I finally hit Trader Joe’s to stock up on some recipe supplies. It’s been a little lean in the fridge and pantry. I’ve been wanting to make Canadian Bacon, Spinach and Egg Cups for a few weeks now. It’s the perfect breakfast, especially on a weekend. I got up at 5:30 AM this morning to start working in the yard. It’s supposed to be 100 degrees today, so I didn’t want to get over heated by waiting until later in the day. I’ve only been up for 4 hours and I’m already exhausted. The yard is really shaping up, so it was worth getting up early. There is still furniture to be cleaned, plants to be planted, a few more weeds to be pulled and chair cushions to be put out. All of this is in preparation for our 4th of July party.
I worked up quite the appetite and I had protein on my mind. So yes, crazy blogging girl decided to bust out a recipe and blog post to relax.
The Ingredients:
1 Cup Frozen Spinach
6 pieces of Round Canadian Bacon
1/2 Cup Egg Whites
1/2 Small Chopped Shalott
1/4 Cup Shredded Gruyère Cheese
Splash of Olive Oil
Few Shakes of Smoked Paprika
Salt and Ground Pepper to Taste
Preheat Oven to 375 degrees
I sautéed the spinach in a little olive oil with the shallots, salt and pepper.
I formed my Canadian bacon cups in a non-stick muffin pan and then added about 1 heaping tablespoon of the spinach and onion mixture to each cup.
I whisked the egg whites with a little ground pepper and smoked paprika and then poured them to the edge of the Canadian bacon. I placed the muffin pan in the 375 degree oven for 12 minutes. The egg whites were almost done cooking. I added the shredded Gruyère cheese to the tops and put them back in the oven for 2 more minutes. I used a kitchen knife to loosen the edges of the Canadian bacon and I popped them onto a plate. Super easy and really tasty!
My break is over – back to tackle the remaining yard projects. Hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend.
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The cups look fantastic! Makes me hungry and I sure as heck didn’t get up that early to do my yard. Good thinking though……better to beat the heat that way than to experience a heat stroke because you are stubborn or driven to get the job done.
Hugs and don’t work too hard………..Mommers
These would be super easy to make for one of our family holiday brunch celebrations.
First time commenter on your food blog… Those look so good and I don’t even like eggs all that much!
Hi Lori! The egg whites and cheese combo almost make them taste like cheese and spinach – not egg”y” at all.
You continue to amaze me with your talents and energy. Now I am hungry again. Super good looking breakfast ideas. Love to you…. Lisa
Thanks Lisa – I’ll have to come up with some tasty treats for the garage sale weekend 😉
Love this recipe…looks super easy to make and I think the boys would like them too!
Super easy and really good! I think the boys would have fun making them with you too!
I will be making those next weekend! 🙂
Nice! – Not sure why I never made them with egg whites during my time doing South beach…they were much lighter and the cheese made a huge difference in taste.
Yeah, this has SB written all over it! I wonder if you could use a piece of deli ham, sliced a little thicker like the canadian bacon, so that it would hold more??? A little dijon might be good in it too, but you had me at gruyere!!!! 🙂
What a fantastic brunch idea! I’m bookmarking them!
Definitely trying these – I usually hate breakfast in the mornings…wondering if I could make these ahead of time for the week and heat in the microwave in the mornings.