High Protein Egg Bites
This quick, make ahead breakfast bites are filled with turkey sausage and spinach with a whopping 11 grams of protein per egg bite!
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 egg bites
Calories: 99 kcal
Ingredients
- 12 turkey sausage links, fully cooked breakfast sausage
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup egg whites
- 1 cup cottage cheese, 2%
- ½ cup cheddar cheese, shredded, divided
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 2 oz baby spinach
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a muffing tin with non-stick spray. Chop up the fully cooked turkey sausage and divide between the muffin cups. Set aside.
- Combine the whole eggs, egg whites, cottage cheese, 1/4 cup of cheddar cheese, salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder in a blender and process until smooth, should only take a few pulses.
- Add in a handful of baby spinach and pulse a few more times to chop up into egg mixture. Pour egg mixture into muffin cups, filling about 3/4 of the way full. Top each egg cup with cheddar cheese and carefully place in the oven.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the eggs are set. Let cool slightly before removing. Once cooled completely, you can store in the fridge for up to 7 days.
Notes
Store egg bites in fridge for up to 7 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 99kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 84mg | Sodium: 480mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 605IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 1mg
Keywords: Cottage Cheese, Egg Bites, High Protein, sausage
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