Egg Muffins with Bacon, Bell Pepper and Spring Onion
41 min total21 min active11 steps
Ingredients
9 itemsFruit and vegetables
1 red bell pepper
3 spring onions
Meat and fish
150 g bacon
Dairy and eggs
8 eggs
200 g cottage cheese
60 g grated white cheese
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¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp oil
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Cut the vegetables
Dice
1 red bell pepper small and slice 3 spring onions thinly.Cutting board
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Preheat air fryer
Heat the air fryer to 200°C.
Air fryer, 200 °C
Done when Air fryer is at temperature
- Heat on · 32 min to the table
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Air fry the bacon
Lay
150 g bacon in the air fryer basket and cook at 200°C for 7 to 8 minutes.Air fryer, 200 °C
Done when Browned and crisp
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Whisk the egg mixture
In a bowl, whisk
8 eggs, 200 g cottage cheese, ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp ground black pepper until the eggs are fully broken up. Small curds of cottage cheese are fine.Bowl
Done when No streaks of egg white
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Stir in the fillings
Drain the bacon on a paper towel, then crumble or snip it into the bowl. Stir in the bell pepper and spring onions. Carefully pour most of the fat out of the basket.
Bowl
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Set air fryer 160°C
Turn the air fryer down to 160°C.
Air fryer, 160 °C
Done when Air fryer is at 160°C
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Fill the cups
Lightly oil 12 silicone cups with
1 tsp oil and fill them about three-quarters full.Silicone cups
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Air fry the muffins
Set the cups in the basket, in two batches of 6 if needed, and air fry at 160°C for 9 minutes.
Air fryer, 160 °C
Done when Puffed up, only the very centre wobbles slightly
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Melt the cheese
Sprinkle
60 g grated white cheese over the tops and air fry for 2 more minutes.Air fryer, 160 °C
Done when Cheese melted, a knife in the middle comes out clean
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Rest the muffins
Let the muffins rest in the cups for 1 to 2 minutes, then pop them out. Bake the second batch the same way.
Silicone cups
Done when Muffins release easily from the cups
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Serve
Serve the egg muffins warm.
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- 1 Cut the vegetables 5 min prep
- 3 Air fry the bacon 1 min + 7 cook
- 4 Whisk the egg mixture 3 min prep
- 5 Stir in the fillings 3 min prep
- 7 Fill the cups 3 min prep
- 8 Air fry the muffins 1 min + 9 cook
- 9 Melt the cheese 1 min + 2 cook
- 10 Rest the muffins 1 min + 2 cook
- 11 Serve 1 min serve
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