Baked Eggs With Cheese (uova Al Piatto All Parmigiana)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 6 eggs
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons boiled ham, cut into thin matchsticks
• 6 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese or 6 tablespoons romano cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 -4 leaves fresh basil, to garnish
• rounds crusty bread, warmed to serve

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 butter a shallow ovenproof dish (or dishes if you prefer to bake the eggs individually.
• 3 break the eggs into the dish.
• 4 season with salt and pepper.
• 5 sprinkle the ham over the whites.
• 6 sprinkle the top with parmesan or romano.
• 7 dot with butter.
• 8 cover the dish,and bake for 7-10 mins., or until the whites have set and the cheese has melted.
• 9 garnish with basil.
• 10 serve hot with warmed peas.
• 11 variation: add 2 ozs of canned peas after adding the ham.