Pizza Egg Muffins
These egg muffins by A Cedar Spoon make for the perfect lunch or after-school snack!
Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease your muffin tins {enough for 18 muffins} and set aside. If you have a non-stick muffin tin those work great.
- In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium high heat. Add the ground sausage, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder and cayenne pepper, and cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the bell pepper and basil and continue to cook until sausage is browned, about 5-6 minutes. Drain any excess fat. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, chopped pepperoni and the ground sausage.
- In another large bowl, crack the eggs and whisk them together. Add the egg mixture to the sausage mixture and season with a dash of salt and pepper and the fresh basil. Stir until fully combined.
- Pour the egg mixture into the muffin tins {about 3/4 of the way full}. Add a small spoon of tomato sauce and sprinkle each muffin with a small amount of the 1/2 cup of leftover cheese.
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Put the egg muffins in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until the egg muffins are set in the middle and begin to turn golden brown.
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Remove from the oven and let cool before removing from the muffin tin.
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Garnish with fresh basil and more shredded cheese if you like. You also can add crushed red pepper & Italian seasoning for some spice!
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Refrigerate the egg muffins for up to a week in an airtight container. You also can freeze them for up to 3 months.
Notes
Here are a few ideas to modify these egg muffins: Add more or less spices depending on your tastes. Add other types of protein like ham. Add other vegetables like tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, banana peppers or mushrooms. Mix up the cheeses and try something like Pepper Jack or Monterey Jack cheese.
Storage: If you want to freeze these, wrap them in plastic wrap individually and then place them in a large Ziplock bag. Remove from the freezer when you are ready to eat them and heat them in the microwave for two minutes.
Julia is a mom of three growing boys who creates a mix of seasonal recipes from scratch (whenever possible) on her blog, A Cedar Spoon. A Cedar Spoon is the result of her passions, great food from great ingredients, a worldly curiosity from her various travels and the inspiration of her Mom and their Mediterranean roots.
