Sausage and Kale Egg Muffins

These are great for busy families and busy mornings. Make a triple batch on Sunday and store them in the fridge or freezer to quickly reheat during the week.

Cuisine

Modern

Course

Breakfast

Difficulty

Easy

Duration

15-30 min

Diet

Keto

Cooking Technique

Pressure Cook

Keywords

15-30 min, 2 servings, avocado oil, bacon fat, breakfast, contributed, cook 10 min, easy, eggs, fully cooked chicken sausage, ground black pepper, heavy (whipping) cream or full-fat coconut milk, kale leaves, keto, kosher salt, Mark Sisson, modern, prep 5 min, pressure cook, shredded white cheddar or swiss cheese, water

Prep Time

5 min

Cook Time

10 min

Servings

2 servings

Ingredients

1 tsp avocado oil
2 tsp bacon fat
4 ounces fully cooked chicken sausage
4 small kale leaves
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
4 large eggs
1/4 cup heavy (whipping) cream or full-fat coconut milk
4 tbsp shredded white cheddar or swiss cheese
1 cup Water

Instructions

Use the 1 teaspoon avocado oil to grease the bottom and insides of four silicone muffin cups (preferred), ceramic ramekins, or half-pint mason jars. If you have a silicone egg bites mold, you can also use that for this recipe.
Set the Instant Pot to Sauté and melt the bacon fat. Addthe sausage and sauté for 2 minutes. Add the chopped kale and 1/4 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper. Sauté until the kale is wilted, 2 to 3 minutes longer.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, lightly beat together theeggs, cream, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper
Press Cancel. Divide the kale-sausage mixture among thefour muffin cups. Pour the egg mixture evenly over the kale and sausage and stir lightly with a fork. If desired, top each with 1 tablespoon shredded cheese. Loosely cover the cups with foil or silicone lids.
Pour the water into the Instant Pot. Place the metal steamrack/trivet inside. Place the four muffin cups on top.
Secure the lid and set the steam release valve to Sealing.Press the Pressure Cook or Manual button and set the cooktime to 5 minutes.
When the Instant Pot beeps, allow the pressure to releasenaturally for 10 minutes, then carefully switch the steamrelease valve to Venting.
Carefully remove the muffins from the Instant Pot. Servehot or warm.

Notes

You can use any variety of sausage you want for this recipe. Low-sugar breakfast sausage (4 small links) or mild or spicy Italian (1 large link) work well. If using pork sausage, cook it according to the package directions before starting this recipe.

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