11 Favorite Fried Egg Recipes

This recipe is a fresh take on bibimbap, a Korean rice dish traditionally topped with meat, vegetables, egg, and chili paste. It’s fast, easy, and doesn’t require a trip to a specialty store.

Recipe: California-Style Bibimbap

Niloufer Ichaporia King, a wonderful San Francisco cook and author of My Bombay Kitchen: Traditional and Modern Parsi Home Cooking, developed this recipe for us. The Parsi community is famous for its ways with eggs, and King strengthens that reputation here.

Recipe: Eggs on Potato Chips

Don’t let the simple title fool you—this is a sensational combination of cooked and raw vegetables with eggs, from a Portland food truck.

Recipe: Eggs and Greens

In this version of the classic eggs-in-a-hole, eggs are cooked (“jailed”) in the centers of bread slices, cut out to accommodate them. The cutouts get toasted in the pan, too.

Recipe: Eggs in Jail

An appetizing mix of beans, bacon, cheese, tomatoes, cilantro, chiles, and green onions make this a hearty brunch or dinner dish.

Recipe: Mexican Eggs

When great asparagus comes into the market, celebrate it with this easy, flavor-packed breakfast or lunch.

Recipe: Parmesan Toasts with Asparagus, Prosciutto, and Eggs

Sunset recipe tester Maryanne Welton contributed this clever, eggy twist on the caprese salad.

Recipe: Caprese Skillet Eggs

We live in the age of “put an egg on it,” and this recipe makes a great case for continuing the trend. The liquid yolk creates a sauce for the savory cauliflower as you eat.

Recipe: Roasted Cauliflower with a Fried Egg

Panzanella, the Italian bread salad, usually relies on juicy tomatoes and basil for its allure. This wintertime version expands its appeal to the cold seasons, too.

Recipe: Roasted Fennel, Egg, and Pancetta Panzanella

A North African dish, this terrific skillet dinner (or breakfast) is also hugely popular in Israel. Our lightened version, developed for a healthy eating column, uses less oil than the typical shakshouka, so feel free to double it (even triple) if you like—it’ll taste more authentic that way.

Recipe: Paprika Tomatoes with Poached Eggs (Shakshouka)

We developed this recipe for a fast New Year’s Day brunch that would get you back on your feet after a big party, but honestly, it’s great any time—and takes less than half an hour to make.

Recipe: Speedy Huevos Rancheros