Last year when we were living on the east coast I decided to be a stay at home mom. At the time I wanted to do all of the things that I thought “stay at home moms” did. Today I am still not sure exactly what I thought “stay at home mom” things were. I just know that the working mom in me had an idea of what a stay at home mom did during the day and like most things, I was wrong.

Anyway during this domestic trial I decided that I was going to start cooking breakfast during the week and not just on weekends. Ha! That lasted about 3 days. None of the kids wanted a real breakfast before leaving for school at 7 am. None of us are big early morning eaters. Plus I didn’t like getting up at 6 am just so that I could cook something that nobody was going to eat. So I stopped. But I came up with some great morning breakfasts that I still make. Now I just make them on the weekends.

Baked Eggs

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This is one of my favorite breakfasts. I have it about twice a week. It is the easiest breakfast that I make because it takes almost no time to prep and then you can do other things while it cooks. I have also started having it for lunch with salad.

Ingredients

  • sliced turkey or ham
  • sliced cheese
  • eggs

Directions

Place a piece of turkey or ham into cupcake pan. Depending on size, I usually use only half a piece. (It can be done without meat as well.)
Place a quarter piece of cheese on top of the meat. (It can be done without cheese as well.)
Crack an egg on the top of the cheese.
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The egg fits perfectly into the muffin tin.
They take 17 – 20 minutes on 325. I like mine a little soft. You need to watch your eggs the first time you bake them, as ovens vary. If you want yours hard-cooked bake for a full 24 minutes.
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It’s seriously that easy! The beauty is that you can make the exact amount that you need. I usually make 2 per person and serve them with fruit and cottage cheese for breakfast or with a salad on the side for lunch.
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