22 Poached Egg Recipes for Any Meal

Perfect your poach with these great-anytime recipes.

March 24, 2017

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When isn't a poached egg appropriate? We can't think of a single time we don't want one, from breakfast to dinner and everything in between. If that's how you feel, here are 22 ways to use them to make any meal a little better.

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Ted Cavanaugh
1/22
Perfect Poached Eggs
Poach eggs before you head to bed and you’ll have a quick breakfast on hand in the morning.
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Ted Cavanaugh
2/22
Toast with Green Garlic Confit and Poached Eggs
Three ingredients but infinite possibilities.
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Peden + Munk
3/22
Garlic Soup with Potatoes and Poached Eggs
For this soup recipe, whack the garlic cloves with the side of a chef’s knife; the papery skins will loosen from the cloves and you can slip them right off.
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Alex Lau
4/22
Cheesy Grits with Poached Eggs, Greens, and Bacon
Winter’s answer to the grain bowl, this feels super hearty and satisfying.
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Photo by Alex Lau
5/22
Smoked Fish and Rice Breakfast Bowl
Can’t find Japanese pickles? Shave some radishes, carrots, or cucumbers, then toss the slices with a pinch of sugar, a pinch of salt, and a few spoonfuls of rice vinegar. Let sit 5 minutes before using.
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Brandon Harman
6/22
Breakfast Bowl With Sweet Potatoes and Turmeric Egg
Adding turmeric to the poaching liquid in this breakfast bowl recipe imparts a deep golden hue to the egg.
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Ted Cavanaugh
7/22
Toast With Ramp Kimchi and Poached Eggs
Ramps, a wild leek, are one of those fleeting vegetables that whip chefs and cooks into a springtime fever.
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Alex Lau
8/22
Tofu Yum-Yum Rice Bowl
The crowning jewel of this vegetarian entrée is a poached egg.
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Peden + Munk
9/22
Chickpeas and Chard with Poached Eggs
You can cook the chickpeas a day or two in advance; pick up at the step where you sauté the onion and garlic.
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Eva Kolenko
10/22
Frisée-Lardon Salad
Buying slab bacon rather than sliced allows you to cut it into the perfect size and shape.
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Vincent Cross
11/22
Crazy-Fast Ramen with Bacon, Egg, and Kimchi
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Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
12/22
Sorrel Rice Bowls with Poached Eggs
This “put an egg on it” dream dish is a must-order menu item at Sqirl. If using kale, you may want to add more lemon juice to mimic sorrel’s tart sharpness.
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Peden + Munk
13/22
Lentils with Cucumbers, Chard, and Poached Egg
Calling all savory breakfast people: This beans-and-greens egg bowl is for you.
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Alex Lau
14/22
Sausage, White Beans, and Kale
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Ditte Isager
15/22
Seared Scallions with Poached Eggs
Serve with a couple slices of toast on the side.
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16/22
Spring Vegetable Risotto with Poached Eggs
Risotto only sounds intimidating—if you can stir, you can make it. Poaching the eggs ahead of time should quell any lingering performance anxiety.
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17/22
Sweet Potato-Pork Belly Hash
This bacony-mapley hash is just begging for a poached egg topper.
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Peden + Munk
18/22
Poached Eggs over Scafata
If ever there was a dish to make vegetables and eggs look (and taste) decadent, this is it. Cooking the spring produce in olive oil delivers deep, luxurious flavor.
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Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott
19/22
Poached Eggs with Mushroom, Tamarillo, and Sage
Adding a little vinegar to the poaching water helps the egg whites set up.
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Alex Lau
20/22
Tunisian-Style Poached Eggs in Red Pepper Sauce
Red bell peppers and grated tomatoes come together for an intensely-flavored sauce.
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Yossy Arefi
21/22
Red Quinoa with Spinach, Cherry Tomatoes, and Poached Eggs
In addition to being deliciously nutty, quinoa is a complete protein—but you knew that already, right? If you can’t find red, the white variety will work just as well in this tangy, wilted salad.
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Gentl & Hyers
22/22
Andouille and Collard Greens Soup with Cornmeal
Cornmeal thickens this soup and gives it a silky texture, and the combination of smoky andouille and greens packs in more flavor than you could imagine from a one-hour recipe cook time.
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