All our favourite egg recipes
Eggs make a great addition to many recipes including served on top of pasta and tray bakes.
Whether it's breakfast, brunch, dinner or canapés with friends and family, eggs make some of the best and easiest meals.
If you're looking to make perfectly silky scrambled eggs, tender and jammy boiled eggs or indulgent poached eggs on toast with smashed avo, we have expert advice on how to get these relatively simple dishes right every time.
Eggs work perfectly cracked over a tray bake like our healthy ham, egg and chips recipe or as part of a classic dish like shakshuka or eggs benedict.
No matter what type of egg you like, we've rounded of plenty of egg recipes to give you all the inspiration you need.
Bacon and Egg Bibimbap
This Korean-style rice bowl is so versatile: we’ve swapped classic beef for bacon, and feel free to use any vegetables.
Recipe: Bacon and Egg Bibimbap
Duck egg and asparagus dippers
Asparagus is a delicious addiction to a boiled egg. You won't miss toast when you've tried this recipe.
Recipe: Duck egg and asparagus dippers
Polenta and poached egg bowl
This is a simple dish of polenta, green beans and topped with a poached egg.
Recipe: Polenta and poached egg bowl
Spicy Baked Eggs
Inspired by the Mexican favourite Huevos Rancheros, this tasty recipe is one you’ll turn to time and time again.
Recipe: Spicy Baked Eggs
Classic Scotch Egg with Home-made Mustard Mayo
Scotch eggs are surprisingly easy to make and this home-made mustard mayo gives this recipe a real kick.
How to poach eggs
Poaching eggs can be tricky. Follow our cookery teams easy, step by step guide so you can get it right every time.
Recipe: How to poach eggs
Ham and Egg Pasta Bake
You can make this dish even easier if you cook the pasta and sauce ahead of time – simply stir together when ready to bake.
Recipe: Ham and Egg Pasta Bake
Turkish poached eggs
The bright spiced butter gives this simple brunch the wow factor. If you want more kick, add more cayenne pepper.
Recipe: Turkish poached eggs
Eggs royale bake
Inspired by a bread and butter pudding, but this is a savoury version using English muffins soaked in an eggy mixture, baked until cooked through and topped with smoked salmon and chives.
Recipe: Eggs royale bake
Pink Pickled Quail's Eggs
Beetroot turns these eggs a spectacular shade of pink - perfect for entertaining.
Recipe: Pink Pickled Quail's Eggs
Classic Eggs Benedict
Maybe one of the best breakfast recipes out there. It's easy to make but also easy to get to wrong. Follow our classic recipe for a perfect start to the day.
Recipe: Classic Eggs Benedict
Scotch quails' eggs
Mini scotch eggs are a real showstopper when entertaining.
Recipe: Scotch quails' eggs
Bedevilled eggs recipe
These bite-sized nibbles will set the seasonal scene for 2015.
Recipe: Bedevilled eggs
Spicy Tomato and Feta Baked Eggs
This is a quick midweek meal or a great brunch dish.
Recipe: Spicy Tomato and Feta Baked Eggs
Baked eggs florentine
We've turned this traditional brunch recipe into a midweek meal that everyone's sure to enjoy.
Recipe: Baked eggs florentine
How to make scrambled eggs
Our cookery experts on how to make the perfect scrambled eggs.
Recipe: Scrambled eggs
Bread basket eggs
We love dippy eggs, so have given timings for a runny yolk – cook your eggs for slightly longer if you want a more set yolk.
Recipe: Bread basket eggs
Spicy baked eggs recipe
Crunchy chickpea eggs recipe
These delicious vegetarian morsels are perfect appetisers for a dinner party.
Recipe: Crunchy chickpea eggs
Egg and cress on rye recipe
Dine in style with these tasty, easy-to-make canapés.
Recipe: Egg and cress on rye
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