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Air Fryer Breakfast Cups | Great for On-the-Go

Delicious and nutritious, these breakfast cups are the perfect grab-and-go food to have on hand during the busy work week. These super easy cups are a great Paleo/Whole30 compliant protein packed option to simplify meal time!
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Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Airy Fryer, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Keto Option, Low Carb Option, Meal Prep Recipe, Paleo, Sheet Pan, Vegetarian Option, Whole30
Prep Time: 9 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Resting Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 8 Breakfast Cups
Author: Krista

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup ground breakfast sausage 2 ounces
  • ¼ cup potato
  • ¼ cup onion
  • ¼ cup kale
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 2 tablespoons coconut milk
  • non-stick cooking spray
  • salt & pepper

Instructions

  • Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage to the pan and cook through, breaking up any large pieces. Once cooked through, remove from the skillet and set aside. Do not clean the pan.
  • While the sausage cooks, peel the potato and dice small. Small dice the onion. Remove the stem from the kale and chop the leaves. 
  • To the same skillet used for the sausage, (if dry) heat a tablespoon of cooking oil over medium-high heat. Add the diced potato to the skillet and cook for 3 minutes or until fork-tender. Add the onion to the skillet and continue to cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the kale. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, nutritional yeast and coconut milk. Gently fold in cooked sausage, potatoes, onion and kale until well-combined.

Air Fryer Instructions

  • For easy clean up, line air fryer basket with foil. Place silicone baking cups in fryer basket in a single-layer. Depending on the size of your air fryer, you may need to work in batches. Spray cups with non-stick cooking spray. Carefully pour in a ¼ cup of the egg mixture into each cup. Set the air fryer to 300 degree and "fry" for 10 to 12 minutes or until the egg is cooked through. Let cups rest for at least 5 minutes before removing from baking cups.

Oven Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Follow directions above. Arrange silicone baking cups on a baking sheet and pour ¼ cup of the egg mixture into each. Bake for 25 minutes or until the egg is cooked through. Let rest for at least 5 minutes before removing from silicone baking cups.

Notes

To store: store in an air-tight glass container in the fridge for up to a week.
To reheat: simply heat desired amount in the microwave for about a minute (microwave cooking times may vary). 
Keto/Low Carb Option: omit the potatoes and substitute a naturally lower carb root vegetable like rutabaga or turnip. To make these a zero carb food, omit the vegetables completely and double up on the sausage, swap the nutritional yeast for cheese and use heavy cream instead of coconut milk.
Vegetarian Option: omit the breakfast sausage and add more veggies!