Omelet On-the-Go Muffins

Whether it's back to school time for you and your family, or perhaps you just need some help with breakfast, this week's recipe has you covered.

Getting up, getting ready, helping kids or pets or spouses with their morning routine can be difficult enough, and squeezing in a nutritionally sound, delicious homemade breakfast can sound almost impossible.

Enter, the omelet muffin. This is a popular recipe because it cab be prepared ahead of time, using a variety of ingredients, and can be suitable for people who are trying to pack in extra protein, people who are trying to get more vegetables in their diet, or people who are just in a hurry and need something quick. 

This recipe is also awesome for road trips or appetizers. You are only limited by your imagination for the ingredient combinations, and it'll save precious snoozing time in the morning. 

Omelet Muffins

Ingredients:

Dozen Eggs (or about one egg per muffin cup)

Muffin Tin

Mix ins of your choice. (spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, pineapple, ham, chicken, cheese, mushrooms, etc)

Salt + Pepper

coconut oil

Optional: Muffin Liners

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350

Beat eggs to your preference, adding salt and pepper to taste. 

Generously grease the side and bottom of muffin tins with coconut oil, unless using liners. 

Beat eggs until mixed to your liking

Fill the individual muffin tins about 1/3 full of your chosen ingredients

Pour a little of the beaten egg mixture over the ingredients, and then stir gently to mix the egg, don't over do it.  (The muffins will puff as they bake, so make sure to leave room at the top of the tin)

Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a fork stuck in the center comes out clean (or mostly clean)

Serve immediately or store in the fridge.

To re-heat: pop in the microwave for 20-30 seconds. They also freeze well.

Tips: -Finely chop any vegetables, it will make for better baking. 

-Add a splash of milk to egg mixture

That's it! You have breakfast on the go for the whole week! Some of out favorite flavor combinations are: Pineapple, Spinach, Cheddar and Black Bean, Red Pepper, Yellow Pepper, Kale and Swiss, and Bacon, Mushroom and (cooked) Potato.

Have fun with the flavors and get that breakfast in!