What to Make With Eggs for Dinner

A dozen eggs can be three different dinners. These are proper meals, not breakfast pretending to be dinner.

Chicken Fried Rice

25 min · serves 4

Cold rice fries instead of steaming, which is why leftovers make the best version.

Under 30 min · Cheap · Family · One pot

Egg Fried Rice

15 min · serves 2

The fastest dinner in this collection that still feels like a real meal.

Under 30 min · Cheap · Vegetarian · One pot

Shakshuka

30 min · serves 3

Eggs poached in spiced tomato: a pantry dinner that looks like brunch.

Vegetarian · Healthy · One pot · Cheap

Potato & Onion Frittata

35 min · serves 4

Eight eggs and a pound of potatoes make four filling portions.

Vegetarian · Cheap · One pot

Zucchini Fritters

25 min · serves 3

Squeezing out the water is the difference between crisp and soggy.

Vegetarian · Cheap · Under 30 min

Spaghetti Carbonara

20 min · serves 4

Adding the eggs off the heat makes a sauce, not scrambled eggs.

Under 30 min

Upgraded Instant Ramen

10 min · serves 2

Half the packet plus soy cuts the sodium without losing flavour.

Under 30 min · Cheap

The one tip

Cook eggs gently. High heat makes scrambled eggs rubbery and can scramble a carbonara sauce.

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Questions people ask

What can I make with eggs tonight?

Quick options: Chicken Fried Rice, Egg Fried Rice, Shakshuka, Potato & Onion Frittata. Each is on this page with a full recipe and a serving scaler.

Any tips for cooking eggs?

Cook eggs gently. High heat makes scrambled eggs rubbery and can scramble a carbonara sauce.