Easy Curried Shakshuka
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Published Jan 01, 2021, Updated Jan 25, 2022
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This easy shakshuka recipe features poached eggs in a flavorful tomato sauce with curry powder. It comes together quickly and can be served any time of the day!
Since making shakshuka for the first time a few years ago, Isaac and I have become obsessed. We’ve tried it a couple different ways, but I think this version with bell pepper, feta and curry is my absolute favorite and the best I’ve ever tasted.
If you’re new to the dish, don’t be scared away by the name. It’s way easier to cook than it is to pronounce. Just kidding, it’s pretty easy to pronounce as well… shock-shoo-kah.
The best part about this dish (besides how delicious it tastes) is that you cook everything in one pan! I don’t know a single person that doesn’t love easy, one-pan meals like this!
What’s not to love — cooking everything in one dish not only makes the prep super simple, but you’re also cutting way back on the amount of dishes you have to wash. Less dishes = winning!
What is Shakshuka?
Shakshuka (also spelled shakshouka or chakchouka) is a dish of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes, usually with olive oil, peppers, onion and garlic, as well as, spices. From my online research it seems as though the dish originated in North Africa. That said the dish has existed for centuries and is popular in Palestine, Israel, Egypt and other countries in the Middle East as well.
Ingredients in Shakshuka
- onion
- orange bell pepper
- garlic cloves
- olive oil
- seasonings and spices – cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, turmeric, sea salt and pepper
- curry powder
- canned diced tomatoes
- eggs
- feta cheese
- fresh cilantro and parsley for serving
Substitutions & Notes
Curry powder – Curry powder is an untraditional ingredient for shakshuka but it adds a ton of flavor. If you don’t love curry flavor you can leave it out but I highly recommend it.
Vegetables – The fun thing about shakshuka is that you can customize the sauce! Don’t love bell peppers? Leave them out. Want to add greens, add them in with the tomatoes! Have fun experimenting with different vegetables in your shakshuka.
Need it to be dairy-free? The feta adds a lovely creaminess to the dish, but if you’re dairy-free or paleo, you can easily leave the cheese out.
How to Make Shakshuka
Sauté vegetables – Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper and garlic to the skillet and cook until the vegetables are soft and fragrant – about 5-10 minutes.
Add spices – Stir in the cumin, paprika, cayenne, curry, turmeric, salt and pepper to the onion mixture and cook while stirring to combine for an additional minute.
Add tomatoes and cheese – Add the diced tomatoes to the skillet and bring sauce to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until the sauce thickens a bit – about 10 minutes. Sprinkle the feta cheese to the tomato mixture and stir.
Add eggs – Crack the eggs into the tomato sauce, spacing them out so you get 4-5 eggs in the large skillet. Cover and let the eggs cook, undisturbed for about 5 minutes or until the egg whites are cooked through. Remove the skillet from the heat, uncover and let sit for an additional 1-2 minutes before serving.
How to Serve Shakshuka
To serve shakshuka, spoon 1-2 eggs along with a big serving of tomato sauce onto a plate. Garnish with extra feta cheese and fresh cilantro and parsley. Serve with toast, veggies or a whole grain like quinoa or brown rice for a complete meal.
Since the main protein source for this dish is eggs, you can serve it for just about any meal — breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. It comes together quickly and works great as a fast weeknight dinner option. Plus, you can reheat the leftovers for breakfast… score! Try my green shakshuka next!
More Middle Eastern Dishes
More One Pan Recipes
- Tempeh Butternut Squash Bake
- Asian Chicken Sheet Pan Meal
- Vegetarian Sheet Pan Dinner
- One Pan Roasted Chicken with Butternut Squash
- Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas
Easy Shakshuka
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 orange bell pepper, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1-2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 4-5 eggs
- 1/2 cup feta cheese
- fresh cilantro and parsley, for serving
Instructions
- Sauté veggies: Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper and garlic to the skillet and cook until onions are soft and fragrant — about 5 to 10 minutes.
- Add spices and tomatoes: Add cumin, paprika, cayenne, curry, turmeric, salt and pepper. Give the mixture a stir and cook for about 1 minute more. Add diced tomatoes to the skillet and bring sauce to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until the sauce thickens up a bit, about 10 minutes. Add feta cheese to the tomato mixture and stir.
- Add eggs: Crack eggs into tomato sauce. You should be able to fit 4-5 eggs in a large skillet. Cover and let the eggs cook for about 5 minutes, or until the egg whites are completely cooked through. Remove skillet from heat, uncover and let sit for a 1-2 minutes before serving.
- Serve: Spoon 1-2 eggs along with a big serving of tomato sauce on to each plate. Garnish with extra feta cheese and fresh cilantro and parsley. Serve with toast, veggies or over a whole grain like quinoa or brown rice for a complete meal.
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Notes
- Curry powder – Curry powder is an untraditional ingredient for shakshuka but it adds a ton of flavor. If you don’t love curry flavor you can leave it out but I highly recommend it.
- Vegetables – The fun thing about shakshuka is that you can customize the sauce! Don’t love bell peppers? Leave them out. Want to add greens, add them in with the tomatoes! Have fun experimenting with different vegetables in your shakshuka.
- Need it to be dairy-free? The feta adds a lovely creaminess to the dish, but if you’re dairy-free or paleo, you can easily leave the cheese out.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I have been wanting to try Shakshuka for a LONG time! I love anything with eggs and curry. This is TOTALLY my kinda eating! Pinned!
Oh girl, you must try it! It’s sooo good! 🙂
you got the pronunciation right! Love shakshuka. I could eat it endlessly but with za’atar pita in particular 😉
This looks so delicious! I’m a HUGE fan of one pot meals. I usually like to saute a bunch of veggies, push them to the side, then cook a protein–simple and easy to clean up!
This looks SO good!! I will definitely be putting this into my rotation. I am a little surprised at the carb amount since there’s nothing in the recipe that really jumps out as high-carb.
Looks good!! I’d love to have this for breakfast.
I’ve never tried shakshuka with feta before but I can just imagine how awesome that salty bite is to the dish!
Wonderful recipe! I LOVE curry AND I love shakshuka! This looks absolutely amaaaaazing~
Thank you!! I hope you get a chance to try it. 🙂
how can I get a clean copy of the recipe? It’s too hard to read with the pictures behind it?
Hi Ronnie. Sorry you’re having trouble with the recipe. Here’s a link to the printable version: https://www.eatingbirdfood.com/curried-shakshuka/?print Hope this helps!
You might want to check this link, Brittany. I got an error message when I clicked it.
Good catch! I just updated the link so it should work now! 🙂
Oh wow! I love the curry twist on a classic shakshuka. Delicious!
Its look Healthy & Testy.
Pinning right now. This looks so good!
Seriously this is such a pretty meal and SO DELISH! The perfect brinner if you ask me 🙂
Yes! Brinner is THE BEST.
I LOVE THIS. Cannot wait to make it 🙂
This looks so so so perfect. A must make for din tonight!
I am dying to try this, but low carb. I think this ‘should’ be low carb but you have 30g listed per serving?? From where? I can’t figure it out from the ingredient list? Thanks!
Hi Dudley. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I just recalculated the nutrition facts and realized there was an issue with the original facts. There are actually about 21 grams of carbs per serving, from the onion, bell pepper and canned diced tomatoes. I hope this helps and I hope you enjoy the recipe! 🙂
I could eat this every day and never tire of it! Looks amazing, and I am all about the one dish meal
I’ve only recently started hearing about this dish…I love huevos rancheros, so I’m sure I’d love this…just different flavors!
Made the curried shakshaka, just delicious! Trying to eat healthier without losing flavor, this recipe delivers! The spices are amazing, and the egg makes it hearty.
Hey Carlene! I am so happy to hear that you liked the Curried Shakshuka! Thank you for taking the time to come back and leave a review (and star rating), your feedback is super helpful!
This was such an easy and satisfying meal. I’m a curry finatic so I really loved it. Its very aesthetically pleasing as well. 🙂
Woo-hoo!! So glad you enjoyed this recipe, Fae. Thanks for giving it a try and for coming back to leave a comment and star rating. It means the world to me!
Absolutely delicious, and so filling! Such a versatile recipe, can literally be eaten at any meal.
Ahh that makes me so happy to hear, Marina! Thanks for trying my recipe and for coming back to leave a comment and star rating. I so appreciate it! <3
This Shakshuka is amazing! The curry is such a nice addition. It comes together so quickly, and is flavorful + filling. This is a new go to for weeknight dinners. The leftovers are really good with toast for breakfast or brunch!
Yay!! So glad you enjoyed this recipe, Sally! Thanks for coming back to leave a comment + star rating. I so appreciate it!
So flavorful!!! My whole family loved it!!
Yay!! I’m so glad this recipe was a hit with your family, Lynn!! Thanks for trying it and for coming back to leave a comment + star rating. I really appreciate it. <3
Your curried shakshuka was delicious! The lady and I really enjoyed it! Easy, simple ingredients, wholesome…Clearly we’ll be making that again. Think I might throw some avocado on top next time but damn that was good. Zero leftovers.YUM
Ahh that makes me so happy to hear, Aubrey! I’m glad this dish was a hit. Thank you so much for trying my recipe and for coming back to leave a comment and star rating. I so appreciate it!
Can you use green pepper rather than orange? I’m so excited to try this recipe!
Yes, that should be just fine! Green just doesn’t have as much of a sweet taste as orange does, but it should still turn out fine!
My husband and I both loved this! Served over some crusty bread! I also used red pepper because they were out of orange.
Yay!! I’m so glad this dish was a hit, Dana! Thanks for trying it and for coming back to leave a comment + star rating. It means the world to me. <3
I make this recipe ALOT because I love this recipe ALOT. It’s crazy how easy it is to make, and inexpensive the ingredients are. You probably have them in your pantry already. Make it for dinner this week, you won’t regret it! Five stars!!
We’ve been eating this dish for dinner at least once a week recently! 🙂 I’m so glad you love this dish, Britt!! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment + star rating. I really appreciate it.
It’s an Israeli dish and it’s pronounced : shak-Shuka as it’s spelled. I love it.
Quick and easy to make. Absolutely delicious! Looking forward to adding this recipe to our household meal rotation 🙂
Hands down one of our all time FAVORITES! Shakshuka is back in our regular rotation! This version is waaaay easier to prepare & comes together quicker than the recipe I used to use. We’re hooked on Curried Shakshuka & we’re not looking back! Thank you so much, Brittany!
Ahh this makes me so happy to hear, Jennifer!! So glad you’re loving this recipe. Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment + star rating. It means the world to me. <3
Delicious! 4 and 6 year old approved! This recipe was super easy and filling. Adding it to the rotation. Thanks Brittany!
Yay!! So glad this recipe was a hit with the kiddos, Lisa. Thanks for making it and for coming back to leave a comment + star rating. I appreciate it. <3
I had been dying to try this recipe and finally gave it a try tonight. I absolutely loved it! My husband isn’t personally a huge fan of curry spices, but he ate it! Even though I loved the curry, I might try to play with the flavors to appeal to my husband (maybe taco type seasoning and spicy peppers). .
So glad this recipe was a hit, Jenn! I bet a Mexican style shakshuka would be delish!! Definitely let me know what you think if you try it. 🙂
I am OBSESSED with this recipe. We usually have it for a weekend breakfast but this week I decided to make a batch on Sunday (without eggs) and then made a fresh egg each morning, and I look forward to it everyday! A new staple in our house!
Woo-hoo! So glad this recipe is a hit! We’ve been having it SO much at our house recently and it never gets old. 🙂
This recipe is DELICIOUS! The trick is getting the eggs to stay runny yolks but cooked whites. I’m obsessed and now cook this all the time. I also love that we have extra to use for breakfast the next few days. I just add the mixture to a pan and reheat, add an egg and it cooks beautifully even reheated. Such a great weekly addition!! Thanks for the recipe.
Ahh yay!! That makes me so happy to hear, Tara. I’m so pumped you’ve been loving this recipe. Thanks for making it and for coming back to leave a comment + star rating. I so appreciate it. 🙂
My husband and I love this meal! It’s so flavorful and versatile. And it’s so easy! We have it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner -several times a month!
Ahh yay!! So glad this recipe is a hit in your house, Laurynn. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment + star rating. I so appreciate it. <3
This looks delicious.I’m Looking forward to trying it. Have you ever left out the Feta cheese?
You can totally leave out the cheese if you prefer!
This recipes is Delicious. I did yesterday and we love it. I always making lots of yours recipes. You are the best.
Made this tonight after seeing your post. Husband and I really enjoyed it! So easy to put together and flavors were great!
I’m so glad this recipe was a hit! Thanks for the review, Janice. 🙂
My family loved this recipe! I only had fire roasted tomatoes. I used those and eliminated the added salt. Half the cayenne was also the appropriate spice level for us. It was requested that this became a regular on our meal rotation. Thank you!
Ahh yay!! That makes me so happy to hear, Barbara. Thanks for coming back to leave a review. I so appreciate it!
I saw this yesterday and already got everything to make for lunch today! It turned out so good and I loved how simple it was to make. I should have added more spice but that that’s completely due to my preference 🙂
Ahh yay!! So glad you enjoyed it, Clara. Thanks for coming back to leave a review. 🙂
Have been wanting to try this recipe for a while and I’m so glad I did. I’ve had Shakshuka before without the curry, but the curry really took it up a notch! I’m sure I’ll be making this again soon.
Ahh yay!! so glad you loved this recipe. Thanks for making it and for coming back to leave a review. I so appreciate it. 🙂
Wow! I really do love ALL your recipes but this one is just AMAZING! I didn’t think I would like the combination of flavors but boy was I wrong. To my surprise, I loved it and ate half the pan. Whoops! I did not have feta on hand so I used goat cheese. Way to go with this one!
Awww that makes me so happy to hear, Brenda!! I’m so glad you loved this recipe. Thanks for coming back to leave a review. I so appreciate it!
So good! Was a hit with the whole family. My kids don’t like feta so we left that out and just topped ours with it, and the kids with fresh mozzarella. Quick to make after a long night of b-ball practices and was a healthy way to refuel!
So glad this recipe was a hit with the whole family! Thanks for making it and for coming back to leave a review. I really appreciate it. 🙂
Loved loved this dish! Super easy and healthy. The curry and spices work perfectly. It will be a repeat for sure!
So glad you loved this recipe, Beth!! Thanks for coming back to leave a review. I so appreciate it. 🙂
This meal was delicious! I made it for my husband and I, we both agreed we’ll keep it in the rotation! This dish has so much flavor and was easy and perfect for our schedules.
Woo!! So glad it was a hit. Thanks for the review, Meridith. I so appreciate it!
Do you drain the can tomatoes before putting in?
Nope! 🙂
Im planning on making this for dinner tonight but was hoping to add 6 ounces of mushrooms I need to use when I add the other veggies. Do you think this would be ok??
Yes, I think that would be totally fine!
Absolutely delicious! Made this tonight and it was a hit. Can’t wait to try it again… Next time I might try adding some fresh spinach or other veggies. YUM!!
So glad you loved this recipe, Jen! Thanks for the review. I so appreciate it!
My husband and I’d never had (or heard of) Shakshuka before this recipe, and it is now one of our favorites! I like to bake a fresh loaf of no-knead bread in my dutch oven and then use it for this dish. Easy, filling, and make a great weeknight dinner!
Yay! I’m so glad this shakshuka recipe was a hit, Stephanie! Thanks so much for trying it and coming back to leave a review. I so appreciate it!
Do you think I could substitute goat cheese for the feta cheese?
Totally!!
So we’ve made this recipe no less than 20 times. It’s our go-to recipe. I have tried others but don’t like it. This has the best flavor profile with spices. It barely feeds the two of us though! Lol. I’ve made it before with 6 eggs and the same amount of tomato / spice mixture when we have company over. Overall, a winner! Thank you!
Woo!! Happy to hear you’ve been loving this recipe, Mina! Thanks so much for the review. I really appreciate it!
Instead of peppers, used shredded zucchini and spinach. Just let them cook with the onions to get the moisture out. Another great EBF recipe!! Delish!!
Woo! So glad to hear that, MP! Thanks for letting me know what additions you made and coming back to leave a review. It means the world to me!
Hi Brittany,
I’m a little late coming to the table for this recipe, but I just stumbled upon it tonight. It reads like a really good novel, where you can completely visualize the characters and plot development in your head. With a good recipe, you can practically taste the ingredients as they meld together to create a dish layered in taste and texture sensations. Delicious! There is one layer in this concoction, however, that neither my husband nor I have ever enjoyed: poached eggs. Do you think any other type of egg could be substituted and still make a tasty meal? I would so appreciate your ideas! Thank you.
Terri
Hi, Terri! I occasionally make leftovers with an over-easy egg but you could easily do over-hard if that’s what you prefer! Just omit the step where you add the eggs to the shakshuka and make your eggs how ever you like them and serve them together.
Great recipe, had some eggplant chopped left over from another recipe so used that peppers onions herbs and all the spices. Used a touch of broth to help the eggplant cook up a bit more, added eggs and did use some feta on top. A favorite.
Woo! So pumped to hear that this recipe was a hit, Frances. Thanks for making it and for coming back to leave a review. It means the world to me!
Really lovely, I will put a little less cayenne next time because I’m weak but this will be my go to shakshuka recipe! I’ve made it with feta for myself but my partner doesn’t like it (freaky, I know) so I used some bocconcini and that was really nice too for texture and creaminess 🙂
Yum! I am glad you are loving this recipe, Katrina. Thank you for sharing your review + star rating, I so appreciate it!
Absolutely delicious and filling! I decided to make it a little more hearty with the addition of chorizo and butter beans in the filling, then topped with avocado and kalamata olives. I’ll be making this more often now. Thanks, Britt!
Absolutely! I am excited to hear that you are loving this recipe and it turned out great for you. Thank you so much for coming back and sharing your review + star rating, I really appreciate it!