Make-Ahead Egg Cups
These are a healthy and delicious way to enjoy eggs on your busy weekday morning!
Servings: 18 servings
Ingredients
- 18 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 6 ounces oyster mushrooms (or other mushrooms of your choice)
- 6 ounces fresh, organic baby spinach
- 8 ounces shredded Havarti cheese (or other cheese of your choice)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 tsp butter
Instructions
- Put the eggs and milk into a bowl, and beat until combined. Set aside.
- Shred the cheese, and set aside. (I don't buy pre-shredded cheese - if you do, you can just use that.)
- Chop the oyster mushrooms.
- Put 1 tsp of butter in a saucepan and saute the mushrooms for 2-3 minutes. Stir in the baby spinach and saute 2-3 more minutes until wilted. Let cool for 5-10 minutes so it isn't too hot when you add it into your egg mixture.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix the egg/milk mixture with the shredded cheese, and stir in the cooled mushroom and spinach mixture. Add salt and pepper.
- Rub the other tsp of butter into the cups of your muffin pan (I don't use papers.) Use a coated nonstick pan or silicone cups - if you use a non-coated aluminum pan your eggs could turn green. You can either rub the butter from a cold stick into the cups or melt it and brush it in the cups with a silicone basting brush. (I don't use cooking spray either, but if you do you could just do that instead.)
- Fill each of the muffin cups about 3/4 full of the mixture. Put into the preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes. (Exact baking time depends on your pan and your oven. They are done with the egg doesn't 'jiggle' in the middle but shouldn't be so done that they are turning brown on top.)
- Remove from oven and let cool for 3-5 minutes before removing from pan and placing on a cooling rack. I store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for easy morning breakfasts. You could also freeze for short-term storage.
Notes
Note: you can very easily tailor this recipe to your family's tastes - you could use onions, peppers, broccoli, zucchini, etc. You could also easily add your choice of breakfast meat to the mixture. You could make plain egg and cheese for the kids. Whatever you want!