These irresistible Ham, Egg and Cheese Pockets are soft on top and crispy on the bottom, they take 3 minutes to assemble and you won’t dirty a single thing. I mean it! NO DIRTY DISHES!
No Washing Up Ham, Egg & Cheese Pockets
I noticed the other day that McDonald’s have Ham and Cheese Pockets as part of their breakfast menu! I haven’t tried them, and doubt I ever will, but these look just like the McDonald’s one – with the added bonus of egg. 🙂 Extra tastiness, and keeps you full for longer!
Doesn’t the inside look fabulous?? And I love the crispy edges!
HOW TO MAKE HAM, EGG CHEESE POCKETS
This is how to assemble it. Firstly pile on some ham, then create a “well” using shredded cheese and crack in an egg.
Then simply fold in the sides and wrap into a parcel, and wrap in foil to hold it all together. Then bake until the egg is cooked to your taste – it’s easy to tell, just poke to surface and you’ll be able to feel how firm the egg is.
I realise the name is a bit clunky. And if there is anyone reading this who is more of a wordsmith than me, I’d dearly love suggestions for a better name. It sounds almost childish, doesn’t it? And yet somehow, very me. 🙂 (Both the ridiculous sounding name and the recipe itself!).
VERSATILE RECIPE
I kept these breakfast pockets very simple, made with just ham, egg and cheese. But think of the possibilities! Add some greens, olives, sun dried tomatoes. Switch out the ham with salami or other cured meat. Cook some bacon. Just use this recipe as the base for your own creations!
These Ham, Egg and Cheese breakfast pockets are my 2nd No Washing Up invention. The first was this No Washing Up Ham Egg and Cheese Bread Bowls (SO GOOD!) which I am still very fond it. Those are made with bread rolls, these are made with tortilla wraps or any kind of flatbread that is thin and pliable enough to fold into pockets.
I know the concept for this recipe is very simple but if you’d like a visual for how I wrap these, I’ve made a quick little video which is below the recipe. Enjoy! – Nagi xx
More breakfast egg recipes
A classic Omelette or a Fluffy Egg White Omelette
Frittata – the classic done right!
Shakshouka – baked eggs made exotic
And more things stuffed between crispy flatbreads!
Things stuffed inside crispy flatbreads are always a good thing! I’ve done a few over the years:
Gozleme – Crispy Turkish olive oil flatbreads stuffed with spinach and feta
Quesadillas – and try these Avocado Bacon Egg Breakfast Quesadillas!
And handy Oven Baked Chicken Quesadillas!
And though not stuffed, this ever popular Easy Soft Flatbreads has to make the list (use as naan for curries, Greek Gyros, Doner Kebab, Chicken Shawarma – the options are extensive!)
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No Washing Up Ham, Egg & Cheese Pockets
Ingredients
- 2 soft large wraps / tortillas (approx 23 cm / 9″ diameter) (Note 1)
- 110-150 g / 3.5-5 oz ham slices (Note 3)
- 1/2 – 2/3 cups grated cheddar or tasty cheese (or any other melting cheese) (Note 2)
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F (all oven types).
- Place 2 pieces of foil on a work surface and spray with oil (any).
- Place tortilla on foil. Place ham in the middle of the tortilla, making sure you arrange it so it is flat, not a mound (harder to keep egg in place). Even better, create a shallow crater shape using off ham off cuts and shavings.
- Place cheese in the middle of the ham, the form into a ring.
- Working quickly (one pocket at a time), crack an egg into the ring then fold the bottom and top edges in, then the left and right side to form a package (see video below recipe). Then wrap in foil. DO NOT TURN UPSIDE DOWN!!! (Egg will leak)
- Place on baking tray.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Check to ensure yolk is cooked by poking the pocket, you will feel the dome shape of the yolk. The base and edges should be crispy and the top will be soft.
- Unwrap immediately (otherwise will sweat and lose crispiness). Serve hot!
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
WATCH HOW TO MAKE IT
No Washing Up Ham, Egg and Cheese Pockets recipe video!
LIFE OF DOZER
Bounding and smiling with joy that Christmas is over. NO MORE stoopid Santa hats and reindeer horns! (Little does he know that New Years’ Eve is looming….oh think of the possibilities!!)
Could these just be cooked in the microwave if the foil was not used?
Hmmm that’s an interesting one! I haven’t tried it but I am pretty sure it would work with a crusty roll, like a sourdough!
But not with wraps?
Oh bugger! Sorry I got my receipt mixed up 🙂 Hmm, the only thing is the soggy base. I would probably try it with paper towels under the pockets to soak up some of the moisture 🙂
Can you do more than 2 at a time?
sure! As many as you can fit in the tray 🙂
Hi I was excited about this recipe. However when I tried it after baking at 350 degrees for 25 minutes the white of the egg was nowhere near cooked..
Hi Lisa, I’m sorry to hear that. I have a handful of tips in the recipes notes about the cook time 🙂
Hi Nagi,
These look awesome! I’d like to try them when I’m traveling in my RV. But, it has a stove top and it has a microwave, but it does NOT have an oven. I know that the foil wouldn’t work in a microwave, and there might be a way to do them in a dutch oven on the stove… any ideas?
Thanks.
Hi Steve! I’m sorry I don’t know, I haven’t tried that. I am just not sure the dutch oven will get hot enough 🙂 I have made things in the dutch oven using it as an oven when camping but never made anything like this 🙂
Hi Nagi, I tried it at home with the Dutch oven on the stove. I put some forks on the bottom of the Dutch oven to hold the tin foil packet off the bottom. I let it pre-heat for a while on medium. Then I tried 25 minutes. One side of the foil packet touched the bottom and the tortilla was black on that corner. And the egg overcooked a little bit. But it was still really good. The problem is not being able to set a temperature the way you can with an oven. I’ll try again with a lower stove top setting. I put Srirachi ketchup on it 🙂 Thanks.
i have an antique oven that goes over the burner ..on top of the stove . .i’m gonna try this for 1/2 hr tomorrow am .. i’ll let ya know if it worked ..
WOAH! That’s fantastic Steve!!
Very easy and delicious. The egg cooked nice and hard in the 25 mins. Thank you
These are fabulous! Thank you! We are away in a holiday home right now and what a perfect meal for that (but I also made these at home last week. Perfect for that also!). They are in the oven right now. To combat the egg running everywhere, this time I put the wrap in a shallow cereal bowl before cracking the egg. Worked like a charm.
Fantastic to hear Tara! So glad you enjoyed it! N xx
Hi Nagi,
I made yet another one of your recipes tonight and it was a hit!! Thank you so much for posting the video on how to prepare this one, it really helped with the preparation. I’ll admit, I was a bit nervous that once I put the egg in it would run all over the place, but it was perfect and so, so easy to do! My family is already thinking of other items they want to stuff in there for next time. What a great recipe. Thanks once again!
So glad you enjoyed it Alana, thanks so much for letting me know! Ahh yes, think of the possibilities for stuffings…..!!! N x
Seriously do we have to politicize this Barb Carpenter! We have enough of this on social media and in all the news. Please refrain from this. This is not the forum for it.
Thank you so much for all your fantastic recipes over the Christmas break, it was great to try them out on the family. So quick, tasty and easy. Now back to cooking for two and looking forward to all your yummy recipes for 2017. PS These were delicious using the in store made wraps from our local IGA.
I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed this Helen! Thanks so much for letting me know! N x
If you have a panini press or (like me) a George Foreman press this works
great for one or 2 sandwiches at a time. Preheat the unit while you assemble
the packet(s) (<2 minutes). Cook for 3 minutes, turn off, wait 1 minute and plate.
No foil (or oil) needed- the tortilla comes out crunchy and the inside is
hot and melty. No need to preheat an oven and wait 25 minutes. The oven
method would be better for a crowd, but this works great for a quick and
dirty breakfast or snack. I've been doing this for years for leftover Mexican
shredded pork shoulder/red rice/cheese of the day or ham and cheese but
it never occurred to me to add an egg to the ham and cheese. Thanks!
p.s.- if a bit of cheese or egg oozes out get rid of it with a plastic spatula then a wet
paper towel while the unit is still hot. Trust me- you don't want to wait until later.
Oh wow! The press works with an egg inside?? I’m googling this press right now!
What an awesome idea Nagi, positively simple and delicious for sure.
I love eggs and always think of ways to add them to dishes. I often add eggs to pizzas, quesadillas, pies & tarts and to meals like Shakshuka and Keema.
I’ll be making this today for my niece when she comes for a sleep-over! Thanks Nagi.
Ronnie
Ooh I hope your niece loves it Ronnie! N xx
Omg, I made this recipe this morning before work with leftover Honey Baked Ham and shredded cheddar cheese! Literally nothing to clean up and I baked it while I was in the shower. So yummy!! Thank you!!
Woo hoo! So glad you enjoyed it Shawn, thanks for letting me know! N x
Am going to make these in my Chrissy present air fryer. Think it will work a treat and save having the oven on in the heat. Think you have quite a few recipes that will be worth experimentation in it. Love your site and everything I have tried has worked a treat. Thanks
Oooh! AIR FRYER!!! SO COOL! So you were good this year, clearly. 😉 N xx
I love your pocket idea but I have a question.
I mentioned this to a friend who has a crowd with her this week – even her boat out front is full of people.
Could she make these up the night before and put them in the oven in the morning.
My answer with no experience was, “Why? It takes 30 seconds to line them up and fill them in the morning. Overnight might get the wrap all soggy.” She asked me to ask you anyway. 🙂
Hiiii Maureen! I am 99.9% sure you are right, the egg will soak the tortilla 🙂 Sounds like you have quite a party going on in your hood!!
The name is not ridiculous! I’m always trying to come up with names, and you can say “the best . . .” how many times? I’ve already shown hubby your recipe, and I said I want THIS for breakfast! And as far as your baby hands go? My hands have stubbles for nails. I can’t grow nails to save my soul. My hands are always in dishwater, and I won’t wear nail polish, it just emphasizes my stubbles all the more:-( Great recipe, and I think the name is just fine!! xoxo
Stubbles for nails? I hear your pain! You think my hands are bad? You should see my toes!!! 🙂 N xx
Nagi, YOUR hands are petite. We here in the United States know what small hands look like. They will be attached to the man we unfortunately elected to the Oval Office.
Okay, this wins the comment of the year. I’ve seen Nagi’s hands up close and seen Donald’s on tv. I would rather have Nagi’s hands in the oval office too.
BA HA HA!!!! SO TRUE!
Nagi,
no matter what size your hands are, they are magic.
Thank you and happy new year
Ba ha ha! Thanks Nicolego! Happy New Year to you too! 🙂 N xx
These look amazing! Totally doing them tonight while everyone else is having bubble & squeak!
Oooh hope you did Beth!!! 🙂 N xx
What a terrific idea, Nagi! Unfortunately, two members of the family had a stomach flu, and we had to postpone Christmas dinner for a week! So I don’t have any leftovers today (or the rest of the week when I was counting on them for meals!). You can bet I’ll make these next week though. You are often my inspiration. Dozer never fails to make me smile, so tell him I said, “Thank you, sweet boy!” Now I must go to the grocery store to find something for supper for the next few nights…
Oh dear I am so sorry to hear that Sherry. I hope everyone is better now? Passed on your message to Dozer and he says WOOF back!!! 🙂 N xx
How clever! I love this! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Thanks Deb!!! Hope you try it! It is SO GOOD! 🙂