Broccoli & Bacon Egg Muffins

PREPARATION TIME: 15 mins

COOKING TIME: 30 mins

SERVES: 5

Ingredients:

• 8 eggs
• 1 small broccoli – chopped
• 1 cup diced onion
• 5 slices of cooked bacon – finely chopped
• 2 pieces of sundried tomatoes – finely chopped
• 1 tbsp mixed italian herbs
• Half tsp pepper, to taste
• Lard or butter

This recipe makes 5 large muffins or 8 small ones.

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F or 180 C.
2. Pour the chopped broccoli in a blender and squeeze as much water out as possible. Then mix in the italian herbs
3. Spread the broccoli over a baking sheet on a tray and put in the oven for 15mins
4. Crack open the eggs and put into a bowl and whisk
5. Add the broccoli and all other ingredients into the bowl – bacon, herbs, pepper, sundried tomatoes, diced onion – and mix
6. Pour mixture into a greased (using lard or butter) muffin pan, the mixture should evenly fill 8 muffin cups.
7. Bake 30 minutes, or until browned – check with a toothpick inserted in the middle, making sure it comes out clean.Serve

Note: You can put any leftovers into your fridge and eat over the next few days.