Sure, bacon fits into all meals, but there is something magical about the bacon and egg combo. Try this visually pleasing brunch next time you have company! Makes 5 cups.
Ingredients:
8 strips bacon
approx. 1 1/2 cooked spinach (or one package of fresh spinach, the amount need not be exact)
1 tomato, diced
5 eggs
1/4 cup grated cheese (I used cheddar)
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp olive oil
pepper to taste
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
2. Heat oil over med-high heat in skillet; add garlic and fry until fragrant.
3. Add spinach and cook until warmed. If fresh spinach, cook until wilted.
4. Meanwhile, fry bacon. Cook until they have released a little bit of fat, but are still very soft (max. 5 min).
5. Spray muffin tin with cooking spray, line the sides and bottoms of the cups with bacon, cutting some of the bacon to line the bottom as you see fit.
6. Sprinkle some of the cheese at the bottom of the cups, atop the bacon, reserving the rest for the top of the cups.
7. Add a tablespoon to 2 tablespoons into each cup, then crack an egg into each cup.
8. Add tomato to remaining spinach mixture, stirring occasionally on low-heat.
9. Add remaining cheese to the top of each cup.
10. Put cups into oven for about 8 min or until the whites turn white. Leave them in longer if you like firm yolks.
11. Serve cups wit a side of spinach and tomato. Enjoy a meal that is a delicious as it looks!
*Adapted from http://republicofbacon.com/2011/05/10/the-ultimate-bacon-and-eggs-recipe-bacon-cups/
Mmmmm, lets do brunch!
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