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Meatless Monday: Kale and Egg Muffin Pan Bake

April 4, 2016

Back for another edition of Meatless Monday! This week I’m really excited to share with you the marriage of two of my favorite foods: kale and eggs. Kale is nutrient-dense and eggs are a powerhouse of vitamins themselves. Eggs are a complete protein and have an extremely high biological value. In fact, eggs are what the World Health Organization uses as a standard to measure the protein quality of all other foods! I love making egg dishes for Meatless Monday because they turn out being such a simple and nutrient-dense dish.

I have a great recipe for Muffin Pan Frittatas from my aunt. It’s delicious. Unfortunately when I went to make dinner a few nights ago, thinking of making the frittatas, I realized I had no mushrooms and of course, it calls for mushrooms. I checked the refrigerator drawers and I had a ton of kale. I decided to adjust the recipe a bit to allow for the kale to stay a bit “crisp” instead of sautéd as I normally do with the mushrooms.

Kale and Egg Muffin Pan Bake | Meatless Monday | Running on Happy

The kale and egg cups were just fantastic and a big hit with my family. The kids liked them and they are just the right size so you can have as few (or as many!) as you’d like.


Kale and Egg Muffin Pan Bake

Ingredients

  • 8 eggs
  • 4 Tbsp milk
  • 1 large handful kale, hand torn
  • 1/2 C sharp cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400˚F. Lightly spray a nonstick muffin pan with cooking spray.

Whisk eggs and milk in a large bowl. Place the torn kale in the bottom of each muffin cup. Spoon 3-4 tablespoons of egg and milk mixture into each muffin cup. Place a large pinch of shredded cheese over top of each muffin cup.

Kale and Egg Muffin Pan Bake | Meatless Monday | Running on Happy

Place the muffin pan into the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the eggs are lightly browned and puffed. Remove and let cool five minutes.

Kale and Egg Muffin Pan Bake | Meatless Monday | Running on Happy

Serve with your favorite cornbread or baguette for dinner, or toast with butter and jelly for breakfast!

Kale and Egg Muffin Pan Bake | Meatless Monday | Running on Happy


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It’s a fairly easy recipe for a nutrient-dense meal. It’s filling, it’s tasty, and you’ll love it. Plus they’re easy to store — just pop ’em out of the muffin pan and put them in the ‘fridge for later. Instant breakfast the next morning! Win – win!

Have a great day, friends.

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This post is also linked up with Confessions of a Mother Runner and A Whisk and Two Wands for their Meatless Monday link up, as well as Marathons and Motivation.

Also linking up with Foodie Friday with The Fit Foodie Mama, Fairy Burger,Chocolate Runner Girl and Hello to Fit! 

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27 Comments


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April 4, 2016 at 6:06 am
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Sarah
April 4, 2016 at 11:06 am
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Love kale and eggs together. I would say I just love them both but I love kale a lot more than eggs but since adding them back in I have my love phases with eggs!
I have to giggle at this because last week we had a lot of eggs as my mom was watching the girls the week before and bought eggs to color and more eggs and didn’t tell me other than “we colored all the eggs” so I picked up 2 dozen. So came to the end of the week and for a quick dinner and to use up the eggs I made little muffin egg bakes like this. Asparagus and extra veggies in mine and A’s and the other two had asparagus and apple gouda sausage. They were a hit wit the whole family. So simple and easy to make for breakfast or dinner.

Happy Meatless Monday, thank you for hosting!



    rfrutkin
    April 4, 2016 at 1:36 pm
    Reply

    Oh wow, that’s a lot of eggs! Lol. Asparagus sounds delicious! I’ll have to try that next time. Thanks for linking up!

Lauren
April 4, 2016 at 11:07 am
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What a cool recipe Rachel, I bet my husband would love these, he’s an egg fanatic. We’re trying to get my oldest daughter into them too, so I bet with the cheese, she might even dig these. Thanks for hosting girl, and I’ll let you know if we give these a try. 🙂



    rfrutkin
    April 4, 2016 at 1:36 pm
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    For sure, please do! I hope you guys like ’em!

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Deborah @ Confessions of a mother runner
April 4, 2016 at 12:18 pm
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I love kale and eggs too such a great combo. Eggs for breakfast are my favorite



    rfrutkin
    April 4, 2016 at 1:37 pm
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    They’re tasty and filling!

GiGi Eats
April 4, 2016 at 1:46 pm
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LOVE EASY RECIPES LIKE THIS! 🙂 Makes me want to down some eggs for lunch today!



    rfrutkin
    April 4, 2016 at 1:52 pm
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    I agree — the simpler, the better!

dixya @ food, pleasure, and health
April 4, 2016 at 1:54 pm
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i love recipes that are portable..and this sounds wonderful,.i hated eggs while growing up,,but now its probably one of my favorite things to eat.



    rfrutkin
    April 4, 2016 at 1:58 pm
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    How funny because I was the opposite — I loved eggs growing up and then I went through a phase where I couldn’t eat them as an adult. Now I’m back and they’re delicious. 🙂

Courtney
April 4, 2016 at 3:32 pm
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These look so good! I love eggs and this seems like a perfect breakfast.



    rfrutkin
    April 4, 2016 at 3:40 pm
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    Or dinner. Or lunch. Or snack. Or… 🙂

Vicki
April 4, 2016 at 5:07 pm
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Looks like a great on the go option!



    rfrutkin
    April 4, 2016 at 5:38 pm
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    Exactly! My husband takes leftovers to work for lunch 🙂

Nicole @ Fitful Focus
April 4, 2016 at 5:24 pm
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Definitely making these!



    rfrutkin
    April 4, 2016 at 5:38 pm
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    I hope you like them!

Ilka
April 4, 2016 at 10:38 pm
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Yum – this looks so good! Love that you added Kale – such a great start in the morning!



Annmarie
April 4, 2016 at 11:08 pm
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Kale and eggs are my FAV! Love this recipe!



    rfrutkin
    April 5, 2016 at 8:13 am
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    Thanks lady!

Charissa (@ColourfulPalate)
April 4, 2016 at 11:17 pm
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I love this – it just seems so very simple and delicious. Which is how I roll!



    rfrutkin
    April 5, 2016 at 8:14 am
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    It is for sure!

Angela
April 5, 2016 at 10:21 pm
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This sounds wonderful, I love kale & eggs! I am always rushed so this is a good snack to go as well, Pinned 🙂 Thank you so much fro sharing at the Sunday Fitness & Food Link-Up. Have a Great Week 🙂



    rfrutkin
    April 6, 2016 at 8:54 am
    Reply

    GREAT snack, for sure!! Good idea!

Tarah @ What I Gather
April 7, 2016 at 2:50 pm
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Nice! I love making egg muffins and I’m always on the lookout for new variations. Saving this one for my next meal plan. 🙂



    rfrutkin
    April 7, 2016 at 3:54 pm
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    I hope you enjoy them!

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