egg-based meal
nounUK /ɛɡ beɪst miːl/
US /ɛɡ beɪst mil/
A meal made mostly with eggs.
Omelets and scrambled eggs are egg-based meals.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A breakfast dish where eggs are the main ingredient.
She served an egg-based meal of poached eggs on toast.
3. A prepared food product whose main component is egg.
The cafeteria added a new egg-based meal to the lunch menu.
4. A recipe category centered on eggs rather than meat or grains.
The cookbook has a whole chapter of egg-based meals.