Bacon & Egg Cups With Basil Pesto
Recipe: #37059
June 01, 2021
"Not sure were this originated from but was handwritten on a piece of paper and in a folder of recipes I have."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (230.4 g)
- Calories 368.6
- Total Fat - 24.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.4 g
- Cholesterol - 771.2 mg
- Sodium - 571.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 2.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
- Sugars - 0.9 g
- Protein - 31.6 g
- Calcium - 119.4 mg
- Iron - 4 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat fan-forced oven to 180 degrees.
Step 2
Place frypan over medium heat, when hot, add ghee and allow to melt and then add mushrooms and toss well with salt and allow mushrooms to cook through, adding a splash of water if needed and when softened, set aside.
Step 3
Place basil leaves, garlic, lemon juice and liquid coconut oil in a small blender or food processor and blitz on medium speed until a smooth paste has formed, add a little salt to season.
Step 4
Grease a 12-pan muffin tray with coconut oil and ghee.
Step 5
Slice bacon in half lengthways and line the sides of each individual pan with bacon.
Step 6
Whisk eggs and chilli flakes in large mixing bowl and then place in a pourable jug.
Step 7
Place one tablespoon of cooked mushroom mixture into each individual pan and top with egg mixture, a few teaspoons of basil pesto, and some little chilli flakes.
Step 8
Bake for 15–20 minutes in a preheated oven, egg should be just set but still soft in the middle.
Step 9
Remove from oven, allowing the bacon and egg cups to rest for 5 minutes before turning out by taking a butter knife and run it around the edge of each pan and carefully remove and serve warm or chilled.
Step 10
Tips: To make a vegetarian version of this dish, use zucchini instead of bacon. Slice lengthways and lightly pan fry to soften then use zucchini in the same way as bacon.
Tips
No special items needed.