Name: Low-Carb Bacon Spinach Egg Cups
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Cooking spray -; Thick-cut bacon, diced - 4 slices; Frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained - ½ (12 ounce) package; Mushrooms, chopped - 4; Green bell pepper, chopped - ¼; Onion, chopped - 2 slices; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 pinch; Eggs - 6; Heavy whipping cream - 1 tablespoon; Shredded Colby-Jack cheese, divided - 1 ¼ cups; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Onion Powder - 1 pinch; Garlic powder - 1 pinch

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Low-Carb Bacon Spinach Egg Cups

1. Cooking spray -

2. Thick-cut bacon, diced - 4 slices

3. Frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained - ½ (12 ounce) package

4. Mushrooms, chopped - 4

5. Green bell pepper, chopped - ¼

6. Onion, chopped - 2 slices

7. Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 pinch

8. Eggs - 6

9. Heavy whipping cream - 1 tablespoon

10. Shredded Colby-Jack cheese, divided - 1 ¼ cups

11. Salt - ½ teaspoon

12. Ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon

13. Onion Powder - 1 pinch

14. Garlic powder - 1 pinch

How to cook deliciously - Low-Carb Bacon Spinach Egg Cups

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.

2. Stage

Cook and stir bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, about 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a bowl, reserving bacon grease in the skillet.

3. Stage

Combine spinach, mushrooms, green bell pepper, onion, salt, and ground black pepper to taste in the skillet with bacon grease; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Transfer vegetable mixture to a bowl and place in the freezer to cool, about 5 minutes.

4. Stage

Whisk eggs and cream together in a bowl; stir in 1 cup Colby-Jack cheese, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Add cooled vegetables and bacon to egg mixture and mix gently.

5. Stage

Scoop 1/4 cup egg mixture into each muffin cup; top each with remaining Colby-Jack cheese.

6. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until egg cups are set, about 20 minutes.