Microwave Poached Egg on Toast

Trisha W's Note:

This recipe came with my very first microwave 20+ years ago. It makes an easy, quick, no mess breakfast.

• Total Time: 3 mins
• Prep Time: 2 mins
• Cook Time: 1 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 1

• 1 slice bread, toasted
• 1 large egg
• butter, to taste
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Place the toast on a plate, butter it, flatten the middle down with the back of a fork.
2. Crack and carefully pour the egg into the flattened middle of the toast, not allowing it to spill over into the plate.
3. Prick the yolk quickly and carefully with the tines of the fork and bake in the microwave on a turntable for about 1 minute on 60-70% power, until the white is cooked through or desired doneness is achieved.

Reviews

[Hooterville Cook]

Writing this down so I don't forget.......1 min 10 sec on 70% power.....nothing like having CRS....LOL....Came out perfect. I rarely eat breakfast, and I should....this was fast and little mess. Thank you so much for a great recipe!

[jeanmarieok]

I wanted to love this - I eat poached eggs a couple of times a week and would have loved having a short-cut. While the egg is almost cooked perfectly (every microwave and egg is different, you have to fiddle a little with the time to get it to your liking, which makes perfect sense to me), the bread got kind of soggy and chewy. I tried a couple of different whole grain breads, with the same results.

[I'mPat]

For the egg I would give a five but the cooking process in the microwave turns the toast to being rubbery not at all crisp, would consider doing this recipe again by greasing a plate and cracking the egg onto it and microwaving it and then puting it onto the CRISP buttered toast which could be cooking while the egg is cooking. Thank you Trisha W for a great quick breakfast idea, made for Name that Ingredient and tag game.