Veggie Egg Cups (21 Day Fix Approved)

I have become a HUGE fan of egg cups (aka mini quiches) depending on what the recipes calls them or what somebody you know calls them.  They are easy to prepare and are an AWESOME go to breakfast for me on those morning I am crunched for time.  I mean really, what could be better - eggs that have already been cooked but full of an entire serving of vegetables and they are ready in 1 minute!

Veggie Egg Cups
Serving Size: 2 muffin cups - 6 servings total

Ingredients:
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Cooking Spray
8 Large Eggs**
1-1 1/2 cp. Egg Whites**
Sea Salt & Ground Black Pepper (to taste & optional)
1-10oz. bag Baby Spinach, finely chopped*
1 Medium Red Bell Pepper, finely chopped
2 Green Onions, finely sliced (or use onion powder)

Directions:
-  Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
-  Lightly coat a twelve-cup muffin tin with spray
-  Break eggs into a large bowl and add 1 cp. egg whites.  Whisk to blend.  Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
-  Add spinach, bell pepper & onions (or onion powder to taste) and mix well.  (If egg mixture seems too thick, add more egg whites to it a little at a time.)
-  Evenly pour egg mixture into prepared muffin cups.
-  Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

NOTES:
*Next time I make these I was thinking of using broccoli instead of spinach.  If so, I will post the outcome.
**Also, the original recipe called for 12 large eggs, and I choose to substitute egg whites for 4 of the eggs.  But you could omit the egg whites and use only the eggs.


TO RE-HEAT:
I place 2 egg cups on a plate and cut them in quarters, and re-heat for 1 minute, checking at the 30 second mark.  Also, while I usually eat these with my steel cut oats (find the recipe here) every morning, you could easily eat these in a whole grain tortilla for a breakfast burrito spin for a balanced breakfast of healthy carbs, protein & veggies.

**21 Day Fix Approved - 1 Green Container & 1 Red Container (if you were to use a whole grain tortilla for a breakfast burrito you would use 1 yellow as well.)