Keto Egg Muffin Recipe with Broccoli, Bacon, and Cheese
This Keto Egg Muffin Recipe with Broccoli, Bacon, and Cheese was such a tasty combination that I had to share the recipe! And egg muffins like this are so perfect to bake on the weekend and eat during the week, and they have only 5 net carbs per muffin.
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One of the most popular posts on my blog is the Keto Egg Muffins Master Recipe, and that post gives guidelines for making egg muffins out of whatever ingredients you have on hand. I do have a couple of specific egg muffin recipes on the blog, but mostly I use that master recipe and make egg muffins for myself with whatever strikes my fancy or what’s available in the fridge.
But when I made this Keto Egg Muffin Recipe with Broccoli, Bacon, and Cheese it was such a wow combination that I decided I had to make it again and take photos so I could share the recipe on the blog.
This new egg muffin idea uses broccoli, bacon, cheese, green onions, and eggs and those are all things I’d normally have in the house. I hope that’s going to be true for you too, but use the tips in the master recipe if you need to adapt to what’s in your fridge. This recipe uses 18 eggs to make 12 large muffins with 5 net carbs each, and one of these tasty muffins is breakfast for me.
What ingredients do you need for this recipe?
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- broccoli florets
- Olive Oil (affiliate link)
- bacon, cooked until crisp
- grated cheddar cheese
- green onions
- eggs
What muffin cups do I use for this Egg Muffin recipe?
I always use silicone baking cups for making egg muffins. Iโve had various sizes through the years, but now this Jumbo Muffin Cup from Chambers Bay (affiliate link) is the one I use most consistently. This muffin cup is 3.5 inches across and 1.75 inches deep. And I love the pastel colors!
Does this Egg Muffin recipe Keep in the Fridge?
The egg muffins keep well in the fridge for at least a week, and are easy to reheat in the microwave. That makes this a perfect recipe for Weekend Food Prep, where you cook things on the weekend that you’re going to eat all week; enjoy!
Can Egg Muffins be frozen?
I have seen some people talk about freezing egg muffins like this, but personally I don’t recommend freezing them. Freezing changes the texture in a way that’s not appealing to me, and they release a lot of water when they thaw.
How to make this Egg Muffin Recipe with Broccoli, Bacon, and Cheese:
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- Preheat oven and spray silicone muffin cups with non-stick spray.
- Cut up fresh broccoli to make 4 cups broccoli florets.
- Heat olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan and cook the broccoli about 5 minutes over medium-high heat, stirring several times.
- Spray silicone muffin cups with non-stick spray or olive oil and divide broccoli between the muffin cups.
- I used pre-cooked bacon from Costco that I just crisped in the microwave and then cut into short slices, but if you’re using raw bacon you need to cook in a pan until crisp.
- Divide bacon between the muffins cups and put cheese in each muffin cup over the broccoli.
- Put sliced green onion on top of the cheese.
- Beat eggs until they’re well combined.
- Pour some egg into each of the muffin cups, let it sink down, then add some more until all the egg is used.
- I like to use a fork and gently “stir” so ingredients are well-distributed.
- Bake until eggs are completely set and firm on the top.
- Serve hot.
- Egg Muffins can be kept in the fridge and reheated during the week.
More Tasty Options for Egg Muffins:
- Keto Egg Muffins Master Recipe
- Green Chile and Cheese Egg Muffins
- Egg Muffins with Ham, Cheese, and Bell Pepper
Weekend Food Prep:
This tasty egg muffin recipe has been added to a category called Weekend Food Prep to help you find recipes you can prep or cook on the weekend and eat during the week!
Keto Egg Muffin Recipe with Broccoli, Bacon, and Cheese
Ingredients
- 4 cups broccoli florets
- 2 tsp. olive oil
- 8 slices bacon, cooked until crisp
- 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
- 3 sliced green onions
- 18 eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F/190C and spray silicone muffin cups with non-stick spray.
- Cut up enough fresh broccoli to make 4 cups broccoli florets.
- Heat a little olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan and cook the broccoli about 5 minutes over medium-high heat, stirring several time. Broccoli will not be fully cooked but it should turn bright green.
- Spray silicone muffin cups with non-stick spray, put them on a baking sheet, and divide the broccoli between the muffin cups.
- I used pre-cooked bacon from Costco that I just cut into short strips and crisped in the microwave, but if you're using raw bacon you need to cook until crisp in a frying pan and probably drain on paper towels.
- Divide bacon strips between the muffins cups and then put some cheese in each muffin cup over the broccoli.
- Put some sliced green onion on top of the cheese.
- Beat eggs until they're well combined.
- Pour some egg into each of the muffin cups, let it sink down, then add some more until all the egg is used.
- I like to use a fork and gently "stir" so ingredients are well-distributed.
- Bake about 30 minutes, or until eggs are completely set and firm on the top.
- Serve hot. Egg Muffins can be kept in the fridge and reheated during the week.
Nutrition Information
Yield
12Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 258Total Fat 18gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 9gCholesterol 305mgSodium 393mgCarbohydrates 7gFiber 2gSugar 1gProtein 18g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
This egg muffin recipe with broccoli, bacon, and cheese would be a great dish for Keto or low-carb diet plans. This could be suitable for the original South Beach Diet if you used turkey bacon and low-fat cheese.
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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
This egg muffin recipe was first posted in 2020. The recipe was last updated with more information in 2023.
6 Comments on “Keto Egg Muffin Recipe with Broccoli, Bacon, and Cheese”
Do you have any suggestions for using your egg muffin recipes to make Instapot egg bites? I always love your egg muffin ideas.
Sorry I haven’t ever made those. I vaguely remember seeing them but I don’t even know enough about them to give any suggestions. Glad you’re been enjoying the egg muffins though!
What size is the cup used for measuring the broccoli and cheese?
It is one cup (8 oz.) in American measurements. I had to Google it, but that is 250 ml in metric.
Would these muffins freeze well?
Some people do freeze this type of egg muffin, but when they thaw the frozen muffins release a lot of liquid. I greatly prefer just to keep them in the fridge where they stay good for at least a week, probably longer.