15-30 min4 servingsAlexis Mersel

Baked Eggs with Creamy Spinach & Ham

By Alexis Mersel

Icon of two silouettes of people

4 servings

Icon of clock

15-30 min

Icon of metric scale

Easy

Baked Eggs with Creamy Spinach & Ham
Red background with darker red circles

Recipe Details

Course: Breakfast

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 5 min

Cook Time: 19 min

Total Time: 15-30 min

Cooking Technique: Pressure Cook, Sauté

Cuisine: American

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp. shallot, chopped
  • 4 oz. ham, sliced
  • 1 lb. baby spinach
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 large eggs
  • Fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • Crusty bread, sliced, as needed
This easy all-in-one breakfast is the perfect companion to a thick slice of toasted sourdough or country bread. You can skip the ham, or try it with Canadian bacon or crispy pancetta instead.

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Select Sauté on the Instant Pot® and heat 2 tablespoons of the butter. Add the shallot and cook, stirring occasionally, until just softened, about 1 minute. Add the ham and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes. Add the remaining butter and the spinach and cook until the spinach is wilted, about 5 minutes. Add the cream and salt and cook until most of the liquid has been reduced, about 15 minutes. Add the freshly ground black pepper and taste, adjusting seasoning as desired.
  2. Press Cancel to reset the program. Make four wells in the spinach and carefully crack one egg into each well. Lock the lid in place and turn the valve to Sealing. Pressure Cook for 1 minute at Low Pressure.
  3. Turn the valve to Venting to quick-release the steam. When the steam stops, carefully remove the lid.
  4. Transfer each egg on a bed of spinach to a plate. Top with parsley, if using, and more pepper, and serve with a slice of crusty bread. Enjoy!

About the chef

Alexis Mersel

Alexis Mersel

Alexis Mersel is an author, baker, and recovering corporate executive who lives in Columbus, Ohio with her husband, daughter, and giant cookbook collection. When she's not cooking in or writing about her Instant Pot (she has authored 3 cookbooks on this subject and another on the air fryer), she is in the kitchen making sourdough bread, which she fell in love with first when studying at Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland and again when she returned stateside to her then-home in San Francisco. Read more about Alexis's cooking and travel adventures at: whatisinmypurse.com

View All Alexis's Recipes

GET COOKIN’ WITH US