Green Eggs Ham Cups (Printable)

Savory green eggs blended with spinach, ham cups, and melted cheese for a colorful, easy breakfast start.

# What you need:

→ Eggs Mixture

01 - 6 large eggs
02 - 1/2 cup fresh baby spinach, packed
03 - 1/4 cup milk
04 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
05 - 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

→ Assembly

06 - 6 slices deli ham, large round slices
07 - 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
08 - 2 tablespoons chopped chives, optional for garnish
09 - Cooking spray or butter for greasing

# Directions:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 6-cup muffin tin with cooking spray or butter.
02 - Place eggs, spinach, milk, salt, and pepper in a blender. Blend until spinach is finely pureed and mixture turns green.
03 - Gently press one slice of ham into each muffin cup to form a cup shape.
04 - Sprinkle a small amount of cheddar cheese into the bottom of each ham cup.
05 - Divide the green egg mixture evenly among the ham cups, filling approximately 3/4 full.
06 - Top each cup with remaining cheddar cheese.
07 - Bake for 18 to 22 minutes until eggs are set and puffed.
08 - Let cool for 2 minutes. Carefully remove from muffin tin and garnish with chives if desired. Serve warm.

# Expert tips:

01 -
  • They look fancy enough to impress guests but honest enough that kids will actually eat them without complaint.
  • You can make a whole batch in 35 minutes, which feels like magic on mornings when you need breakfast to happen fast.
  • The ham forms its own little cup, so there's no greasing muffin tin cups or wrestling with sticky liners.
02 -
  • Don't skip the cooling-in-the-tin step or your cups will fall apart when you try to remove them, but two minutes is honestly all you need.
  • The ham is your structural hero here, so pick slices that are big and thin enough to drape without ripping, and deli counter ham works better than packaged.
03 -
  • Blend your eggs and spinach mixture the night before and store it in a jar in the fridge, then all you have to do in the morning is assemble and bake.
  • If your ham keeps slipping around in the muffin cup, press it down gently with a small heat-safe bowl while you're filling it with the egg mixture to keep it anchored.
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