Shakshuka – Eggs Poached in Spiced Tomato-Pepper Sauce

Shakshuka is a staple across North Africa, a skillet of tomatoes and peppers simmered down with cumin and smoked paprika until thick enough to cradle a few cracked eggs. The eggs poach right in the sauce, so the whites set while the yolks stay soft, ready to be scooped up with a piece of bread or eaten on their own.

Bell pepper and onion get a proper sauté before the tomatoes go in, which builds real depth rather than relying on the spices alone. A scatter of fresh parsley at the end keeps it looking, and tasting, bright.

This is a vegetarian breakfast that leans into a Mediterranean pattern of eating, olive oil, tomatoes, and vegetables doing most of the work, with eggs as the protein anchor. It's easy to scale up for a slow weekend breakfast shared straight from the skillet.