Red Pepper Cheddar Egg Bites
Red Pepper Cheddar Egg Bites are loaded with flavor, protein, and are great for meal prep. These egg bites are perfect for everyone in the family. They're made with eggs, red bell peppers, and cheddar cheese. They make a healthy on-the-go breakfast, snack, and are even great for school lunchboxes.
Ingredients
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 5 eggs
- 1/2 tsp pink sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- tsp paprika
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Avocado or coconut oil for greasing
Instructions
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Preheat oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Prep all your ingredients; Thinly dice red bell pepper. Crack eggs into a large mixing bowl, sprinkle salt, black pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and baking powder, and pour in milk. Whisk together until well combined. Add whisked eggs to a liquid measuring cup.
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Grease a 24 mold-mini muffin pan (preferably silicone) with a bit of oil of choice (I like to use avocado or coconut). Divide diced red bell pepper and grated cheese throughout each mini muffin mold. Divide them as even as possible. Pour whisked eggs into each muffin pan. Fill it about a third of the way up. Don't fill pan with eggs to the top. The eggs will rise and can overflow as they bake.
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Place egg bites in oven and bake for 25 minutes.
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Remove pan from the oven and allow bites to cool down for 10-15 minutes. Pop them out of muffin pan. Serve immediately or place in an airtight container once thet have competely cooled-off. Keep in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
- Preferably use a silicone mini muffin pan- It makes it so much easier for egg bites to bake in these kind of pans. It's also very easy to pop the egg bites right out after they are done baking.
- If you are using a silicone muffin pan, place it over a baking sheet pan- Silicone pans are very flimsy making it hard to transfer from the counter to the oven. Place it over a baking sheet pan for easier use.
- Fill muffin molds about a third of the way up- Don't fill molds with eggs all the way to the top. The eggs will rise and can overflow as they bake.
- Switch up your bell peppers- You can use other colored bell peppers if you have them. Orange, yellow or green are all perfectly fine to use in this recipe. Sweet peppers work well too.
- Add more veggies- You can get creative and add other veggies or substitute bell pepper for other veggies too. Use baby spinach, mushrooms, zucchini, carrots, kale, etc.