo-friendly, dairy-free scotch egg recipe is made with gluten-free sausages and will definitely elevate your breakfast game to the next level. So, dust off your kilt and make this recipe for National Egg Day!

Ingredients

• 4 hard boiled eggs
• 13.3 ounces mild Italian ground sausage (gluten free)
• Coconut oil or olive oil

6. Baked Egg Boats

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Sure, this dish looks like it’d be difficult to make, but don’t judge a boat by its cover? Anyway, these baked egg boats are super scrumptious and will make the American Egg Board proud. It’s true! There really is such a thing as the American Egg Board!

Ingredients

• 4 demi sourdough baguettes
• 5 eggs
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 4 ounces pancetta, finely chopped and fried until crisp
• 3 ounces gruyere cheese, grated
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• salt and pepper to taste

7. Homemade Egg Drop Soup Recipe

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We love making egg drop soup! It’s so much fun watching the egg cook and anticipating the sweet taste of it in your mouth. The perfect homemade recipe to make if you’re feeling lazy, make a couple of bowls, invite your neighbors over, and celebrate National Egg Day!

Ingredients

8. Pizza Frittata

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Pizza is like the perfect meal; it was everything! This recipe makes pizza even better (we didn’t think it was possible either) by making it into a frittata, thereby giving you the perfect excuse to have pizza for breakfast!

Ingredients

• 5 eggs + splash of water
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup ea. onion and broccoli, chopped
• large handful spinach
• 5-6 tablespoons tomato or marinara sauce
• sprinkle of mozzarella and parmesan cheese (optional)
• 3-4 slices uncured pepperoni

9. Baked Eggs in Portobello Mushrooms Recipe

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Do you love eggs? Do you love portobello mushrooms? Then you must be losing it over this delicious baked eggs recipe! The perfect substitute for bread or sausage, portobello mushrooms add the perfect texture and meatiness to this awesome dish. Make it for breakfast or lunch; any time is a great one to have this homemade recipe!

Ingredients

• 4 large portobello mushrooms, stem removed, wiped clean
• Olive oil spray
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt, divided
• ½ teaspoon black pepper, divided
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 4 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 4 tablespoons chopped parsley for garnish

10. Low-Fat Best Deviled Eggs Recipe

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Deviled eggs are a classic American dish, so of course you have to make them! It’s the only way to truly honor the magical egg. This deviled eggs recipe is made without mayo, making it a healthy, low-fat alternative for all of you health-conscious, Weight Watchers’ folks out there.

Ingredients

• 6 eggs, hard boiled and peeled
• 4 teaspoons sour cream
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ teaspoon yellow (prepared) mustard
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• Paprika for garnish

11. Eggless Egg Scramble

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We couldn’t leave our vegan friends out of the celebration! This tofu scramble is absolutely incredible and tastes just like the real thing! Nutritional yeast imparts a cheesy flavor, so sprinkle that bad boy on generously and indulge in a dairy-free, eggless, good-for-you breakfast scramble!

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 leek, thoroughly washed, halved, and thinly sliced (white and light green parts only)
• 2 cups baby spinach
• 1 small yellow squash, quartered and sliced (about 1½ cups)
• 6 ounces baby bella mushrooms, washed, destemmed, and sliced
• 14 ounces firm sprouted tofu
• 1½ teaspoons turmeric
• 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
• ½ teaspoon truffle salt
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons fresh chives

13. Breakfast Puff Pastry Tart

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Breakfast is our undeniable favorite meal of the day; so is dessert, so when we came across this recipe, we couldn’t believe our eyes! Could something so heavenly and perfect exist? And is it really a puff pastry? Let’s just say, this egg breakfast tart opened our eyes and we can guarantee they’ll open yours too.

Ingredients

• 1 sheet of puff pastry {thawed}
• 3 ounces of Mascarpone
• 1 Tbsp finely diced chives
• 6 strips of bacon {cooked}
• egg wash {1 egg beaten with 1 Tbsp milk}
• 6 eggs
• salt and pepper

14. Breakfast Vietnamese Egg Rolls Recipe

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How amazing are these breakfast egg rolls? Made in the traditional Vietnamese style, these egg rolls are light, crispy and filled to bursting with scrambled egg and sausage gravy. So yeah, they’re pretty much the best Vietnamese egg rolls recipe ever.

Ingredients

• Eggs (6)
• Salt/Pepper to taste
• Egg roll wrappers
• Shredded cheese

15. Soft Boiled Egg and Soldiers

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This modern take on the soft boiled egg is the perfect recipe to make with the kids! Easy to put together (all you really need to do is boil the egg and saute the asparagus), this is an egg dish you can enjoy in less than ten minutes. And thank goodness for that because the pictures alone are saliva-inducing!

Ingredients

• 1 bunch of asparagus
• 4 large free-range eggs
• sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper

16. Paprika Chicken Schnitzel with Fried Eggs

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If you’re looking for amazing chicken and egg recipes, then this chicken schnitzel is for you! A traditional Viennese dish, a chicken schnitzel is basically breaded chicken. (And we all know how amazing breaded chicken is.) This bad boy is spiced with paprika and topped with a fried egg, making it the perfect lunch or dinner for National Egg Day!

Ingredients

• 4 pieces chicken breast
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• flour
• 6 eggs, divided
• 2 cups seasoned bread crumbs
• 2 tbsps sweet paprika
• a handful flat-leaf parsley, leaves chopped
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced, divided, plus wedges for serving
• 4-5 tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 1 jar roasted red peppers, thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 heart romaine lettuce, shredded
• 8 anchovy fillets
• 4 tbsps capers

17. Best Eggs Benedict Recipe

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If you’re a huge breakfast person like we are, then this recipe is for you! If you’re a huge breakfast person, you must definitely try this recipe. This homemade eggs benedict recipe is the best around in that it’s topped with Hickory ham and mozzarella.  Chomp on that!

Ingredients

• 2 croissants, sliced open length ways
• 4 slices of smoked Hickory ham
• 100 – 150 g smoked mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 4 free range eggs, as fresh as possible
• 30 – 45 white vinegar, for poaching
• some chopped fresh parsley for serving (optional)

For Hollandaise Sauce:

• 2 egg yolks
• 15 ml water
• 15 ml lemon juice
• pinch of salt
• 125 ml butter, freshly melted and very warm

18. Homemade Bacon and Egg Breakfast Cups Recipe

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I’m sure you’ve seen this recipe floating around the annals of Pinterest, but it’s really so easy to make and delicious that we just had to feature it! This is the best egg dish recipe to make beforehand, so come those late mornings, all you need to do is grab, go, and try not to eat (too quickly).

Ingredients

• 1 package of bacon
• 1 dozen eggs
• salt
• pepper
• Herbs de Provence seasoning (or any herb season mix you have at home)

19. Copycat Cheesecake Factory Avocado Egg Rolls Recipe

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If you’ve ever had the avocado egg rolls from Cheesecake Factory you know how delicious they are. Creamy avocado wrapped with a crispy wrapping and smothered (I guess you can dip) with a tangy and sweet tamarind-cashew dip. Now you can enjoy these rolls at home for half the price with this homemade recipe!

Ingredients

For the Egg Rolls:

• 2 large avocados, diced
• 4 sundried tomatoes packed in oil, sliced
• 1/4 cup red onion, diced
• 1/2 jalapeno, finely diced
• 1 tbsp cilantro, chopped
• 1 tbsp lime juice (~1/2 lime)
• 8 egg rolls
• 1 egg white

For the Cashew and Tamarind Dipping Sauce:

• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/4 cup cashews, chopped or ground
• 1 tsp tamarind concentrate or 2 tbsps lime juice
• 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
• 2 tbsps honey
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 tsp ginger, grated
• Sriracha, to taste
• salt, to taste

National Egg Day only comes once a year so celebrate the right way by making these tasty homemade egg dish recipes!

 

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