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Recipe: Ham and Egg Cups

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Ham and Egg Cups

Over the holidays there was a lot, A LOT, of baking and cooking over here – family here from out of town, friends coming over, gifting. Well, breakfast around here can get monotonous so I tried this one morning for my peeps. A recipe from Costco inspired me. Easy prep and yummy! I think it’d be a delicious brunch item… but I’d double the recipe if you have a bunch of adults around the table.

Ham and Egg Cups (serves 6)

Ingredients

12 slices of ham (medium thickness)
1/2 cup softened or whipped cream cheese
4-6 eggs
milk
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tbsp. dried basil or parsley
3/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 chopped cherry or grape tomatoes (optional, my kids don’t like tomatoes so much)

Preheat oven to 400 deg. Prep 12-cup regular muffin pan with spray/oil/butter. Place each slice of ham in each cup forming to fit. It’s okay if the ham sticks out. Smear some cream cheese in the ham cups, evenly dividing among the cups.

Now prep the eggs… I say 4 to 6 eggs because you might want your cup more egg-y. I cracked 4 eggs in a glass measuring cup, whisked and then added enough milk to make just about 2 cups of liquid. I brought out our immersion blender and whipped it all frothy. Add the salt and herbs. Pour mixture evenly into the ham cups. Top with cheese (and tomato).

Bake for approximately 10-15 minutes. Check center with a toothpick. Should come out clean. Take out of oven and let set for a few minutes. Serve hot, warm.

Quick Tip: Leftover Crudites

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So here’s what you do with those leftover vegetables from a crudite platter you’ve served at your party. You chop or dice up all the veggies and you make it into a quiche! Thank goodness for the extra frozen pie crust I had in the freezer.

Easy Quiche

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk (2%)
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp. flour
  • 1/3 c. minced onion (or a couple of tsp. onion powder)
  • 8 to 16 oz. shredded cheese (I had mozzarella on hand, and only 8 oz., save some for sprinkling)
  • 10 oz. vegetables, diced (could be one pkg. frozen spinach, could be roasted veggies from last night’s dinner)
  • salt, fresh grated peper and garlic powder to taste
  • 1 9-inch pie shell

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine eggs, milk, mayo and flour and whisk well. Add onion, cheese and vegetables and stir. Finish with salt, pepper and garlic powder (I used about 1 tbsp.). Pour into pie shell. Sprinkle some cheese on top.  I had some leftover grated parmesan cheese from another dinner. Bake for 45-50 min. or until center is set.

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