Breakfast egg cups – 4 ways

Breakfast egg cups – 4 ways

By Mia Do
10’ Prep time
20’ Cook time
30’ Total time
102 Calories
12 Serving

Summary

Breakfast egg cups are a high-protein, healthy meal-prep breakfast that you can make every week. check out our top 4 egg muffin cups!
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Step by Step

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Step 1

Preheat oven to 350ºF and spray a 12-cup, nonstick muffin tin with cooking spray.
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Step 2

Next, finely dice sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, basil, and yellow onion. Then spread out among the 12 cups. Add about 1 teaspoon of feta cheese crumbles to each cup.
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Step 3

In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and milk. Then, pour egg mixture evenly on top of veggies in order to fill each cup around 3/4 of the way full. Use a fork or knife to mix in order to make sure the veggies are evenly distributed within the egg.
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Step 4

Season the top of each egg cup with salt and pepper, to taste, and then bake at 350ºF for around 18-22 minutes.
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Step 5

Preheat oven to 350ºF and spray a 12-cup, nonstick muffin tin with cooking spray.
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Step 6

Add 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil to a nonstick skillet and heat over medium/high heat. Add ground turkey and spices and saute until turkey is fully cooked.
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Step 7

Transfer browned meat into muffin cups. Then prep vegetables by finely dicing green pepper, red pepper, and onion. Evenly spread out among muffin cups.
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Step 8

In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and milk. Then, pour egg mixture evenly on top of veggies in order to fill each cup around 3/4 of the way full. Use a fork or knife to mix in order to make sure the veggies are evenly distributed within the egg.
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Step 9

Season the top of each egg cup with salt and pepper, to taste, and then sprinkle on cheese.
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Step 10

Bake at 350ºF for around 18-22 minutes.
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Step 11

Preheat oven to 400ºF and spray a 12-cup, nonstick muffin tin with cooking spray. Set aside.
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Step 12

Next, use one piece of bacon per muffin to create a basket of sorts for the egg. Place the bacon on the inside of each muffin so that it covers the sides completely. Then, use a pair scissors to cut the remaining bacon. Use this excess piece of bacon for the bottom of your basket. Repeat with all pieces of bacon.
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Step 13

Place bacon in the oven at 400ºF for around 7 minutes. Remove before they start to get crispy.
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Step 14

Crack 1 egg inside of each bacon basket. Make sure that you use large eggs as anything bigger will be too much egg to hold in the muffins.
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Step 15

Bake for an additional 10-15 minutes depending on how runny you like your eggs.
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Step 16

Finally, season with pepper and enjoy!
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Step 17

Preheat oven to 350ºF and spray a 12-cup, nonstick muffin tin with cooking spray.
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Step 18

Peel 2 medium red potatoes and then shred with a cheese grater. Place shredded potato on top of a thin rag, cheesecloth, or paper towel and squeeze out as much excess moisture as possible. Place into a snall bowl and season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Then, spread evenly among the 12 cups.
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Step 19

Chop 12 fully-cooked breakfast sausage links and then add to the top of shredded potatoes.
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Step 20

In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and milk. Then, pour egg mixture evenly on top of veggies in order to fill each cup around 3/4 of the way full. Use a fork or knife to mix in order to make sure the veggies are evenly distributed within the egg.
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Step 21

Season the top of each egg cup with salt and pepper, to taste, and then sprinkle on cheese.
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Step 22

Bake at 350ºF for around 18-22 minutes.

Tips and Warnings

  • Each of the 4 egg cup recipes makes 12 total egg cups.
  • Nutrition information is for the Turkey Fajita Egg Cups.

Ingredient

  • Large eggs
    Large eggs
    8
  • Medium onion
    Medium onion
    0.5
  • Salt and pepper
    Salt and pepper
    1
  • Milk
    Milk
    59.15 ml
  • Olive oil
    Olive oil
    7.39 ml
  • Chili powder
    Chili powder
    14.79 ml
  • Paprika
    Paprika
    0.62 ml
  • Salt
    Salt
    0.62 ml
  • Garlic powder
    Garlic powder
    2.46 ml
  • Ground cumin
    Ground cumin
    4.93 ml
  • Yellow onion
    Yellow onion
    0.5
  • Medium red potatoes
    Medium red potatoes
    2
  • Cheddar cheese
    Cheddar cheese
    78.85 ml
  • Feta cheese crumbles
    Feta cheese crumbles
    78.85 ml
  • Fully-cooked breakfast sausage links
    Fully-cooked breakfast sausage links
    12
  • Ground pepper
    Ground pepper
    0.62 ml
  • Ground turkey
    Ground turkey
    0.23 kg
  • Large basil leaves
    Large basil leaves
    4
  • Large green pepper
    Large green pepper
    1
  • Large red pepper
    Large red pepper
    1
  • Optional: 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
    Optional: 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
    1
  • Shredded colby jack cheese
    Shredded colby jack cheese
    78.85 ml
  • Spinach
    Spinach
    236.59 ml
  • Strips of bacon
    Strips of bacon
    12
  • Sun-dried tomatoes
    Sun-dried tomatoes
    118.29 ml

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