Zucchini Summer Skillet with Poached Eggs + Garlic Brown Butter Baguettes
It’s getting pretty summery up in here.
So. I’ve surprised myself.
Never did I ever think I could eat zucchini like this – as in, not breaded or fried – and in such a fairly simple state too.
I guess the bacon helps? Shhhhh.
I also figured I could share something lighter with you today since I ate all of my emotions in the form of chocolate peanut butter pie yesterday. Or at least read about eating my emotions all over again. I really ate the pie a few weeks ago. Which kind of ticked off every member of my family who read my blog and threw incoming text messages at me yesterday like all “hey, I’m coming over to get some of that pie.” Um no. Sorry. You’re not. I ate it with Maria Menounos and her abs.
This meal solidifies my beliefs that adding an egg to all things makes them better. Sandwiches, burgers, pizza, even pasta. I’m a true believer. And don’t you always have just the craziest abundance of zucchini every year? I personally don’t since I can’t grow an herb or a vegetable to save my little soul, but I’m often gifted a few fresh ones since everyone else seems to be overwhelmed with green squash. I think it’s even worse this year since it’s rained over here for what seems like my entire existence, but is really probably only the last 30 days.
Which still… seems like my entire existence.
Seriously. I’m ready for Noah and his ark to pull up to my front door any minute now.
The real reason I’m all about this dish is because it’s so… dinnery. You know? I mean I’m all about breakfast for breakfast but I really freak out over breakfast for dinner. It’s the ultimate comfort food. Oh oh oh and since I can’t really do something like this without any form of toast or carb, I had to add some ciabatta crostini on the side rubbed down with garlic brown butter. YES.
If that doesn’t tempt you, I don’t know what will. Veggies just deserve that kind of thing.
Zucchini Summer Skillet with Poached Eggs + Garlic Butter Baguettes
Ingredients
- 1 small baguette, cut into slices
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3 slices thick-cut bacon
- 1 shallot, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 zucchini, cubed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 ounces goat cheese
- 2 to 4 eggs, cooked to your liking
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place the baguette slices on a baking sheet. Bake until slightly golden, about 6 to 8 minutes, then remove from the oven. While the toast is baking, heat the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk constantly as it bubbles until brown bits appear on the bottom, anywhere from 5 to 8 minutes. The minute the brown bits appear, turn off the heat and remove the skillet. Continue to whisk for 30 seconds then stir in the garlic.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook until crispy and fat is rendered, then add in the shallot, garlic, zucchini, salt, pepper and paprika. Stir to coat the ingredients in the bacon fat and cook until the vegetables soften and become slightly golden, about 5 to 6 minutes. Stir occasionally. Add in half of the goat cheese and stir. Turn off heat.
- While the zucchini is cooking, cook your eggs as desired. I poached mine using this method from smitten kitchen. It never fails me. Drizzle the garlic brown butter over the baguette slices and serve the zucchini and egg with extra goat cheese and a sprinkle of salt and pepper.
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70 Comments on “Zucchini Summer Skillet with Poached Eggs + Garlic Brown Butter Baguettes”
What a nice meal! I would love to have this for dinner! Matter in fact I think it will be dinner tonight! I just love these kind of meals, mixing breakfast and dinner! So perfect!!
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Send some of that zucchini my way! I live in Texas and the rain has pretty much been nonexistent. Totally agree, eggs….and bacon make everything way better!
Ah! There’s not just bacon but GOAT CHEESE!!! Love it. I just wrote a post yesterday on allllll the yellow squash in my life. Now I need the green stuff. My neighbors are slacking!
You always make the BEST EGGS! I don’t even really eat eggs (I bake with them) but you convince me that I want to sit down to a plate of eggs, every time you post them :)
Love bacon so I’m bound to love this.
The addition of the egg is a great idea.
xo Quinn
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That’s it – you’ve made my dinner decision for tonight! I have all these ingredients in my fridge except for bacon, but I might just swap that for another egg because I agree that more eggs make all things better. Thanks for another stunner, Jess! :)
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What a great meal! I have just started eating more zucchini – it has always been something harder for me to get into, but I have learned cooked the right way anything can be enjoyed :)
What my luck I have all these ingredients in my fridge now. Bacon and eggs can make anything addictive! The richness and saltness soaked up with sourdough, you are genuis
Proud.Of.You! This looks awesome, and is the perfect way to use up zucchini!
Seems to be the perfect summer dinner!
Thanks for the link to poaching an egg. I haven’t been able to master it yet, and I LOVE poached eggs – hopefully this will do the trick!
Such a perfect summer meal. Eggs for life.
This looks SO good! I didn’t even realize until I got all the way down to the recipe that there was GOAT CHEESE involved. I’m so hungry, I can’t stand it!
Delicious summer meal!
Yes, yes, yes! I love this.
I love my zucchini, and it sounds terrific with bacon and egg added to the mix! I’m gonna have to give this a try.
This looks amazing, especially since I’m a sucker for zucchini (and eggs. and carbs.) and will happily eat all three any time of day!
oooo YUM. I can’t wait to try this. I’ve been making the garlic butter bread crumbs from your salmon with dijon cream sauce recipe and putting them on top of EVERYTHING for the last few weeks– especially sauteed zucchini. Boring healthy zucchini + butter garlic crunch = amazing side dish.
Haha, my first thought when I scrolled down and saw the first photo was, “vegetables?!!” :) This looks so great!!! And there is so much zucchini around right now, it really is perfect timing.
Heading off for a hotel continental breakfast and hoping to find this in a warmer. Sobbing a bit because I know I won’t.
I could eat zucchini and summer squash all. day. long. And a poached egg? On everything. This looks AMAZING. I’d kill for it right now….I’m starving haha
Oh my days, if I could put a poached egg on top of everything I would, especially when theres bacon involved.
I just picked my first zucchini last night. I think I know what I’ll be serving for dinner tonight! Thanks for the link for poached eggs, I never thought of holding and reheating them so we can both have our egg at the same time.
eggs, goat cheese and bacon. yes, yes. and yes.
Looks delish!!! Love to see all the ways to use the zucchinis!!!
Yum! I love poached eggs and this has all my favorite players for any meal!
My garden looks INSANE right now, thanks to all the heat + rain. Hoping to have a major influx of zucchini soon- we lost them all to disease/bugs last year!
I never make time for breakfast in the mornings, because snooze is a gift from the gods, but wow… I got some time for that.
I am obsessed with zucchini so you bet I’ll be making a version of this!
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I think I could handle zucchini if it was in this dish!!! Yummy!
This looks uhhhhhmazing!! Simple and easy and light and bright! Just up my alley. Thanks girl
Xo
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Any excuse to use more squash- so much of it!!! I love doing veggies and a poached egg in the morning.
Any dish that has egg yolk dripping all over it is my kinda grub.
Love the sprinkle of pepper on the egg, too. Makes it that much more mouth-watering.
OMG, I just made my first ever poached egg using the link in your article. I wasn’t very hopeful when I started out but it came out perfect! I’m so proud of myself! lol Thank you for sharing the link.
I couldn’t agree with you more about the egg-makes-everything-better claim. Totally true. There aren’t many foods that taste good by themselves and also taste good with every other food on the planet. Eggs are a true wonder.
So pretty – love this combo!
first, zucchini and bacon are totally friends.
second, runny egg yolks make everything better.
third, a side of carbs FOREVER…with brown butter, FTW.
four…I have those plates, too!
I love love love poached eggs. I put them on everything! And this looks like it’s going to be my next dish… I have some farm fresh zucchini dying to be chopped up.
You had me at brown butter baguettes. Oh my gosh!
This dish is so beautiful! The zucchini alone would draw me in, but that egg on top just looks like the perfect finishing touch. I’ve go to make this one night soon! Love your site.
Now this looks like the perfect way to use up some of my abundance of green squash! I can’t wait to try it!
This looked so good and I had all the ingredients on hand so I got up and made it as soon as I saw the recipe. It did not disappoint. :) I made it paleo by skipping the goat cheese and the baguette. Oh! And I just fried my egg over-medium in the same pan I made the hash in. A great, relatively quick breakfast. Thanks!
I love simple and delicious meals and this one is a great find. I’ll make it tonight for dinner. To this end, could you possibly help out with this quick question: What kind of goat cheese did you use for the recipe?
I looks like a very fresh one (so the taste is very delicate?)… Just to be sure, as I’m in France right now, on vacation and you can imagine there are tons of good goad cheese types:-)
Thank you and all the best!
PS. I’ve been reading your blong for more than 6 months now but only now could slow down my work life and write… I enjoy reading your blog and cooking with you; it’s so much fun.
thank you so much! i actually just used an organic one from my grocery store. mont chevre i think?
Jessica, thank you!!
Yes, organic:-)
Will let you know my experience.
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delicious!
I need this!
Oh this looks like my perfect meal. I seriously will put eggs on top of ANYTHING. I put eggs on top of my homemade pizza the other night to create perfection.
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This would make for one tasty way to start the morning!
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