Meat Lover's Breakfast Cups

15 to 19 min cook time
6servings
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Meat Lover's Breakfast Cups

How to Make Meat Lover's Breakfast Cups

This low-carb breakfast made with turkey sausage and turkey bacon makes for a meaty breakfast without all the saturated fat. Freeze the individual cups after they're prepared for a grab-and-go breakfast that can be reheated at home or in the office!

15 to 19 min cook time
6servings
1 "muffin"
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Step-By-Step Instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F. Coat a six-cup muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. Evenly divide the hash browns among the muffin cups and press firmly into the bottom and up the sides of each cup.
  2. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Sauté the onion until tender. Add the garlic and sausage; cook for 1 minute more. Remove the skillet from the heat; stir in the sour cream.
  3. In a medium bowl, beat the egg substitute with the salt and black pepper, then pour it evenly into the potato-lined muffin cups. Top each cup with some of the sausage mixture, bacon, and cheese.
  4. Bake 15 to 18 minutes, or until the eggs are set. Serve immediately, or freeze for later.
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Nutrition facts

6 Servings

  • Serving Size
    1 "muffin"
  • Amount per serving Calories 110
  • Total Fat 5g
    • Saturated Fat 1.5g
    • Trans Fats 0g
  • Cholesterol 60mg
  • Sodium 340mg
  • Total Carbohydrate 9g
    • Dietary Fiber 1g
    • Total Sugars 1g
    • Added Sugars 0g
  • Protein 8g
  • Potassium 150mg
  • Phosphorous 50mg
Ingredients
Monterey jack cheese
2 tbsp
turkey bacon
2 tbsp
black pepper
1/8 tsp
salt
1/4 tsp
egg substitute
1 cup
light sour cream
1 tbsp
precooked turkey breakfast sausage patties ( thawed and diced)
2
garlic (minced)
1 clove
onion(s) (finely chopped)
2 tbsp
canola oil
1 tsp
frozen hash browns (thawed)
1 1/4 cup

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I make these all the time in different varieties. My favorite way to make it is to cook the turkey sausage and add cream cheese to it. I press this into the muffin tins to make the outside of the cups. Then I beat the eggs with a bit of half and half and add that in the sausage cups. Finally I top it with a little bit of shredded cheese. Another way I make them is to line the muffin tins with turkey bacon (cut in halves or thirds to make it easier to manipulate) then add the egg mixture and top with shredded cheese.

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This recipe is very similar to one of my go-to recipes, except mine omits the hashed browns, and bakes at 375 for 20 minutes. They're not messy at all, but have a lovely golden brown outer surface all around. The meats and cheeses are easily switched up for variety. Great recipe!

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This was super easy to make. Hub and the kids really liked them. I wish I could post the pic because they turned out so good.

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Not a review, but a question. Newly DX'd and new to it all. Does the meat matter? If I use other than turkey does it change everything? Thanks!