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Soft yolk savoury breakfast muffins with turkey sausage make a tasty as well as healthy breakfast. Combining soft boiled eggs, sausage and cheese results in this yummy breakfast to go. And of course it makes a hearty change from cereal! This is an easy breakfast recipe for those busy mornings.
Are you in the mood for a hot breakfast and do you also love soft yolk eggs? Including turkey sausage and melted cheese, these savory breakfast muffins are sure to keep you satisfied until lunchtime.
Fans of these breakfast muffins might also like to try sheet pan eggs benedict, chocolate pancake spaghetti or even these apple crumb muffins.
Savoury breakfast Muffins Ingredients
This soft boiled eggs, sausage and cheese breakfast to go recipe also calls for oil, vinegar, dill weed, salt, and pepper. You also need flour, baking powder and soda, garlic salt, onion powder, butter, sour cream, buttermilk, heavy cream, mozzarella cheese, spinach, and grape or cherry tomatoes.
Although this might sound like a lot of ingredients, once you taste these you’ll want this turkey sausage breakfast every day!
How to Make This Healthy Breakfast
Add a little white vinegar to a pot of water and then add the eggs. Give them 4 minutes and then plunge them in a bowl of ice water. If you’re wondering why the vinegar, it helps the eggs peel more easily!
Add some oil to a skillet and then cook the sausage. Add some of the dill, and some salt and pepper and then set the drained turkey sausage to one side.
Next you will combine the flour with the baking powder and baking soda, garlic salt, and onion powder. Sift this mixture into a bowl then mix in the butter, sour cream, heavy cream, and buttermilk, stirring with a wooden spoon.
Mix in the rest of the dill along with the mozzarella, spinach, tomatoes and sausage into the buttermilk mixture. Carefully peel the eggs.
Divide some of the muffin batter between each prepared muffin cup and put a peeled egg in the middle of each, then cover with the rest of the batter. It’s important to liberally grease the muffin cups. If you don’t, you will risk them sticking! I like to use a silicone muffin pan when making these.
Paper muffin liners always make it easy to clean the muffins tins, I don’t recommend them for this particular muffin recipe. I just grease the muffin tins and the muffins come out really easy. Cooking spray would work well, too.
Sprinkle over the mozzarella shredded cheese and add more pepper, then bake until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack and enjoy this health breakfast warm, garnished with dill if you like. I love that they have a whole egg inside!
Why Savoury Breakfast Muffins are So Good
The combination of soft-boiled eggs, sausage and cheese is so good, while the spinach and tomatoes add even more flavour. I love the soft yolk in this breakfast to go, but you can hard boil the eggs if that’s your preference.
These are well worth making and you can store them in the refrigerator or freezer for a speedy breakfast to go. These muffins are one of my favourite breakfast egg recipes and they are just perfect for meal prep. Something else I love about a soft yolk savory muffin is you can change the ingredients.
Variations for these Hearty Egg Muffins
Try beef or pork breakfast sausage, turkey bacon or diced ham instead of turkey sausage, use a different kind of cheese (cheddar cheese would be good) or change the fillings. Spinach, cheese and tomatoes are great in egg dishes such as omelettes. They also work well here but you can consider mushrooms or bell pepper instead of, or as well as, those. If you are not a fan of dill, you can use fresh chives, green onions or other fresh herbs like rosemary, thyme, or sage. Don’t forget to serve with some hot sauce!
Savoury Breakfast Muffins FAQs
Keep these soft boiled eggs, sausage and cheese bites refrigerated in an airtight container and they will keep for up to 4 days. If you wrap each one individually they’ll be a handy breakfast you can simply grab before rushing out the door.
Freezing them is a great idea because it means you can make a big batch of this healthy breakfast. They will keep for up to 3 months in the freezer. Thaw a frozen muffin overnight in the refrigerator then give it about a minute in the microwave to warm it up. How easy is that? A hot breakfast ready for you in just a minute! In fact, 30 to 45 seconds might be enough time to reheat these, depending on your microwave.
Since these are baked after the eggs are boiled, that extra cooking time will firm up the yolks some more. If you hard-boil them to start with, they will have too much total cooking time and get rubbery in the oven. Don’t forget they have even more cooking time if you make a batch and reheat them in the microwave. So keep the egg boiling time to 4 minutes!
Yes! This recipe uses all purpose flour, but I have made them with a 1:1 gluten free flour such as King Arthur or Bob’s Red Mill. The texture is a bit different but still very delicious.
Savoury Breakfast Muffins Recipe
Savoury Breakfast Muffins with Soft Boiled Eggs, Sausage and Cheese
Ingredients
- 12 eggs, medium
- 1 Tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ½ Pounds sausage, turkey
- 2 Teaspoons dill weed, divided
- 1 Teaspoons salt
- 2 Teaspoons black pepper, coarse, divided
- ½ Teaspoons red pepper flakes, divided
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ¼ cup whole wheat flour
- 1 Teaspoon baking powder
- 1 Teaspoon baking soda
- ½ Teaspoon garlic salt
- ½ Teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ cup salted butter, softened
- 2 Tablespoon sour cream
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 ¼ cup mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1 cup spinach, baby
- ½ cup grape tomatoes, halved
- dill, fresh, optional garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Heat a skillet over medium heat and bring a pot of water to a boil. Add a splash of white vinegar to the water. This will help the eggs peel easily. Prepare a bowl of ice water.
- Carefully lower the eggs into the boiling water. Boil for 4 minutes. Remove eggs and place into the ice water.
- Add a swirl of olive oil to the hot skillet followed by the Turkey sausage. Break apart with a wooden spatula into bite sized pieces. Season with 1 teaspoon dill, salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes. Brown and drain. Set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, garlic salt, and onion powder. Sift over a large mixing bowl.
- Next, add softened butter, sour cream, buttermilk, and heavy cream. Stir with a wooden spoon until incorporated. Then fold in the remaining dill (1 teaspoon), 1 cup mozzarella cheese, spinach, tomatoes, and sausage.
- Peel the hard boiled eggs.
- Spray a muffin tin with olive or canola oil.
- Fill each tin up ⅓ of the way full with the batter. Place a hard boiled egg in the center of each tin, then spoon batter over the top until just covered.
- Sprinkle the tops of the muffins with remaining shredded mozzarella cheese (¼ cup), pepper (½ teaspoon) , and red pepper flakes(¼ tsp). Place onto the center rack of the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
Nutrition
Enjoy these hot savory muffins for breakfast, as part of brunch or as a snack. The soft yolk, turkey, veggies, and cheese make them so delicious and they make a speedy breakfast to go option if mornings are busy for you.
Start your breakfast routine off right with these absolutely delicious egg muffins, packed with flavor and the perfect grab and go breakfast option!
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This recipe turned out amazing! I’m really happy I gave it a try. It’s definitely going on my list of favorites!
So easy to make and it tastes exceptionally good!
This one exceeded my expectations! So flavorful!
My kids love it for breakfast. It’s so practical for on-the-go meals, too!
I am team savory for breakfast and this one is so filling! I love making it ahead for a quick breakfast, too.
I love making this in a big batch for an easy yet delicious breakfast!!
I have been looking for a recipe like this. Can’t wait to try tomorrow