Here’s a delicious, quick, and savory recipe for Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins 🧀🥓—perfect for a grab-and-go breakfast!
🧁 Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins
⏱ Time
- Prep: 10 minutes
- Cook: 20–25 minutes
- Makes: 12 muffins
Ingredients
- 1 lb (450 g) breakfast sausage (mild or spicy, your choice)
- 1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese (or your favorite cheese)
- 6 large eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (or almond flour for low-carb)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- Optional: chopped green onions, bell peppers, or herbs
Instructions
1️⃣ Preheat Oven
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Grease or line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
2️⃣ Cook Sausage
- In a skillet over medium heat, cook sausage until fully browned, breaking it into small pieces.
- Drain excess fat.
3️⃣ Prepare Egg Mixture
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs and milk until well combined.
- Stir in flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper until smooth.
4️⃣ Assemble Muffins
- Divide cooked sausage among muffin cups.
- Sprinkle cheese over the sausage.
- Pour egg mixture evenly into each cup (about ¾ full).
- Optional: add a few chopped veggies or herbs on top.
5️⃣ Bake
- Bake 20–25 minutes until muffins are set and lightly golden.
- Let cool 5 minutes before removing from the tin.
🌟 Tips
- Use pre-cooked bacon or ham instead of sausage for variation.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze for up to a month.
- For extra fluffiness, beat the eggs separately and fold them in gently before baking.
If you want, I can also give a low-carb, gluten-free version of these breakfast muffins that’s ready in 15 minutes and keeps well for meal prep.
Do you want me to do that?
