Eggs Baked on Grits with Bacon and Tomatoes

Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 425 degrees.

Heat a medium skillet over medium high heat and cook bacon until fat is rendered and bacon is crisp. Remove bacon from skillet and drain on paper towels. Return pan to heat and add onion, cook until onion begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Add chopped tomato and cook until the juices from the tomato have been reduced, remove from heat and season to taste with salt and pepper.

In a saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add red pepper flakes and grits. Cook, covered, stirring occasionally until grits are cooked, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Butter a 9- by 13-inch Pyrex dish and add grits. Make a few wells in the surface of the grits and pour tomato mixture into wells. Break each egg over the tomato mixture, season with salt and pepper, and place in the oven. Bake until the whites of the eggs have set but the yolks are still runny, about 14 minutes. Sprinkle with chives.