Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Cups - South Beach Diet

papergoddess's Note:

From the South Beach Diet Cookbook. Easy take along breakfast idea.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 4 ounces turkey sausage or 4 ounces crumbled turkey bacon
• ½ green bell pepper , chopped
• ¼ onion , chopped
• 5 large eggs or 1 ¼ cups Egg Beaters egg substitute
• 1 (12 ounce) can sliced mushrooms , drained
• ½ cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese (2 oz.)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Coat a 6 cup non-stick muffin pan with cooking spray or line with paper baking cups.
3. In a medium non-stick skillet, cook the sausage, peppers, and onions for 5 minutes, or until sausage is no longer pink.
4. Spoon mixture and cool slightly.
5. Stir in eggs and mushrooms.
6. Evenly divide mixture into 6 muffin cups; Sprinkle with cheese.
7. Bake for 20 minutes, or until egg is set.

Reviews

[Alethia]

Yummy! I didn't add mushrooms since my hubby doesn't like them and I mixed the cheese into the mixture instead of just on top. I also used a spicy turkey sausage so they had more flavor and a bit of a kick. Turned out wonderfully!

[cashoyt]

Made with veggie sausage (from a tube) and added mushrooms to my half (and not to my husband's). We didn't have cheese, and probably would have been better with it, but it was still good. Quicker and easy and can make extras for later, but we haven't tried them reheated yet, though the reviews seem to say that will be good. - They made 5-1/2 muffins the way they were poured into the pan.

[ScrappieDoo]

Quick and easy! We make up a double batch of these on Sundays for quick breakfasts the following week. Pop two of these in the microwave and enjoy with a glass of V8. So many possible variations.