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Healthy Breakfast Egg Cups – 3 cups veggies

By Susie Weinrich ยท Date Oct 5, 2020ยท 4 Comments ยท May contain affiliate links.

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Healthy Breakfast Egg Cups are a delicious breakfast recipe, and they are actually good for you! They are full of fresh vegetables (of your choosing!), eggs, egg whites, and seasonings, nothing else!

healthy breakfast egg cups on a cutting board with grapes, blueberries and strawberries

The nice thing about this recipe is that it can be fully customized to suit your taste. Add in any vegetables that you love or that you have on hand. Or if you want to add turkey bacon or turkey sausage for an extra protein boost, that is totally up to you!

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1 Choose Your Own Vegetables
2 How to Make Healthy Breakfast Egg Cups
3 Storing and Reheating
4 More Breakfast Recipes
5 Did you make this recipe?
6 Healthy Breakfast Egg Cups Recipe

Choose Your Own Vegetables

You can absolutely use any vegetables that you like or that you have on hand. This is a great recipe to use up vegetables that are starting to go soft in your vegetable crisper. The most important part is that you have 3 cups total of vegetables to sautรฉ.

When I photographed this recipe I used cremini mushrooms, red peppers, zucchini, red onion, and fresh broccoli, it was a great combo!

How to Make Healthy Breakfast Egg Cups

  1. PREP: To start this recipe preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Also prepare a 12 cup muffin tin by liberally greasing each cup with baking spray or oil. Since there is little to no fat in these egg cups they will stick to your muffin tin if you donโ€™t grease the cups well.
  2. SAUTE VEGGIES: In a large nonstick skillet add your 3 cups of chopped and diced veggies, sautรฉ for about 4-5 minutes until they are just starting to soften. Off the heat add in the salt and herbs.
cast iron skillet full of sauteed veggies
Egg cup recipe FULL of healthy veggies!
  1. Portion out the veggies equally in the 12 muffin cups. Set aside.
muffin tin full of veggies and an egg mixture to the side
  1. MIX EGGS: In a mixing bowl whisk together 4 whole eggs and 1 cup of egg whites. Pour the egg mixture over the veggies in the muffin tin, filling each cup about ยพ full.
  2. BAKE: Pop the breakfast egg cups in the oven for 12 minutes. When they come out of the oven let them cool completely for 5-10 minutes before trying to remove them from the muffin tin.
veggie egg cups cooked in a muffin tin
Healthy Breakfast Egg Cups cooked in a muffin tin
  1. When they are ready run a sharp small knife around the edge of each cup to release it from the muffin tin.

These are amazing served on top of an English muffin.

Storing and Reheating

Healthy Breakfast Egg Cups are great for busy mornings or breakfast on the go.

healthy breakfast egg cups on a cutting board

Simply store your cooled egg cups in an airtight container in your refrigerator for up to one week. To reheat place on a paper towel or microwave safe plate and microwave for 30-45 seconds.

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Healthy Breakfast Egg Cups Recipe

A healthy breakfast egg cup recipe that is full of 3 cups of your favorite veggies! This is a great make-ahead healthy breakfast for busy mornings.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes minutes
Total Time: 27 minutes minutes
Servings: 12 egg cups
Calories: 42kcal
Author: Susie Weinrich

Equipment

  • 12 cup muffin tin

Ingredients

  • 3 cups your favorite raw/fresh veggies, diced - peppers, onions, mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli, tomatoes, squashโ€ฆ
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil - plus extra oil for greasing the muffin tin
  • ยฝ tsp salt
  • ยผ teaspoon black pepper
  • โ…› teaspoon garlic powder
  • โ…› teaspoon onion powder
  • 4 whole large eggs
  • 1 cup egg whites - see notes

Instructions
 

  • Start by preheating your oven to 350ยฐ.
    Also prep a 12 cup muffin tin by liberally greasing each up cup. Do not skimp on this step, since there is little to no fat in this egg mixture they will stick to your muffin tin if you don't grease it well. Use olive oil, coconut oil, or baking spray (whatever oil you prefer).
  • In a skillet or cast iron pan over medium heat add the oil.
    Add your 3 cups diced veggies. Sautรฉ lightly for about 4 minutes, just until they start to soften. Off the heat stir the seasonings.
    3 cups your favorite raw/fresh veggies, diced, 1 tablespoon olive oil, ยฝ teaspoon salt, ยผ teaspoon black pepper, โ…› teaspoon garlic powder, โ…› teaspoon onion powder
    cast iron skillet full of sauteed veggies
  • Portion the veggies equally into the prepared muffin tin cups. Set aside.
    muffin tin full of veggies and an egg mixture to the side
  • In a large bowl mix together 4 whole eggs and 1 cup egg whites. Whisk until it is completely combined and all the yolks are blended.
    4 whole large eggs, 1 cup egg whites
  • Pour the egg mixture evenly over the veggies in the muffin tin, filling each cup about ยพ full.
  • Pop the pan into the oven for 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for about 5-10 minutes before trying to remove from the pan.
  • To remove the egg cups simply run a sharp knife around the edge of each egg cup. They should pop right out!
  • These are amazing served on top of an english muffin that has been drizzled with extra virgin olive oil.

Recipe Tips and Notes:

Storing & Reheating:
Store your cooled egg cups in an airtight container in your refrigerator for up to one week. To reheat place on a paper towel or microwave safe plate and microwave for 30-45 seconds.

Egg Whites:
You can purchase a carton of egg whites at the store and just pour out 1 cup. Or if you have whole eggs it will take around 8 eggs to make 1 cup of egg whites.

NUTRITION FACTS : The nutrition facts included in this recipe card do not include the nutrition for the veggies you choose.
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Serving: 1egg cup | Calories: 42kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.3g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 0.02g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 79IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.3mg

About Susie Weinrich

Susie Weinrich is the recipe developer, food photographer, and content creator behind Mom's Dinner. She has over 20 years experience in the food industry. Currently, Susie shares all her recipes and food knowledge on Mom's Dinner. You will find her recipes are easy to follow and full of tips and tricks to make sure the recipe you are making turns out perfect!

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  1. Sara H says

    May 09, 2024 at 8:28 am

    5 stars
    Love the recipe, they are delicious! Do you have the nutritional information though?

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    • Susie Weinrich says

      May 09, 2024 at 11:35 am

      Thank you so much for asking for these, Sara! I added the nutrition facts to the recipe card. However, it doesn’t include the nutrition or calories for the veggie combo that you choose.

      Reply
  2. Pete says

    May 15, 2020 at 9:01 pm

    5 stars
    Sounds great, but I wish instead of specifying 1 cup of egg white, you would have said how many egg whites. Not a problem, though. I will probably adjust this for less servings, too.

    Reply
    • Susie says

      May 16, 2020 at 8:42 am

      You would need about 8 eggs to make 1 cup of egg whites. I will note that in the recipe, thank you for bringing it to my attention.

      Reply
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