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Sausage Cheddar and Jalapeño Egg Bites
A sausage cheddar and jalapeño egg bite that cooks up fluffy like the Starbucks sous vide egg bites.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes minutes
Servings 3 .5 servings (7 Bites Total)
Calories 290kcal
- 5 eggs
- 3/4 cup cottage cheese
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup cheddar cheese
- 4 links pork breakfast sausage - I used Jones Dairy Farm Golden Brown Pork Sausage
- 1 small jalapeño pepper
Instant Pot Instructions
Heat a frying pan over medium heat and add 4 link of frozen pork breakfast to the pan and cook until golden brown on all sides about 8-10 minutes
Add cottage cheese eggs and salt to a blender and blend on high until a smooth mixture remains
Spray a silicone egg mold with spray oil to grease
Add chopped sausage to each of the mold slots along with chopped jalapeño and cheddar cheese
Pour egg mixture and cottage cheese into each of the egg mold slots until almost compleltely full
Pour 1 cup water into the bottom of an Instant Pot
Place the egg molds on a metal rack and lower in the Instant Pot
Close the lid and set the vent to sealing
Cook on Steam for 10 minutes - the Instant Pot will come to pressure and then steam for 10 minutes
Once the Instant Pot beeps, manually release pressure and remove the lid
Allow the egg bites to cool almost completely before removing from the molds
Stovetop Instructions
Heat a frying pan over medium heat and add 4 link of frozen pork breakfast to the pan and cook until golden brown on all sides about 8-10 minutes
Add cottage cheese eggs and salt to a blender and blend on high until a smooth mixture remains
Spray a silicone egg mold with spray oil to grease
Add chopped sausage to each of the mold slots along with chopped jalapeño and cheddar cheese
Pour egg mixture and cottage cheese into each of the egg mold slots until almost compleltely full
Pour 2 cups water into the bottom of a large stock pot
Place the egg molds on a metal rack and lower into the pot
Turn the heat on high and allow the water to come to boil - about 3 minutes
Cover the pot with a lid and reduce the heat to medium-low allow the water to simmer and steam the egg bites for 12 minutes
Remove the lid and remove the pot from the heat
Allow the egg bites to cool almost completely before removing from the molds
Serving: 3.5g | Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 313mg | Sodium: 909mg | Potassium: 243mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 666IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 177mg | Iron: 2mg