Keto Southern Goat Cheese Shakshuka

This low-carb Southern spin on Shakshuka is flavorful and packed full of vegetable goodness and spicy heat. A tasty keto recipe under 30 minutes the whole family will enjoy. This satisfying breakfast, dinner (or brinner) couldn’t get much better!

If you have poached eggs in the fridge, it takes less than 20 minutes and almost zero effort to prepare this tasty one-pot meal. Enjoy!

This recipe makes three generous servings or up to six small servings which is ideal if you only want a light breakfast, lunch or keto dinner recipe.

Step-by-step

1. Preheat oven to 220 °C/ 425 °F (conventional), or 200 °C/ 400 °F (fan assisted). Heat the oil in a large oven safe skillet over medium high heat. Add in the onion, jalapeño, bell pepper, and garlic. Sauté 3-4 minutes until soft. Add in the spices and cook 30 seconds until fragrant.

   

2. Add the crushed tomatoes to the pan along with the collards. Cook until collards are wilted about 4-5 minutes. Turn off the heat.

   

3. Using a spoon create divots in the sauce and crack an egg into each divot. Transfer the skillet to the oven and cook another 5-10 minutes just until the egg whites are set but the yolks are still runny.

   

4. Top with crumbled goat cheese and serve. Eat immediately or refrigerate for up to 3 days.

   

Recipe

Keto Southern Goat Cheese Shakshuka

★★★★★4.8 (162 ratings)

Quick and easy one pot meal. A great keto-friendly, vegetarian option made with non-starchy vegetables ...

Hands on

10m

Overall

30m

Servings

3

9.5 g

Net carbs

23.9 g

Protein

37 g

Fat

486

kcal

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Ingredients makes 6 servings

• ¹/₄ cup extra virgin olive oil (60 ml)
• ¹/₂ small yellow onion, diced (70 g/ 2.5 oz)
• 1 jalapeño pepper, minced (14 g/ 0.5 oz)
• 1 medium green bell pepper, diced (120 g/ 4.2 oz)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp paprika
• ¹/₂ tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 large (28-oz) can crushed tomatoes (800 g)
• 3 cups chopped collards, chard or spinach (100 g/ 3.5 oz)
• 6 large eggs
• 115 g goat cheese (4 oz)

• Note

  Recipe makes 4 to 6 servings.

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 220 °C/ 425 °F (conventional), or 200 °C/ 400 °F (fan assisted). Heat the oil in a large oven safe skillet over medium high heat. Add in the onion, jalapeño, bell pepper, and garlic. Sauté 3-4 minutes until soft. Add in the spices and cook 30 seconds until fragrant.

2. Add the crushed tomatoes to the pan along with the collards. Cook until collards are wilted about 4-5 minutes. Turn off the heat.

3. Using a spoon create divots in the sauce and crack an egg into each divot. Transfer the skillet to the oven and cook another 5-10 minutes just until the egg whites are set but the yolks are still runny.

4. Top with crumbled goat cheese and serve. Eat immediately or refrigerate for up to 3 days.

Nutrition per serving, 2 eggs + veggies

Carbs 8%Protein 20%Fat 72% of calories

Net carbs

9.5 g

Total carbs

18.2 g

Fiber

8.7 g

Sugars

10.3 g

Protein

23.9 g

Fat

37 g

Saturated fat

11.4 g

Calories

486 kcal

Sodium

1,130 mg · 49.1% RDA

Magnesium

65 mg · 16.3% RDA

Potassium

906 mg · 45.3% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per 2 eggs + veggies	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Olive oil, extra virgin	0 g	0 g	18 g	159
Onion, brown (yellow), raw	1.5 g	0.2 g	0 g	8
Peppers, Jalapeno, fresh	0.2 g	0 g	0 g	1
Peppers, green bell, fresh	1.2 g	0.3 g	0.1 g	8
Garlic, fresh	0.6 g	0.1 g	0 g	3
Paprika, spices	0.4 g	0.3 g	0.3 g	6
Peppers, chile (chili), flaked and dried, spices	0.2 g	0.1 g	0.1 g	3
Salt, sea salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Tomatoes, canned (unsweetened)	4.2 g	2.1 g	0.7 g	43
Collard greens, collards, raw	0.5 g	1 g	0.2 g	11
Egg, whole, fresh, raw (free-range or organic eggs)	0.7 g	12.6 g	9.5 g	143
Goat cheese, fresh (soft)	0 g	7.1 g	8.1 g	101
Total	9.5 g	23.9 g	37 g	486

Serving size 2 eggs + veggies

• Gluten free
• Nut free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free
• Pescatarian
• Vegetarian