7 Ways With Eggs

Even when the cupboard is nearly bare, if you have a few eggs you can cook up a dizzying array of meals, snacks, and even desserts. Eggs take a starring role when poached, baked, or deviled. But they're also versatile team players in casseroles, berry meringues, or breakfast bruschetta.

All your favorite breakfast foods come together in a simple make-ahead casserole that's perfect on those lazy weekends when even getting out of your pajamas is too big a task. Combine sausage, onions, cheddar cheese, and biscuit mix, and chill overnight. Bake whenever you're ready.

Recipe: Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

Crumbled bacon and fresh chives give plain old egg salad a delicious flavor kick. Stack it club-sandwich style or serve it on pumpernickel toast. It's an easy way to use up leftover hard-cooked eggs or just extra eggs that need to be cooked.

Recipe: Egg Salad Club Sandwiches

Who needs an expensive restaurant breakfast when you can curl up at home with this hip take on Eggs Benedict? Pan-grilled bread, poached eggs and a slice of prosciutto are crowned with a warm soul-satisfying mustard vinaigrette. Eggs never tasted so good.

Recipe: Breakfast Bruschetta with Prosciutto, Poached Eggs, and Warm Mustard Vinaigrette

Adventurous eaters will love the look and devilishly good taste of these not-so-traditional stuffed eggs. Flavored with French tarragon, lemon, and chives, they're an elegant version of the classic and an excellent way to use leftover hard-cooked eggs.

Recipe: Chive-Tarragon Deviled Eggs

Classic poached eggs get cozy on a creamy bed of polenta made with Parmesan and sweet corn. The whole thing takes less than 30 minutes to put together and is topped with crumbled crisp bacon and a homemade roasted red pepper salsa.

Recipe: Poached Eggs with White Corn Polenta

Chances are this could become your new favorite way to fix eggs for family or company. It's as simple as slipping each egg into a ramekin with a little butter and a splash of cream. Then sit back as breakfast bakes to perfection.

Recipe: Simple Baked Eggs

Crunchy sweet meringues are the perfect light dessert when topped with fresh seasonal fruit like berries. Whipping the egg whites and shaping and cooking the meringues takes a bit of time, so make them up ahead of time.

Recipe: Berry Meringues