Busy Day Gluten Free Cottage Cheese Egg Muffins

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You wish you could eat healthier but don’t know where to start? You thought about eating breakfast but you run out of time?  Start with this easy, quick, make ahead breakfast and jumpstart your day with confidence and good nutrition. Recently, study after study suggests we consume 30 grams of protein per meal. Daily, I eat two hard cooked eggs which only provide 14 grams of protein. Every ¼ cup of cottage cheese is another 7 grams of protein boost, not to mention a good source of calcium. As a Wisconsin Cheesehead what’s not to love about tossing cheddar cheese in almost everything I prepare. I have so many friends that are wheat free that I experimented with using gluten free flour. These babies turned out fantastic. Even the baking time turned out ok the first try. I baked them for 18 minutes to celebrate my birthday on the eighteenth of the month.

  • 3 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons gluten free flour or regular flour
  • ½ cup cottage cheese
  • 2 ounces ham, diced
  • ¼ cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 6 non-stick muffin pans with non-stick spray. Set aside. Whisk the eggs. Add the flour and whisk until very well blended. Whisk in the cottage cheese. Add the ham. Spoon the egg mixture into the greased muffin pans. Sprinkle the cheese on the top. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the muffin comes out clean. Makes 6 muffins.

Nutrition Per Muffin: Calories 118; Protein 8.7 grams; Fat 4.6 grams; Carbohydrate 6.6 grams; Sodium 258 mg

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You can add in your favorite veggies too. My favorites add ins’ would be mushrooms, onions, shredded Brussels sprouts (to Gary’s dismay), kale, spinach or red pepper. Create a muffin bar for your family and have all the ingredients out ready for them to personalize their muffin.

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I love using Eggland’s Best Eggs because of their superior nutrition. They have 10x more vitamin E, 25% less saturated fat, double the omega 3’s, 4x more Vitamin D and 3x the Vitamin B12 compared to normal eggs! Plus they have been awarded the Gold Seal as America’s Superior Tasting egg. You have got to check them out.

Daisy brand cottage is my favorite because there only 3 ingredients: cultured skim milk, cream and salt. Daisy is a lot lower in sodium, is gluten free and has no fillers. It tastes “fresh.”

I keep Gluten Free Pantry flour on hand in case I need to serve a gluten free guest. This all purpose flour has been a great substitute for any recipe I have tried. I bought it at Lakewinds my food co-op.

I am not being paid by any of these brands but would like to be!

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Make ahead and toss in freezer bags for those extra busy mornings.

The freezer bags are ready for Gary for breakfast at work and the others are for my 85 year old friend Celine who I prepare food for.

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