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Energy Boosting Egg Muffins
original recipe: http://www.modernmom.com/blogs/the-nutrition-twins/make-your-morning-egg-muffin-recipe
Ingredients:
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 cup skim or 1% milk
- 1/4 teaspoon (tsp) salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1 cup low-fat or fat free shredded Cheddar cheese (4 ounces)
- 1/2 cup chopped zucchini
- 1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped red onion
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper in medium bowl until blended. Add cheese, zucchini, bell pepper and onion; mix well.
Spoon evenly into 12 lightly sprayed muffin cups, about 1/4 cup each.
Bake until just set, 20--22 minutes. Cool on rack 5 minutes. Remove from cups and serve warm. Makes 12 mini egg muffins.
Nutrition facts per serving (2 mini muffins): 110 calories; 7 grams g fat; 296 mg sodium; 3 g carbohydrate; 12 g protein