Veggie egg muffins
Twelve fluffy egg muffins full of peppers, spinach and cheddar that you bake on Sunday and grab cold or reheated all week.
- 35 min total
- 12 min hands-on
- Anyone can make this
- Serves 6
- About $1.19 a serving
- 210 calories
- Good the next day
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
Dolly says: Make the full amount, and tomorrow’s breakfast is already done.
Ingredients
For 6 servings.
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
- 1 cup baby spinach, chopped
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- ¾ cup shredded cheddar
- 10 large eggs
- ¼ cup milk
From your pantry
- 1 tbsp olive oil, for the tin
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Each serving has about 210 calories, 15 g protein, 4 g carbs and 15 g fat, and costs about $1.19 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No red bell peppers? Yellow bell peppers work.
- No baby spinach? Kale or arugula works.
- No green onions? Chives work.
- No shredded cheddar? Cheddar cheese or Mexican blend cheese or Monterey Jack cheese works.
- No milk? Half-and-half works.
Steps
Tap an underlined word for a quick explanation.
the oven to 350°F. Brush the cups of a 12-cup muffin tin generously with the oil.
Preheat. Preheating means turning the oven on before you start, so it’s fully hot when the food goes in. Food that starts in a cold oven cooks unevenly and doesn’t brown the same.
How you’ll know: The oven beeps or its light clicks off, usually 10 to 15 minutes after you turn it on.
and the pepper, the spinach and the green onions.
Seed. Seeding means scraping out the seeds and white ribs, usually from peppers, tomatoes or squash. In hot peppers the ribs hold most of the heat, so wash your hands after and don’t touch your eyes.
How you’ll know: The inside is smooth and clean, with no seeds or white ribs left.
Dice. Dicing means cutting food into small, even cubes, usually a quarter to half an inch across. Pieces the same size cook at the same speed, so nothing burns while the rest catches up.
How you’ll know: Your pieces are little cubes about the size of a chickpea, and they all look close to the same.
Chop. Chopping means cutting food into bite-size pieces that don’t need to be neat. Keep them roughly the same size so everything cooks evenly.
How you’ll know: Your pieces are about half an inch and roughly alike, even if none of them are pretty.
Thinly slice. Thinly slicing means cutting slices about an eighth of an inch thick, roughly two coins stacked. Thin slices cook in seconds and soften fast, which quick dishes need.
How you’ll know: A slice bends a little when you hold it by one edge, and slow, steady cuts beat fast ones.
Divide the vegetables and cheese evenly among the muffin cups.
the eggs, milk, salt and pepper in a large measuring cup or a bowl with a spout until smooth.
Whisk. Whisking means beating quickly with a whisk or a fork to blend things together. It smooths out lumps and mixes eggs, oil or sauces evenly.
How you’ll know: It all looks one even color and texture, with no streaks or lumps.
Pour the eggs over the vegetables, filling each cup about three-quarters full.
Dolly’s tip: They puff up in the oven and sink a little as they cool. That’s normal.20 to 22 minutes, until puffed and set in the middle with no wet egg showing.
Bake. Baking means cooking in the oven with dry heat all around the food. It cooks evenly from every side, so you can mostly leave it alone.
How you’ll know: It’s golden on top and passes the recipe’s check, like a clean toothpick or the right temperature.
Timer: 21 min
Food safety: For the safest eggs, cook until the whites are fully set and the yolks begin to thicken. Dishes made with eggs are done at 160°F.
Let them cool 5 minutes, then run a knife around each one and lift it out. They keep 4 days in the fridge or 2 months in the freezer.
Timer: 5 min
Food safety: Put leftovers in the fridge within 2 hours and eat them within 3 to 4 days. Reheat until steaming hot, 165°F.
Plan this in Dollop, and get the grocery list
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