It was a coworker’s birthday, so I wanted to make a festive breakfast snack, and 2 members of our team are participating in the Whole 30 diet. I raided my refrigerator for acceptable ingredients and came up with this simple egg cup variation, that was enjoyed by Whole30 colleagues and the rest of us alike! I hope you like them, too.

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Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• About 6 (a handful of) cherry tomatoes
• About 1/4 – 1/2 of a red bell pepper

Serves: 2 people

Estim. Prep & Cooking Time: 25 mins

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray 4 sections of a muffin tin with olive oil (or wipe the oil on using a paper towel)
• Chop the tomatoes and red pepper into small pieces (an inch or smaller each).
• Place a few pieces of tomato and red pepper in each of the 4 muffin tin sections, saving a little less than half of them for later.
• Crack an egg into each muffin tin section.
• Place the remaining pieces of tomato and red pepper on top of the eggs, spreading them evenly among each egg.
• Season each egg cup as desired. I used salt and Trader Joe’s Everyday Seasoning.
• When fully preheated, place muffin tin in the oven. Set a timer for 10 minutes, and check on the eggs when it’s complete. I like my yolks runny, so 10 minutes ended up being the perfect amount of time, but you can leave them in about 3 minutes longer for yolks that are cooked through.
• Let the egg cups cool for a minute, and then use a butter knife to loosen them around the edges.
• Use the same knife to gently lift the egg cups out of the muffin tin. I keep an oven mitt on my secondary hand to hold the muffin tin in place while scooping with the knife.
• Let cool for another minute, and serve!
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