Eggs en Cocotte with Couscous

Name: Eggs en Cocotte with Couscous
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter or margarine; 118 milliliters couscous; 6 larges eggs; 118 milliliters fat-skimmed chicken broth; 6 servings Fresh-grated nutmeg; 177 milliliters shredded fontina or gruyère cheese; 227 grams mushrooms; 6 servings Salt; 177 milliliters whipping cream

Eggs en Cocotte with Couscous might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 14g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 324 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up salt, fat-skimmed chicken broth, eggs, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Rinse mushrooms; trim and discard discolored stem ends. With a knife or in a food processor, finely chop mushrooms. Put mushrooms and butter in a 10- to 12-inch frying pan over medium-high heat. Cover and stir occasionally until juicy, about 3 minutes. Uncover and stir often over high heat until mushrooms are lightly browned, about 15 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Butter

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Food Processor

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Knife

Add broth and couscous to mushrooms; stir, cover, and remove from heat.

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Mushrooms

Couscous

Broth

Let stand 10 minutes. Stir couscous and season to taste with salt. Use hot or cool. If making up to 2 hours ahead, cover and let stand at room temperature; stir with a fork before using. Spoon couscous mixture equally into 6 ramekins (2 3/4 to 3 in. wide, 1 3/4 to 2 in. deep).

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Couscous

Salt

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Ramekin

In a bowl with a mixer on high speed, whip cream until it holds soft peaks. Spoon cream equally into ramekins. Break 1 egg onto cream in each ramekin, then sprinkle equally with cheese.

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Cheese

Cream

Egg

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Ramekin

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Sprinkle nutmeg lightly over cheese. Set ramekins slightly apart in a rimmed pan (9 by 13 or 10 by 15 in.).

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Cheese

Nutmeg

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Ramekin

Frying Pan

Bake in 450 regular or convection oven until yolks are softly set (press gently with tip of a spoon to test), 8 to 10 minutes, or until firm, 12 to 14 minutes.

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Egg Yolk