Foodie Friday: Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Muffins

One of my staples lately is my breakfast muffins. I modified the recipe from the SkinnyTaste cookbook to something that works better for me.

What you'll need:

• 12-count muffin tin
• medium mixing bowl
• scale (optional)
• olive oil spray
• 6 eggs
• 6 egg whites (I used the Kroger brand -- 1 cup = 6 eggs)
• 3 oz. turkey sausage (I used Jimmy Dean turkey sausage crumbles)
• 2 oz. swiss cheese (I used the Kroger brand)
• 3 oz. ham, shredded (I used Oscar Meyer honey ham)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Spray muffin tin with olive oil cooking spray.

Break 6 eggs into mixing bowl.

Add 6 egg whites to mixing bowl. Beat well.

I use my Ozeri scale to weigh the next three ingredients, but you can just add as much as you want. I place a bowl on the scale, tare it, and then weigh 3 ounces of turkey sausage (I did 2 ounces this time because that was all that was left in the bag.), cook/heat according to the instructions, and add to the mixing bowl.

Repeat the process with 3 ounces of ham (I just tear mine into small pieces, but you can actually cut it up if you'd like. I'm just not that patient.)

and 2 ounces of swiss cheese.

Mix together well.

Once mixed, scoop 1/4 cup into each muffin hole.

It should fill most of the hole.

Cook for 20-24 minutes. Our oven is really hot, and I usually cook for 22 minutes, so you may need to do it a little longer.

Silly me forgot to get the "after" picture, but I've posted them on my instagram in the past if you're interested. What I love most about these is how easy they are. I make a week's worth, but you can make more and freeze them. I pack up ten muffins (5 days worth) and take them to work on Monday. I can't eat first thing in the morning, so I drink a Slimfast High Protein shake (Chocolate) on the way to work along with an entire Camelbak of water. Around 9, I eat the muffins, and that tides me over until lunch. I get 35 grams of protein in 313 calories!

Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Muffins
1 serving: 2 muffins
Calories per serving: 133
Fat: 7.2g
Cholesterol: 199.3mg
Sodium: 315.9mg
Potassium: 145mg
Carbohydrates: 1.6g
Protein: 15.2g