Slow Cooker Eggs

Hard boiled, medium or poached slow cooker eggs are an easy protein packed breakfast that takes just 5 minutes to prep. If you are looking to make this low carb meal for brunch, this is a great way to do it.

I don’t know about you but we love this protein packed food and had a ton of them when we owned chickens. There are many ways to cook eggs out there. The “old fashioned” method would be to boil them, I never ever do that anymore.

Years ago I made Instant Pot hard boiled eggs and that was a game changer. SO much easier than waiting for water to boil and they come out perfectly every time. You can make air fryer soft boiled eggs too but not everyone has one of those machines (but you should). Now you can make them low and slow like this….

Scrambled

I have made slow cooker scrambled eggs too and it does work great. To me that doesn’t make a lot of sense. They are quite easy to whip up, throw into a pan and cook in just a few minutes but we do have instructions if you choose to do it this way. If I want hard or soft boiled I make them this way or an egg loaf in the oven.

You can leave the shell on or off as you see here. There are reasons to do one over the other. If you want to keep them to eat in the morning you’d want to leave them whole and not crack them. That way you can cool, and crack them out of the shell when you’re ready to consume them.

Hard Boiled Eggs in the Shell

Lay one layer of eggs on bottom of the pot. Pour in enough water to barely cover them. Cook on high for 2.5 hours. Drain water and fill pot with cold water with some ice cubes. Eat immediately, make crack chicken deviled eggs out of them or put into a bag and refrigerate to eat later

If you’re eating them right away and/or want them done faster than eliminate the egg shells. For this method you see here you’ll need some silicone baking cups. This will be a vessel to keep the eggs contained but allow them to steam essentially in less than an hour.

Eggs Cooked in Silicone Cups

For singular soft boiled or hard you want to use some silicone baking cups, not paper – those won’t work. These are reusable and you could use it to steam other things this way too, even cupcakes!!

Ingredient Notes

You are going to start with several fresh eggs of course. I prefer organic free range variety because they have a deeper richer flavor than “regular” ones do. As far as anything else goes you will just need some water to steam in the pot itself and seasonings. As far as seasonings go just sprinkle on what you’d normally do if cooking an over easy egg in a pan. Salt and pepper are a given but you might like a little heat with chili powder too or something.

A little non stick cooking spray is helpful so they slide right out when done. Paper towels and the lid for the pot itself will be used too.

Tips

I am not a fan of using slow cooker liners in general and in this case there really is no need since nothing is touching sides other than the water. Nutritional facts such as saturated fat will be different depending on the eggs you choose, refer to the carton for that to be more accurate.

Make sure you give the inside of these babies a little spritz of olive oil or something. That way they will pop right out as you see here and are easier to serve up. Kids love these for many reasons but they can be a finger food once out of the cup.

Of course they are less messy if the yolk is hard but if you want soft boiled or more of a poached egg I’d us a plate. Feel free to season when you crack them or after they are done. I don’t really feel there is a difference either way.

How to Cook Omelette in Slow Cooker

You could make these into a sort of small omelettes of sorts too. This is how you’d do that. Crack the same amount of eggs as cups you are going to use in a bowl. Whisk egg mixture and then add in all your mix ins like shredded cheese, bell pepper, even defrosted shredded hash browns out of the bag. Pour into your cups and place into your pot. Same directions for the rest as below to make this egg casserole type of eggs recipe in Crock pot

I have used eggs to make our Crockpot breakfast casserole dish too. If you had a bunch of people over for Christmas brunch you could make both….if you had a few pots that is. For these you need to sit them in a single layer so depending on the size of your crock you’ll likely only cook 4-6 at a time.

Best Sides for Eggs

If you’re following a low carb keto diet you might just end here. If you want to add a bit more yum I might suggest some slow cooker french toast or our Crockpot apple crisp on the side. Bagel bites air fryer style are fantastic too. If you have a Foodi you can make this Ninja Foodi breakfast casserole with bacon and all the things….