Breakfast: Sweet Potato and Spinach Egg Bites
Egg bites are a delicious and convenient way to get some protein in the mornings. These ones get an extra nutrition boost with antioxidant-rich sweet potato and spinach.
Ingredients
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon hot smoked paprika
- Scant olive oil for greasing muffin tin
- 4 eggs
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup grated sweet potato
- ¼ cup baby spinach finely chopped
- 1 spring onion sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In small bowl, combine salt, pepper, and paprika and set aside.
- Grease 6 cups of muffin tin.
- In large bowl, beat eggs and yogurt together with half of spice mixture. The yogurt will be a bit lumpy at first; using a balloon whisk will help smooth it out.
- Combine remaining spice mixture with grated sweet potato and divide among 6 greased muffin cups. Top grated sweet potato with small amount of chopped spinach and spring onion. Pour egg mixture into muffin cups overtop these ingredients.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
Notes
Each serving contains: 130 calories; 10 g protein; 8 g total fat (2 g sat. fat); 5 g total carbohydrates (2 g sugars, 1 g fiber); 291 mg sodium