Poached Eggs in the Microwave

two poached eggs with a salad on a blue plate.

It's a pretty spectacular thing when you can create restaurant quality food at home, such as poached eggs. This style of cooking eggs often requires a technique when cooking on the stove top, but with this simple microwave poached eggs recipe, you will have eggs benedict quality eggs in under five minutes.

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Prep Time 1

Cook Time 2

Total Time 3

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 65 kcal

Ingredients

1 egg
⅓ cup of water
½ tsp of vinegar
Salt & pepper

Instructions

Fill a microwave safe bowl with water and vinegar.
Crack one egg into the bowl and poke a small hole in the yolk with a cake tester or toothpick.
Cover with a plate and microwave at 50% powder for one minute.
Remove and check for doneness. Continue microwaving in 15 second intervals until the egg white it cooked through and the yolk is set.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 65kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 6gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 164mgSodium: 63mgPotassium: 64mgSugar: 1gVitamin A: 238IUCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg

Keyword Easy Recipe, hard boiled eggs, microwave, microwave meals, microwave proteins, Microwave Recipes, poached eggs

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