Shakshuka, poached eggs with tomatoes

Shakshuka, eggs poached in tomato sauce

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Eggs cooked in a tomato sauce with garlic, onion, and green bell pepper. A simple and comforting dish, perfect for breakfast or dinner.

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A dish from North Africa and the Middle East where eggs are cooked directly in a flavorful tomato sauce.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodFrying in a pan
  • Estimated cost$10.91 $2.73 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.00
  • $7.54
  • $0.27
  • $0.21
  • $0.59
  • $0.03
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely chop the onion and mince the garlic. Sauté the onion and garlic in a little olive oil, then add the tomatoes, green pepper, salt, and black pepper. Cook until the vegetables are tender.
  2. Next, crack the eggs directly into the frying pan and let them cook.

The bill

Shakshuka, eggs poached in tomato sauce

  • 4 to 6 eggs$2.00
  • 4 to 5 tomatoes, chopped$7.54
  • 3 cloves of garlic$0.27
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • olive oil$0.59
  • salt$0.03
  • black pepper$0.27

Total$10.91

that's $2.73 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 to 6 eggs
  • 4 to 5 tomatoes, chopped
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 1 onion
  • olive oil
  • 2 to 3 green peppercorns
  • salt
  • black pepper

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