Sausage Kale Egg Cups
MAKES 12
Egg cups are great because they are easy to make, freeze well, and can be eaten on-the-go. In addition, they're completely customizable. Prefer bacon? Use that instead of sausage. Want more veggies? Sauté up some diced peppers or chopped asparagus and add to the mix. The options are limitless!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1/2 pound ground Italian sausage
- 1/2 bunch lacinato kale (ribs removed, thinly sliced)
- 8 large eggs
- 4 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Optional Ingredients
- Hot sauce
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage. Break apart into chunks. Stir and continue to sauté until no longer pink and cooked through.
- Add kale, cover pan, and cook until kale has wilted. Use a slotted spoon to transfer mixture to a plate. Set aside.
- Brush sausage grease from skillet around the 12 cavities of a muffin tin. (See Cook's Tips.) Set aside.
- In a blender, combine eggs, cream cheese, salt, and pepper. Blend on high until smooth.
- Sprinkle sausage-kale mixture and a little cheddar cheese into each muffin tin cavity. Distribute egg mixture evenly among the cups of the muffin tin. Add a dash or two of hot sauce to each cavity, if desired.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes, until eggs are just set. Allow to cool in pan 5 minutes before removing.
Cook Tips
Naturally non-stick, silicone, muffin tins are great for this as they will result in evenly cooked breakfast cups that release easily. Non-stick, coated, metal muffin tins will also work, though the egg cups won't release as easily.
For more tender exteriors, bake in a water bath. Place muffin tin in a larger baking pan before filling with egg mixture. Fill pan with hot water until it reaches halfway up sides of muffin tin. Proceed as described in step 5.
Nutrition
- Calories: 180
- Fat: 14.0 g
- Saturated Fat: 6.0 g
- Trans Fat: 0.0 g
- Cholesterol: 155.0 mg
- Sodium: 280.0 mg
- Carbohydrates: 3.0 g
- Fiber: 0.0 g
- Added Sugars: 0.0 g
- Sugar: 1.0 g
- Protein: 10.0 g