Breakfast On the Go

It's a new year and people are holding strong 12 days into their resolutions, right? If your goal is weight loss, more energy, training for a new race, one thing that is important is eating breakfast! I know it can be tempting to grab a breakfast sandwich at your preferred fast food place, but how healthy is that? Personally, I have been taking an individual package of oatmeal most mornings to heat up once I get to work. While that isn't necessarily bad, I have been looking for something different that is just as easy, but provides more protein. Protein in your breakfast is important to help you feel fuller longer and aids in muscle repair if you've done a morning workout.

Below is a recipe for Ham and Egg Cups that are easy to make on the weekends and quick to take and heat up once you get to work. **I tried to use won-ton wrappers for the half the batch and it didn't turn out as planned, so I think in the future I'm just going to stick with ham and egg.**

Ham and Egg Cups (makes 12 servings)

Ingredients:
8 eggs (just use egg whites as a healthier option)
1/2 package of Jimmy Dean sausage
12 slices of deli ham
3 cloves garlic
1/2 medium yellow onion
1/2 red pepper
Shredded cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

• Using a muffin pan, place a slice of deli ham in each opening, making a cup
• Cook the sausage and set aside
• Finely dice the peppers, onion, and garlic and mix this in a bowl with the eggs
• Add the sausage and whisk until this is all incorporated well
• Poor the mixture into each ham "cup" until it's about 3/4 full
• Bake at 350deg for 15 min and if you choose add a little shredded cheese and bake for another 5 min (If you don't want the cheese, just bake for 20 minutes)

The fun thing about this recipe is using more or less depending on your taste. I'm not a mushroom person, but I think that could be added well. Some might choose to use bacon over sausage, so be creative! Essentially this is like a tiny, portable omelet. The possibilities are endless.

Disclaimer: I'm not a photographer, nor a professional chef, but here are a few pictures I took while cooking.

We'd love to hear about what you would use for mix-ins!

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