Sunday 14 January 2024

Egg Muffins ... for breakfast, lunch or supper!

These easy egg muffins are the perfect make-ahead breakfast, or they could be enjoyed for lunch or supper! They are totally customisable, and will keep in the fridge for up to three days. Each of the filling options is enough to make eight egg muffins, so pick your favourite. 


Ingredients

For the egg muffins
6 large free-range eggs
1 tbsp cream, or full-fat milk
freshly ground sea salt and black pepper
1 tsp olive oil, for greasing

For the mushroom and spinach filling
1 tsp olive oil
4 large chestnut mushrooms, peeled and sliced
2 lumps frozen spinach, defrosted, excess liquid removed and roughly chopped

For the kimchi and bacon filling
4 rashers unsmoked streaky bacon
60g/2¼oz kimchi, roughly chopped
½ tbsp finely chopped chives

For the smoked salmon and dill filling
40g/1½oz smoked salmon, thinly sliced
½ tbsp roughly chopped dill

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Brush 8 holes of a non-stick muffin tin with olive oil.
2. Whisk together the eggs, cream and a generous amount of salt and pepper until combined.
3. For the mushroom and spinach egg muffins, heat an additional teaspoon of oil in a small frying pan, set over a medium-high heat. Fry the mushrooms with a little seasoning until soft and lightly golden – this should take 3–4 minutes. Add the spinach to the pan and cook for another minute until heated through.
4. For the kimchi and bacon muffins, set the bacon rashers in a large, cold, non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Fry the bacon until crisp on both sides, then drain on a piece of kitchen towel. When the bacon is cool enough to handle, cut it into small pieces.
5. 
Stir the filling ingredients for your muffin of choice into the egg mixture and divide evenly between the prepared muffin tin holes. Bake the egg muffins for 15 minutes until set, slightly golden and puffy. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Tips/Notes
These egg muffins also freeze really well – you can keep them frozen for up to a month. To reheat, just pop them in the microwave.
Please note that for this recipe you’ll need a muffin tin with at least 8 holes!
Recipe idea from here

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All the best Jan

35 comments:

  1. ...eggs are great for every meal.

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  2. Looks so good -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

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  3. Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.

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  4. These sound and look so good. Thanks for the recipe. Pretty flowers too.

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  5. I love eggs. These are eggcellent!

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  6. I love those flowers you have given us - and the quick and easy recipe. Thank you.

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  7. I had miniature versions of this recipe for Christmas hors d'oeuvres. Delicious, almost like a crustless quiche.




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  8. Good recipe to keep. I will try next week

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  9. I was planning on making some many years ago, but it hasn't happened yet. Maybe your post is a sign to finally give it a try. :D

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  10. What a great recipe! Thanks for sharing, Jan. Egg muffins are so versatile.

    Enjoy this sunny Sunday 🔆

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  11. I used to love eggs and mushrooms but have been intolerant for decades now, sadly.

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  12. Fancy! I always yield to the temptation of a quick scrambled egg or omelet lol

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  13. Your Egg muffins looks yummy, a nice breakfast!
    Take care, have a great week!

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  14. This looks really tasty. Muffins with no flour?

    God bless.

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  15. Looks delicious ~ thanks,

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  16. Great recipes! Those can be had cold for lunch or a picnic.

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  17. Boa tarde de domingo e bom início de semana. Confesso que nunca comi cogumelos e ovos juntos, parece delicioso 😋 😋 😋.

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  18. I love eggs and I love bread, sounds like a winner....now I need a cook to make it for me.

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  19. Looks great. My husband is diabetic, and this is appreciated.

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  20. That will be a great supper time meal.

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  21. wow, these look great. Will save off the recipe. I was just telling Mike yesterday it's been years since I've had an egg McMuffin from McDonalds and probably will still be years ahead before I think of it again. I use to like them but don't like fast food anymore (except taco bell)...thanks for the recipe.

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  22. A very yummy egg dish and a lovely bouquet! Happy week to you Jan :)

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  23. Yummy! Love muffin recipes like this! Hugs and blessings, Cindy

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  24. Definitely will make this one. It looks good. You could do all sorts of fillings -- cheese and mushrooms, sausage, the possibilities are endless! Thanks, Jan!

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  25. These would definitely be great with the mushroom and spinach filling

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  26. I love the idea of these muffins. I would love the mushroom and spinach ones. Thanks for sharing! :)

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  27. My hubby has been wanting me to make these, I will have to give them a try :)

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