Breakfast for 12

Bacon Gruyère Egg Bites

Name: Bacon Gruyère Egg Bites
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 slices bacon; 6 large eggs; 1 1/4 cups 4% milkfat cottage cheese; 1 1/4 cups shredded gruyère; 2 tbsp cornstarch; heaping 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 tsp hot sauce

$2.35for 435 minServes 12

Bacon, Gruyère, cottage cheese, and seasoned eggs bake in muffin cups until tender and fully set.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Bacon, 0.25$6.49 each typical	0.25	$1.30Typical price
	Eggs, 6$0.30 each typical	6	$1.80Typical price
	Cottage cheese, 10 oz$0.17/oz typical	10 oz	$1.70Typical price
	Swiss, 5 oz$0.40/oz typical	5 oz	$2.00Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$7.05

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSalt and pepperHot sauce

Not included in the cost.

35 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$0.59 per serving$2.35 for 4

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Ingredients

4 slices bacon
6 large eggs
1 1/4 cups 4% milkfat cottage cheese
1 1/4 cups shredded gruyère
2 tbsp cornstarch
heaping 1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp hot sauce

Steps

Heat the oven to 325 F and coat a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat for 6 minutes until crisp, then crumble it.
Blend the eggs, cottage cheese, Gruyère, cornstarch, salt, pepper, and hot sauce until smooth.
Divide the bacon among the muffin cups.
Pour the egg mixture over the bacon and bake for 22 minutes.
Cool the egg bites for 5 minutes after they reach 165 F.

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