🧀🌭 Loaded Sausage & Cheese Breakfast Egg Muffins
Makes: 12 muffins | Prep: 10 min | Bake: 20–25 min
Ingredients
- 8 oz (225 g) breakfast sausage
- 10 large eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup diced bell pepper
- ¼ cup chopped green onions
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- Cooking spray
Method
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and generously grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
- Cook the sausage in a skillet over medium heat, breaking it into small pieces. Drain excess grease.
- Whisk eggs, milk, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Divide sausage, bell pepper, green onions, and 1 cup cheese among the muffin cups.
- Pour the egg mixture evenly into each cup, filling about ¾ full. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
- Bake for 20–25 minutes, until the eggs are puffed and set in the center. Similar sausage-and-cheese egg muffin recipes use a 350°F oven and about 20–25 minutes.
- Let cool for 5 minutes, then gently remove and serve.
