Breakfast Cups

These are like mini-omelets in a pan and are very simple to put together. You can finish getting yourself and/or the kids ready for the morning while they are baking in the oven. And, everyone can choose what they want in their mini-omelet since you aren’t standing at the stove making individual orders. Enjoy!

Serves: 4-6

2 egg whites

7 whole eggs

7 Tbsp. nonfat milk

1 1/2 slices Morningstar Farm vegetarian bacon

6 slices center cut bacon

handful fresh chives (or about 2 Tbsp. dried), cut into small pieces

1/2 c. frozen spinach (defrosted and water squeezed out)

Kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper

Optional: 1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese, cooked bulk sausage, and any other ingredients you would put in an omelet.

Preheat oven to 450 deg.  Spray muffin tin with cooking spray.

In large bowl, whish together egg whites, whole eggs, and nonfat milk.

Cut vegetarian bacon into small pieces. Cut center cut bacon in half. Line 6 of the muffin cups with the 2 halves of bacon.

Pour just under 1/4 c. egg mixture into each of the 12 muffin tins.

Add small amount of the vegetarian bacon to the other 6 muffin tins. Add small amount of the spinach.

Top with salt, pepper, and some chives. At this point, you could add the cheese, if using.

Bake for about 15 minutes or until egg is puffed up and cooked all the way through (shake the pan… if no eggs jiggle, they are done)

Run a butter knife around edge of each muffin tin…using 3-pronged meat fork, stab each breakfast cup in the center and put knife under cup to lift onto serving platter.