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Little Black Dress Egg Muffins with Bacon

Serving Size: 10
Keep in the refrigerator. These also make a great back-up breakfast during the week if you’re in a rush as well as a great snack alternative.

Recipe by: Brien Shamp

Cook Times

Active Prep5
Hands-On Cook7
Hands-Off Cook20
Passive0
Total Time30 minutes
Recipe Serving Size10

Cooking Tools Required

Cutting board, Measuring cups and spoons, Mixing bowls, Sharp Knives, Standard muffin pan

Ingredients

  • 12 egg
  • ½ each onion diced
  • 1 each red bell pepper seeded & diced
  • 2 each zucchini diced
  • 6 slice bacon nitrate-free Or turkey bacon nitrate-free, no added sugars or non-compliant preservatives
  • 4 cup fresh spinach
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper adjust to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F, and lightly grease 2 muffin tins with coconut oil.
  • In a medium sauté pan, heat coconut oil over and sauté onions for 3-4 minutes, until softened.
  • Add pepper and sauté for another 2-3 minutes until the pepper has softened. Drain any excess oil and set aside.
  • In a food processor, put in the zucchini and bacon, and process until finely chopped.
  • Whisk the eggs and season with pepper. Mix the zucchini & bacon mixture in with the eggs.
  • Add the 4 cups of spinach to the processor to finely chop, and add these to the eggs in the bowl. Add the onion and pepper mixture to the eggs.
  • Mix the egg mixture thoroughly and fill muffin tins with ¼ cup of your mixture. Bake for 20 or until the egg-muffins have set in the middle.
Reheating Instructions
Heat in microwave on medium power about 30 seconds, more or less until warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 205mg | Sodium: 176mg | Potassium: 302mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1867IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 2mg