Eggs with potatoes and tomato (Αβγά με πατάτες και ντομάτα)

Eggs with potatoes and tomato (Αβγά με πατάτες και ντομάτα)

Eggs with potatoes and tomato is a quick and easy traditional Greek recipe

Αβγά με πατάτες και ντομάτα. This recipe is great for those days when you don’t have the energy to even think about cooking.  Our parents never seem to be in this state. Still, they rely on this quick meal as a way to feed us an easy lunch, often when they were busy preparing an elaborate supper.  In fact, the last time they made this dish for us was a few weeks ago, while we were Mia Kouppa-ing (yup! that’s a verb).  We were busy cooking, note-taking, photographing, chasing after them with measuring spoons, and then, during a brief pause they decided that we must be hungry.  And just like that, the potatoes were being peeled, and the eggs were being cracked.  We didn’t actually feel hungry, but when our lunch of eggs with potatoes and tomato was placed in front of us, we realized that we were starving.

Eggs with potatoes and tomato (Αβγά με πατάτες και ντομάτα)


It’s hard to know what to call this dish.  It’s not an omelet in the traditional sense of the word.  It’s not really scrambled eggs.  It’s not strapatsada (στραπατσάδα), which is a similar dish made without potato, but with the addition of feta. So, we figured that the simplest way to name eggs with potatoes and tomato is just like that – to simply list the main ingredients.  

Chunky tomato sauce

Helpful hints

Make this recipe using our chunky tomato sauce


This recipe is only quick if you have already made our chunky tomato sauce, and there is some waiting in your fridge, ready to be used.  If you haven’t made the sauce yet, or have run out of your supply (because it is SO good), you can follow the link here, make a batch, and then make these eggs with potatoes and tomato.  If you’ve got some sauce left over, then you can make our baked eggplant, zucchini and potato recipe too. Happy days!

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Eggs with potatoes and tomato (Αβγά με πατάτες και ντομάτα)
Eggs with potatoes and tomato (Αβγά με πατάτες και ντομάτα)

How to make eggs with potatoes and tomato without homemade chunky tomato sauce

However, if you are really wanting to make this recipe, and don’t have the time or inclination to make our chunky tomato sauce, then you can always use a sauce you have purchased.  Buy the best brand and highest quality thick tomato sauce you can find.  A tomato passata would work well here.

How to serve eggs with potatoes and tomato


This meal is often served at lunch or as a light supper.  We love it with some feta, and a nice hunk of fresh bread (we seem to be saying that in a lot of our posts…but feta and bread go with almost everything, don’t they!?).

Eggs with potatoes and tomato (Αβγά με πατάτες και ντομάτα)

Eggs with potatoes and tomato

Eggs with potatoes and tomato is a perfect Greek meal - rustic and simple
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Course: Breakfast, Light meal, Lunch
Cuisine: Greek
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 300kcal
Author: Mia Kouppa

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 ½ cups grated potato
  • 1 cup chunky tomato sauce or passata
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 large eggs

Instructions

  • In a large frying pan, heat the oil and then add the grated potatoes.  Cook, over medium heat until the potatoes are cooked through.  This will take approximately 10 minutes.
    2 tbsp olive oil, 3 ½ cups grated potato
  • Once the potatoes are cooked, pour in the chunky tomato sauce and add the salt. Mix well. Carefully (because it's hot), take a taste and decide if you need more salt or not.
    1 cup chunky tomato sauce or passata, 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • In a separate bowl, beat the eggs lightly.
    4 large eggs
  • Pour the beaten eggs into the frying pan.  Mix everything around.  Use a spatula to move the mixture around to be sure that the egg gets cooked through (a few minutes, depending upon the size of your frying pan).
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 240mg | Potassium: 1168mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 578IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 4mg

Thanks for sharing!

18 Comments

    1. miakouppa says:

      Definitely one of ours as well 🙂

  1. olivesandfeta says:

    Yes, this dish reminds me of summers in Greece … Swim at the beach, and then abga me patates Kai vtomata 💕💕💕

    1. miakouppa says:

      For sure! All that’s missing for us right now…is the beach! Sigh 🙂

      1. olivesandfeta says:

        Yes I know… The Greek sea would be even better…

  2. I love dishes like this and eggs is such a versatile ingredient! 🙂

    1. miakouppa says:

      They truly are versatile, and inexpensive which is great. Our parents always said, if you have eggs in the house, you have a meal 🙂

      1. That is so true! 🙂

  3. Made this today and it was delicious 😋. Thanks

    1. miakouppa says:

      Thanks for letting us know Sophie! So happy you liked it 🙂

  4. I just read your last comment about what your parents say about having eggs in the house and I agree. This sounds like a very nice lunch.

  5. Rhonda Sittig says:

    This looks like the best kind of comfort food!! We lived in Spain for several years and still make the egg and potato “tortilla” that we learned to love there. Love this recipe– quick and simple enough for everyday. thanks!

    1. miakouppa says:

      That “tortilla” sounds wonderful…especially when enjoyed in Spain! 🙂

  6. PoetSpeak says:

    Simple meals are often the tastiest and enjoyable. The photos encourage appetites too. Thanks for this!

    1. miakouppa says:

      You’re so welcome 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!

      1. PoetSpeak says:

        Pleasure!

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