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These Balanced Breakfast Egg Cups have it all! Protein, carbohydrate, veggies, healthy fats, flavor, and they’re a breeze to make. These are great for a grab-and-go breakfast or lunch, and so easy to serve to a crowd!
These balanced breakfast egg cups have it ALL! When I daydream about the perfect make-ahead breakfast (or really any grab-and-go meal), I always crave something that’s BALANCED. I want a pre-packed meal that has it all: protein, veggie, carbohydrates, healthy fats, flavor, and EASE. When we finished formulating these balanced breakfast egg cups, I knew that is exactly what I wanted to name them. Make them in bulk (using your Cook Once, Eat All Week ingredients from this week if you’re following along in the series), let them cool completely (so they pop out of the silicone tray easier), store, and then enjoy as you need! I have to tell you I could eat about 4 of these in one sitting, they’re THAT good!
Note that the baking time on these balanced breakfast egg cups will yield a cooked-through egg yolk.
UPDATE: click HERE for a similar silicone muffin pan that I used!
Cook Once, Eat All Week
If you’re new here, THIS POST is a great introduction to our Cook Once, Eat All Week series!
Here are the other recipes in our COEAW: Week 4 meal prep series:
- Base Recipes of bulk-prepared shredded chicken, spaghetti squash, and spinach: click HERE!
- Chicken Carbonara Spaghetti Squash Casserole Recipe: click HERE
- Coming Soon: Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash Boats Recipe: click HERE
Ingredients
- 1 small spaghetti squash
- 1 tablespoon butter or oil of choice
- 4 slices bacon
- 1, 10 ounce bag frozen spinach
- 12 eggs
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt divided
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Chives chopped for garnish
Instructions
- Cut the spaghetti squash in half, scrape out the seeds, and place it in a rimmed baking dish face-down with 1/4 cup of water. Bake at 375 F for 1 hour, or until soft. Once cooked, set aside until cool enough to handle. Once cooled, scrape the squash out into a large bowl and mix with 1/2 teaspoon sea salt.
- While the squash is cooking, cook the bacon in a pan with matching lid over medium heat until crisp. Remove from pan, let cool, then crumble.
- Saute the frozen spinach in the leftover bacon grease and then place the lid on the pan and steam for 1-2 minutes, until cooked through.
- Grease 12 muffin tins with butter, ghee, or other oil of choice.
- Place spinach on top of the spaghetti squash, then crack an egg on top of the spinach in each muffin tin. Note, you will use about 1 cup of spaghetti squash so you will have leftover spaghetti squash from this recipe. Sprinkle the salt and pepper over the eggs, then top with bacon.
- Place egg cups in the oven to bake at 375 for 25 minutes, until yolks are fully set.
Nutrition Information
Recipe Notes
- 1 cup pre-cooked spaghetti squash
- 1 cup pre-prepared spinach
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Cook the bacon in a pan over medium heat then crumble.
- Grease 12 muffin tins with butter, ghee, or other oil of choice. Combine spaghetti squash with 1/2 teaspoon salt, then press into muffin tins.
- Place spinach on top of the spaghetti squash, then crack an egg on top of the spinach in each muffin tin. Sprinkle the salt and pepper over the eggs, then top with bacon.
- Place egg cups in the oven to bake at 375 for 25 minutes, until yolks are fully set.
Bernadette says
Any suggestions for a spinach replacement?
Amber Link says
Sure! You can use chopped arugula, kale, or swiss chard, or leave it out altogether!
Cathi says
So what is the nutritional information? Calories, fiber, protein Etc.
Anna says
Do these freeze well? If so, how would your recommend storing and reheating
Brandi Schilhab says
They do! I just store them in a gallon Ziplock in the freezer and microwave them to defrost!
Dee says
any suggestions on making these without spaghetti squash, substitutions? They’re not in season here yet… Thx!
Melissa Guevara says
Shredded potatoes of any kind (sweet potato, russet, etc.) would be really tasty as the base. ~Melissa
Dee says
any suggestions on making these without spaghetti squash, substitutions? They’re not in season here yet… Thx!
Mishalee says
The recipe doesn’t match what it’s supposed to be…
Melissa Guevara says
Hi Mishalee, the recipe card we are seeing matches for the breakfast egg cups. Can you send us a screenshot to [email protected] so that we can try to troubleshoot what is happening on your end? Thank you! -Team F&F