Cheesy potato, cauliflower and thyme shakshuka

Like poached eggs? Then you'll love this lower-carb cheesy potato, cauliflower and thyme dish that's a modern take on a traditional shakshuka recipe. It's high in fibre and can easily be made vegetarian.

Serves: 4

Time to make: 32 mins

Hands-on time: 10 mins

Ingredients

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500g potatoes, peeled, cut into 2.5cm pieces
½ large cauliflower, cut into small florets (about 500g)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 brown onion, thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
300g can corn sweetcornXkernels, drained, rinsed
1 reduced-salt chicken stock cube, crumbled (or use a vegetable stock cube, to make it vegetarian)
¹⁄³ cup finely grated parmesan
4 eggs
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives

Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Bring a medium saucepan of water to the boil over high heat. Add the potato. Cook for 10 minutes, or until potato just tender, adding cauliflower halfway through the cooking time. Drain well.

2 Heat half of the olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Sauté onion, garlic, cumin and 3 teaspoons thyme for 4 minutes, or until the onion softens. Add corn, stock cube, potato, cauliflower and remaining oil to pan. Sauté for 5–7 minutes, or until golden.

3 Transfer the potato mixture into four small baking dishes. Sprinkle with cheese. Using the back of a spoon, make four indentations in potato mixture. Gently crack 1 egg into each indentation. Bake shakshuka for 12 minutes, or until egg whites have set but yolks are still soft.

4 Serve sprinkled with chives and remaining thyme.

HFG tip

You may find this article interesting:

The health benefits of cauliflower

And here’s some more delicious recipes using cauliflower:

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Cheesy cauliflower carbonara

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Wok-fried cauliflower with honey soy hoison and pine nuts

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 328 cal

Kilojoules 1379 kJ

Protein 14.4 g

Total fat 15.0 g

Saturated fat 4.1 g

Carbohydrates 28.9 g

Sugar 8.4 g

Dietary fibre 9.1 g

Sodium 389 mg

Calcium 181 mg

Iron 2.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

First published: Jun 2021

2 comments on Cheesy potato, cauliflower and thyme shakshuka

Clare Finnis March 17, 2022 at 7:40 am #

Lovely

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Petra Sparks May 25, 2025 at 6:50 pm #

Loved this one. Very tasty, nicely seasoned and NO MEAT, so a saving on the pocket even if only for one night 🙂

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