Turkey Sausage & Bell Pepper Egg Cups
Steph Wagner
May 11, 2013
I talk about what I call “egg cups” more than once a day in my office. If I had to pick what my number one question I get asked is…it would probably be “what on earth can I do for an easy breakfast?!”
I’ve mentioned this before on the a recipe I shared using the same idea with mushrooms and swiss. Which is what I love about this- it so so easy to vary the ingredients! Think all of the ways to make a omlette…that’s exactly what we’ve got going on here. Whisk together eggs and add a little cottage cheese (only for baking purposes- you won’t know it’s there in case you have an aversion to cottage cheese…) Then add in whatever ingredients you love in a omlette!
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egg cups
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- 1/2 lb turkey sausage crumbles
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 12 medium eggs or 8 large eggs
- 1/2 cup 2% cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup 2% cheddar cheese
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Whisk eggs together. Stir in cottage cheese. Add bell peppers, turkey sausage and cheddar cheese.
- Spray a muffing pan generously with cooking spray. Pour in egg mixture- about 3/4th of the way full.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from muffin pan immediately, then allow to cool 3-4 minutes before serving.
This recipe makes 12 servings.
Each serving will provide an estimated 12 grams protein, 1 gram carbohydrate and 7 grams fat.
*Serving sizes on the recipes are not necessarily "bariatric sized" portions but are "traditional" portion sizes.
Ohhh! This one looks very nice! I may have to try my first recipe!
Do you cook the turkey sausage before you bake or is uncooked okay!? Can’t wait to try!
I recommend cooking it! I actually use the pre-cooked turkey sausage crumbles…but if you are using raw sausage, cook it first!
I made these today for work and everyone loved them. I added a bit of salsa to my mix but probably didn’t add enough. Also served salsa with it. YUMMY!!!! Can’t wait to try different ideas within my egg cup omletes! :)
Yay! So glad everyone enjoyed them!!!
How many regular size muffins does this recipe make?
Mine usually makes how ever many eggs I used. For this one it would fill a 12 cup muffin pan.
Can you freeze them??
@Dana yes absolutely! It amazes me how well egg does. I do try and remove it to the refrigerator the night before to thaw and then heat in the microwave.
I loved this recipe! I made it tonight and will be enjoying the egg cups for the next few days. Going to freeze a few too.
@timmonsfran I’m so glad you enjoyed them! They freeze and reheat wonderfully!
These look great, I have some turkey italian sausage in the freezer that would work perfect. Now that I have had surgery I always have cottage cheese in the fridge. It’s my best friend!
@desertgirl62122 You got it! Sounds like you’ll be enjoying this soon!