Recipes

EGG MUFFINS - Cheddar - Turkey bacon

In my cooking world - spices and quantities are a matter of personal preference (unless you are baking).  So many of my recipes will say "about" rather than a specific amount and will require you to make a decision based on what works for you and your family.

Egg Muffins with Salsa

What you NEED:
Large Mixing bowl
About a dozen silicone cupcake holders
About a dozen eggs
About a handful of shredded cheddar cheese
About 6-9 strips of turkey bacon, chopped (use a pizza cutter wheel to do this fast and easy)
This will make about a dozen muffins.  Reduce recipe for less.

Optional:
About 1/2 cup of salsa
About  a handful of chopped spinach (frozen is ok)
Salt, Pepper, or other spices that you like

Steps:
Crack open the eggs into the large mixing bowl.
Add cheddar cheese
Add the chopped turkey bacon
Add either salsa and / or the spinach (if frozen thaw in microwave first)
Add salt and pepper
If you like spicier, add other spices.
Mix up all the ingredients with a egg whisk or fork
Ladle into the silicone cupcake holders about 1/2 inch from the top.
[Make sure you evenly distribute the ingredients into each silicone holder]

Cook:
Preheated oven to 375 degrees, cook for about 20 minutes (longer if you like your egg drier)
[The muffins will puff up way over the edge of the silicone holders but will shrink back down]
Cool about 10 minutes.   Enjoy!!
You can keep them in a zip lock bag in the refrigerator.  If you want to freeze them, bake them for less time so that when you microwave them, they do not get dried out.

These are a great paleo recipe and an easy snack.  You can add all kinds of vegetables or different meats to change the taste.  My kids like to chop them up and make an egg-burrito with them.   About 100 calories a piece - depending on ingredients.