Soft cooked eggs with creamy bacon grits just may be the ultimate comfort food! Cook up a bowl today with this easy recipe…it will turn even the most upside-down day right side up. I promise.
This is another one of those breakfast-for-supper recipes that can take your rainy, cranky weekday and turn it completely around. We’re talking soft, comforting eggs nestled in creamy, dreamy grits with bits of crispy bacon swirled all inside. One spoonful and whatever was driving you out of your mind will magically melt away, and all that will be left is breakfast for dinner happiness. That’s all it takes…one bowl of eggs with creamy bacon grits.
Now for those of you who haven’t discovered the wonder of grits, think polenta, only a little more substantial – but the same delicious corn taste. And for those of you who already know and love grits, check out my very favorite grits on the planet – the fabulous Anson Mills. Their pencil cob grits…I don’t even have words to describe the wonderfulness.
[clickToTweet tweet=”Soft cooked eggs with creamy bacon grits just may be the ultimate comfort food! ” quote=”Soft cooked eggs with creamy bacon grits just may be the ultimate comfort food! “]One of the things I love about this recipe is that you can customize it to your hearts content. The eggs should be soft-cooked so they melt into the grits when you break into them, but you can poach, fry or soft boil them, whatever you like best. Click here for my fool-proof way to poach eggs, and here for the perfect way to fry eggs.
The bacon can be thick cut, center cut, regular old bacon…whatever you have on hand. Sometimes I will scatter a little parmesan cheese on top, and sometimes not. The essentials are the soft eggs, the grits and the bacon, and I promise that with this particular combo, everything will turn right with the world.
You’re feeling happy just looking at it, right? Now let’s make some!
PrintEggs with Creamy Bacon Grits
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 2 large or 4 small servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients
- 1 cup grits
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Salt and pepper
- 4 eggs, soft cooked your favorite way (poached, fried or soft-boiled)
- 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
Instructions
- Prepare grits according to package directions. Grits usually take about 45 minutes to cook to their best consistency.
- Stir in butter until fully melted. Taste and season with salt and fresh ground pepper as needed.
- Reserve a little of the crumbled bacon and stir the rest into the grits until evenly distributed.
- Divide the grits between bowls. Nestle the eggs into the grits and sprinkle with reserved bacon. Just before serving, break into each egg so the yolk melts down into the grits, and grind a little more fresh pepper on top. Enjoy at once!
Heather P. says
I have totally made this before! This is one of my “go-to” recipes when I’m in the mood for something easy and comforting. I sometimes add a little cheese to the grits, but mostly it’s just the basics. :-)
Kate says
Cheese definitely takes it up a notch, but one way or the other I agree that it’s pretty much the perfect comfort food!
Ellie @ Ginger Bear Kitchen says
Oh I love grits so much and this looks fantastic! I often make shrimp and grits but I love the bacon and eggs idea. I’m definitely going to try this!
Kate says
Now you have me dreaming about shrimp and grits too! Both of them are just plain scrumptious.
Joanne says
Given my serious adoration of polenta it’s absolutely appalling that I’ve never had grits! I need to get on this.
Kate says
You do! Or you could just come on over and I will make you a bowl-full. :)
Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch says
Yum! Love my grits, bacon and eggs!!! And love breakfast for supper!!!
Kate says
Breakfast for supper makes every day better – especially the ones where we need a little comfort food! :)
Nutmeg Nanny says
Oh my goodness, this is calling out my name right now. This looks dreamy :)
Kate says
The siren call of grits – I know it well! :) :)
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