Breakfast Omelette Muffins

by Sarah
Breakfast Omelette Muffins | Sarah Irving | Susty Meals

We do a lot of early morning walking these days and grabbing breakfast on the fly can be a bit of a challenge which is why I have started rustling up these breakfast omelette muffins to take with us.  They are great for shoving in your bag for a morning snack, for taking on a picnic or for having at home (which we did the next day).  An added bonus is that you can freeze them and bring them out as and when you need them!

Breakfast Omelette Muffins | Sarah Irving | Susty Meals

In the middle of this year, I decided that I was going to up my fitness game and get moving more.  Working from home can play havoc on the waistline and once I couldn’t fit into some of my favourite trousers, I knew that the time had come to do something about it.  And that is where our walking came in.

We are really pretty active anyway and always aimed  get out 10,000 steps per day, but it wasn’t really making too much of a difference to my mid section bulge. So We decided to up the steps by getting up earlier (6:30am) and walking the 3.5 miles to town and then to town from Salford every weekday and into and around town on a Saturday morning.

The temptation!

Doing this had both advantages and disadvantages.  For one we were getting the extra steps, but on the Saturday our wanders would take a little longer and we would be drawn to breakfast in town.  OK for an occasional treat, but we couldn’t get into the habit of doing it weekly – both for the weight and the money.

So I had to come up with something that would last to town and also fill us up with some good protein too. I’m about losing the fat, not the muscle, so protein is key.

So the Breakfast Omelette Muffins came to the rescue.  

Filled with whatever you have to hand, these little breakfast omelette muffins are a perfect picnic finger food.  In mine, I popped some diced spring onions, frozen peas, frozen sweetcorn, vegan frankfurters and some sliced fresh spinach, then the eggs and a little sprinkling of cheddar to top them off.  I was able to get them sorted, mixed and in the oven while we were drinking our morning tea and getting ready.  Of course, we also took a flask of tea to enjoy with it too!

Breakfast Omelette Muffins | Sarah Irving | Susty Meals

As you can see, I didn’t manage to get many pictures of the preparation – only the getting ready to eat bit!  Next time I make them, I’ll add some more pictures…

Ingredients:

1/2 cup frozen peas

1/2 cup frozen sweetcorn

4 spring onions, finely diced

2 defrosted vegan frankfurters, finely sliced into circles

handful of spinach leaves, finely sliced

100 g grated cheddar cheese

8 large free range eggs, whisked together

freshly ground pepper

Breakfast Omelette Muffins | Sarah Irving | Susty Meals

Method:

preheat the oven to 190 C

grease the cups of 12 muffin tray holes (make sure it is well-greased as they have a tendency to stick)

mix all the vegetable ingredients in a large bowl

whisk the eggs together

divide the vegetable mixture between the four holes and follow with the egg mixture

sprinkle a little bit of cheese over each of the muffins

pop in the oven for 18-20 minutes until cooked through

leave to cool slightly and then with a knife, remove them from the tin

I popped them straight into tubs ready to take with us, or you can let them cool ready to freeze or eat them straight away.

 

To reheat the muffins, pop them in the microwave for 2 minutes on a medium heat.  The second day we had them with potato waffles and beans.

We enjoyed ours with a dab of Encona chilli sauce and a cup of tea from our flask during a little break in the Castlefield Bowl.  It gave us chance to ill up before carrying on with our wanders and refueling for a hike in the afternoon.

You can run these up for yourselves or the kids for when time is tight and you need something to fill you up and give you that little extra protein hit!  Plus, you can add whatever you want.  Broccoli would be a great addition for both taste and upping the protein levels.

Happy breakfast omelette muffin picnicking (while the weather is good!)

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What is your favourite breakfast to have when time is tight?

Share in the comments 🙂

 

Breakfast Omelette Muffins
Recipe Type: Breakfast
Author: Sarah Irving | Susty Meals
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Cook time:
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Serves: 12
Breakfast Omelette Muffins are a perfect option for a quick picnic or breakfast. Can be kept in the fridge in a sealed container for a week or in the freezer for a month. Reheat gently in the microwave when defrosted.
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas
  • 1/2 cup frozen sweetcorn
  • 4 spring onions, finely diced
  • 2 defrosted vegan frankfurters, finely sliced into circles
  • handful of spinach leaves, finely sliced
  • 100 g grated cheddar cheese
  • 8 large free range eggs, whisked together
  • freshly ground pepper
Instructions
  1. Method:
  2. preheat the oven to 190 C
  3. grease the cups of 12 muffin tray holes (make sure it is well greased as they have a tendency to stick)
  4. mix all the vegetable ingredients in a large bowl
  5. whisk the eggs together
  6. divide the vegetable mixture between the four holes and follow with the egg mixture
  7. sprinkle a little bit of cheese over each of the muffins
  8. pop in the oven for 18-20 minutes until cooked through
  9. leave to cool slightly and then with a knife, remove them from the tin
  10. I popped them straight into tubs ready to take with us, or you can let them cool ready to freeze or eat them straight away

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5 comments

MissPond 14th September 2016 - 1:13 pm

Oooh what a delicious protein filled breakfast 🙂 I shall be pinning this for later!

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Sarah 14th September 2016 - 3:34 pm

Yay, MissPond! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do – and thanks for the pin 🙂

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Karen 14th September 2016 - 1:15 pm

These look so yummy!
I bet my little girl would love these and she’s definitely much more of a snacker than a “sit down and eat” kinda gal, so we could take these with us!

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Sarah 14th September 2016 - 3:36 pm

They are yummy, Karen, and perfect hand food too. I am sure your little girl would love them too as they are perfect for snacking and better for you than regular snacky things. Let me know if you try them and how they go with your little girl 🙂

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