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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.
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Servings: 3
Ingredients Method Notes

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

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. In small bowl, combine salt, pepper, and paprika and set aside.
  3. Grease 6 cups of muffin tin.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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