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Shakshuka Eggs in a Pitta with Feta

Two eggs poached in a quick tomato and pepper sauce with cumin, spooned into a wholemeal pitta with crumbled feta. 25 g of protein for 473 kcal.

Calories
473kcal
Protein
25g
Fat
21g
Carbs
43g

Per serving, makes 1. 20 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Milk
  • Eggs

Flags follow UK labelling rules and come from the ingredients as listed, not from any particular brand. Check the packet before cooking for somebody with an allergy.

Ingredients

  • Olive oil1 tsp (5 g)
  • Onion40 g
  • Red pepper60 g
  • Chopped tomatoes, tinned150 g

    Just under half a tin. Freeze the rest or double the sauce for tomorrow.

  • Ground cuminHalf a teaspoon
  • PaprikaHalf a teaspoon
  • Egg2 large, about 110 g
  • Wholemeal pitta1 pitta, about 60 g
  • Feta20 g
  • Fresh parsleyA few sprigs
  • SaltTo taste

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Method

  1. Soften the chopped onion and pepper in the oil for five minutes. Add the spices, salt and the tomatoes and simmer for five more, until the sauce is thick enough to hold a spoon track.

  2. Make two hollows and crack an egg into each. Cover the pan and cook for four minutes for runny yolks, six for set.

  3. Warm the pitta and split it. Spoon the sauce in, slide the eggs in on top, and crumble the feta over with the parsley. Eat over a plate.

Worth knowing

  • The sauce has to be thick before the eggs go in, or they float and cook unevenly.
  • Feta at 20 g is a seasoning rather than a topping. It is 22% fat and the sauce needs little of it.

Other lunch recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every lunch between 450 and 600 calories a serving.

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Macros are calculated from the weights listed above using standard food composition values, and will shift with your own brands and measuring. Weigh what you can. This is a recipe, not dietary advice. The full health disclaimer is below.