Ham and egg cups
23 min · 36 g protein · 349 cals / serving
Slices of ham pressed into a muffin tin make little cups that hold spinach, a spoon of cottage cheese, an egg and a sprinkle of cheese. Twelve bake at once, they reheat in a minute, and three make a breakfast you can eat walking out of the door.
Ingredients
- 1/2 tsp canola oil, or spray, for the tin
- 12 round slices deli ham, sandwich-thick, not shaved
- 2 cups baby spinach, chopped
- 3/4 cup cottage cheese (1%)
- 12 large eggs
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, or cheddar
To serve
- 1 tbsp fresh chives, snipped
Steps
- Heat the oven to 400°F and grease a 12-hole muffin tin. Press a slice of ham into each hole so it lines the bottom and sides like a cup.
- Put a little chopped spinach and a heaped teaspoon of cottage cheese in each cup, crack an egg on top and season with pepper (the ham brings the salt). Sprinkle over the cheese.
- Bake 12–15 minutes: 12 for soft yolks, 15 for firm ones if you are making them ahead. Lift out with a spoon and scatter with chives.
Good to know
Making them for the week?
Bake them the full 15 minutes so the yolks set, cool, and keep in a covered box in the fridge for 3 days. Reheat 2–3 at a time for 45–60 seconds in the microwave.
Scrambled instead of whole eggs?
Whisk the eggs with a splash of milk and pour them in evenly; they bake in about 15 minutes and are easier for children to eat.
Per
- Calories
- 136
- Protein
- (43%)
- 14 g
- Fat
- (53%)
- 8 g
- Carbohydrates
- (4%)
- 1 g
- of which sugar
- 1 g
- Fiber
- <1 g
- Sodium
- 382 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How
As written, 1395 kcal goes into the pot and 1117 g of ingredients comes out as about 1025 g of food: 136 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.