15 Poached Egg Recipes Just Right for Any Time of Day

Master the art of poached eggs with this easy-to-follow recipe that uses a straight-sided skillet. The key is to not disturb the eggs while they're cooking and leave plenty of room in the skillet so that they don't stick together.

Once you've learned how to make poached eggs, try the quintessential breakfast recipe: eggs Benedict. Our version, which serves four hungry diners, is simple and classic featuring a creamy Hollandaise sauce, Canadian bacon, and English muffins.

For a healthy lunch or dinner, make this savory poached egg recipe. Serve the eggs with watercress, radishes, and scallions over fluffy white rice and complete the picture with a generous drizzle of a spicy vinaigrette over the whole dish.

Poached eggs are served over this warm and earthy one-skillet dinner. It's packed with greens including spinach, tomatillos, cilantro, scallions, and asparagus, and gets added flavor from coriander seeds and cumin seeds.

This vegetarian recipe features a colorful and healthy combination of French green lentils that are tossed with sautéed Swiss chard, crumbled goat cheese, roasted almonds, and lots of fresh parsley. Top each bowl with a poached egg before serving.

Upgrade your usual egg breakfast with this vibrant recipe that pairs poached eggs with strained garlic-and-chive yogurt and a generous drizzle of butter that gets its heat from paprika and cayenne peppers.

In this fragrant twist on the classic Italian risotto, this recipe calls for a combination of dried and fresh mixed mushrooms along with cooked fava beans, while orzo serves as the base for the dish. Before serving, top each umami-rich bowl with a poached egg.

As an appetizer or side dish, asparagus and eggs are a classic combination. We've taken a simple approach with this recipe. Divide lightly boiled asparagus into four individual servings, place a single poached egg over each portion, and top with thinly shaved slices of Parmesan.

Much as we love creamed spinach, we like to ring the changes. That's where this recipe comes in—here, we added poached eggs and homemade buttery croutons on top of the decadent greens.

This five-ingredient recipe makes one of the simplest but most delicious grain bowls we've ever had. Poached eggs are served over a bed of cooked quinoa, sautéed spinach, and plenty of fresh cilantro. It's the ultimate healthy lunch.

With the robust team of roasted chicken, bacon lardons, and poached eggs, this salad is hearty for sure. Its base is made up of chopped escarole and a peppery Dijon vinaigrette brings it all together.

Poached eggs lend so much creaminess to this salad that's made up of roasted potatoes, onions, carrots, and red or golden beets.

You'll enjoy baby spinach in a whole new way when you serve it with bacon, poached eggs, and a slightly warm vinaigrette.

Polenta is plenty creamy on its own, but it gets an even richer and more savory edge when topped with poached eggs and quartered artichoke hearts.