Braised Lentils & Kale with Fried Eggs

These braised lentils are cooked with tender kale and bathed in a fire-roasted tomato broth with an egg on top to pack in the protein. Microwaveable lentils need just a short time in the pan to finish cooking. If you have cooked or canned lentils on hand, you can use them in their place, but you may have to shave a few minutes off the cooking time so they don't get too soft. We like how the soft, runny yolk coats the dish. If you want a harder yolk, cover the pan and add 2 or 3 minutes to the cooking time.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
  • 1 teaspoon crushed dried rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon refrigerated garlic paste
  • 6 cups chopped stemmed kale
  • 1 ¼ cups water
  • 2 (8-ounce) packages microwaveable black lentils
  • 1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added fire-roasted tomatoes, undrained
  • ¾ teaspoon salt, divided
  • 4 large eggs
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper