Description
Delicious and nutritious egg bites packed with spinach, bell peppers, and green onions, perfect for a quick and easy breakfast or snack.
Ingredients
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Ingredients:
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for the pan
- 6 large eggs
- 3/4 cup whole milk cottage cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 cups fresh spinach, 3 ounces
- 1/2 cup diced roasted red bell pepper, about 1 pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped green onion, about 2 green onions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a nonstick muffin tin with olive oil.
- Prepare egg mixture: In a blender, combine eggs, cottage cheese, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Steam spinach: Steam spinach until wilted, then chop and mix with peppers and scallions.
- Assemble egg bites: Distribute veggies in muffin cups, pour egg mixture, and top with remaining vegetables.
- Bake: Bake for 18 to 22 minutes until set.
- Cool and serve: Let cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan.
Notes
- Makes 12 egg bites
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 egg bite
- Calories: 85
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 144mg
