Broccoli Cheese Egg Muffins Food

BROCCOLI AND CHEESE EGG MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Steam broccoli with a little water for about 6-7 minutes.
• When broccoli is cooked, crumble into smaller pieces and add olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Spray a standard size non-stick cupcake tin with cooking spray and spoon broccoli mixture evenly into 9 tins.
• In a medium bowl, beat egg whites, eggs, grated cheese, salt and pepper.
• Pour into the greased tins over broccoli until a little more than 3/4 full.
• Top with grated cheddar and bake in the oven until cooked, about 20 minutes. Serve immediately.
• Wrap any leftovers in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator to enjoy during the week.

BROCCOLI MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, mix milk, oil and egg; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in broccoli and cheese. , Spoon into greased or paper-lined muffin cups. Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched.

BROCCOLI CHEDDAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs with an electric mixer until light colored.
• Add butter and cheese and mix on low.
• Add muffin mix, broccoli and scallions and mix at low speed for another minute.
• Coat a 12 cup muffin pan with cooking spray; divide batter among muffin cups.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes until light golden brown.
• Cool on a rack before turning muffins out of pan.

BROCCOLI-CHEESE MINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Spray two 12-cup mini-muffin tins well with cooking oil spray.
• Place broccoli in a 2 cup glass measure and microwave, uncovered, for 2 minutes on high.
• Meanwhile, break the egg into a 2Qt. bowl and beat with a whisk or fork to break it up. Add the milk and beat well t blend. Stir in the cheese. Stir in the muffin mix just until the dry ingredients are moistened.
• Remove the broccoli from the microwave and press out any excess water. Finely chop the broccoli and add it to the batter. Using a tablespoons measure or a cookie-dough scoop, fill the prepared muffin cups about 2/3 full. When the batter is used up, fill the unused cups halfway with water, to prevent burning.
• Bake in the middle of the oven until the muffins just begin to brown around the edges and spring back when touched, 12 to 14 minutes. Serve warm.(Makes about 20 mini-muffins)
• *Leftovers should be wrapped in plastic or aluminum foil and refrigerated, good for up to 3 days.
• Variation: Use about to 1 cup of grated carrot instead of broccoli.