Baked Egg Nests

My new favorite baked egg cups! I've made other egg cupcakes before but when I tried this recipe, this was it! There's a bottom layer of delicious sweet potato, topped with an egg that is soft baked with your favorite add ins on top. I'll eat a couple for breakfast or grab one for a snack, heat it up for 20 seconds and it's good to go! These are a great meal prep idea, because you don't want to fail your food options when you're hungry!


Baked Egg Nests
Lexi's Clean Kitchen

12 eggs
1 medium sweet potato
1 tsp coconut oil
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
5 slices bacon, cooked
Blanched veggies of choice (I used asparagus)

Preheat oven to 350 and grease muffin tins extra good!
Grate sweet potato, squeeze out excess water. Mix 1 tsp oil, salt, and pepper with sweet potato. Press a little of the sweet potato mixture into the bottoms of the muffin tin. Bake for 20 minutes then remove muffin tins. Crack egg into the muffin tins over the sweet potato, add a few bacon and veggie pieces. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Allow to cool for a few minutes before removing and serving.
Store in air-tight tupperware in refrigerator, heat u p for 20 seconds in the microwave if desired.

enjoy,

Overnight Protein Oats

 I have been eating these Overnight Protein Oats almost every morning (or for lunch) for like 6 weeks now! I just love them!! If you've never had overnight oats before imagine a delicious breakfast pudding, like a decadent dessert almost, for breakfast! The oats breakdown overnight and adding chia seeds helps thicken it all up into a nice thick consistency. Add your favorite flavors and you almost feel guilty for eating it in the morning! One morning, my son saw my glass all nice and pretty and oohed and ahhed over it, then I mentioned it was oatmeal and he turned his nose up at it lol. They are not big on oatmeal, silly kids. 

I love this in the morning because it will fill me up long enough until lunch. Sometimes I'll have something else for breakfast (for a change) and eat this for lunch! 

Overnight Protein Oats 
inspired by Daily Burn , serves 6

3 Cups gluten free oats
4 Cups unsweetened plain almond milk
2 scoops vanilla protein powder
2 TBL chia seeds
1/2 Cup slivered almonds
3 Cups nonfat plain greek yogurt, set aside
Toppings of your choice, berries, peanut butter, almond butter, bananas, nuts etc.

Combine and stir all ingredients except the greek yogurt in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, grab a pretty serving dish and add 3/4 Cups of overnight oats, top with 1/2 Cup greek yogurt and topping of your choice. Oats are great in the fridge for up to 6 days.

My favorite flavor is peanut butter or almond butter!

enjoy,

Beefy Skillet Queso Dip

Hello there! Peeking in to share this delicious dip that's perfect for snacking. While out to eat the other night, they ordered this sort of dip but sadly I could not have any because they cross contaminate their chips. I used to love this, so I decided to make it at home (with more beef of course) just so I could enjoy it again. The kids said it was better than theirs!


Beefy Skillet Queso Dip 

1/4 pd ground beef
1 14 oz. can refried beans
16 oz. Velveeta Cheese, cubed
15 oz. can Hormel Chili (No Beans)
1 C. milk
2 tsp paprika
4 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp cumin
1 TBL lime juice

Cooked ground beef in a large skillet until brown, drain. In the same skillet, combine everything and heat over medium heat. Stir frequently until cheese melts. Serve warm with tortilla chips.

enjoy,