Egg and Sausage Muffins

Egg and Sausage Muffins

Savory, crustless egg muffins filled with browned breakfast sausage and cheddar cheese, baked in a muffin tin for an easy breakfast.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 190°C. Grease all 12 wells of the muffin tin with the vegetable oil.

    Ingredients used: 15.0 ml Vegetable Oil

    Cookware: muffin tin, oven

  2. Step 2

    Place the breakfast sausage in the skillet over medium heat. Cook, breaking it into small crumbles, until browned and the center reaches 71°C.

    Timer: 8 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 450.0 gr Sausage

    Cookware: skillet, spatula

  3. Step 3

    Remove the skillet from the heat, drain excess rendered fat, and let the sausage cool briefly.

    Timer: 5 min (fixed)

    Cookware: skillet

  4. Step 4

    Whisk the eggs, milk, salt, and ground black pepper in the mixing bowl until evenly combined.

    Ingredients used: 8.0 piece Egg, 1.0 gr Ground Black Pepper, 60.0 ml Milk, 3.0 gr Salt

    Cookware: mixing bowl, whisk

  5. Step 5

    Stir the cheddar cheese into the egg mixture.

    Ingredients used: 100.0 gr Cheddar Cheese

    Cookware: mixing bowl, whisk

  6. Step 6

    Divide the cooked sausage evenly among the prepared muffin wells, then pour in the egg mixture until each well is about three-quarters full.

    Cookware: mixing bowl, muffin tin

  7. Step 7

    Bake until the muffins are puffed, set in the center, and reach an internal temperature of 71°C.

    Timer: 20 min (fixed)

    Cookware: muffin tin, oven

  8. Step 8

    Cool the muffins in the tin, then loosen the edges with the spatula and remove them.

    Timer: 5 min (fixed)

    Cookware: muffin tin, spatula

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: medium

Cook the sausage and finished muffins to at least 71°C. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours in a covered container and use within 3 to 4 days; reheat to 74°C.

Risk factors

  • raw pork sausage
  • raw eggs
  • cross-contamination
  • temperature-controlled leftovers