Healthy Sausage Breakfast Muffins

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and it truly is the most important meal of the day. I never skip a breakfast and I always try to eat within 30 minutes of being awake. A filling and nutritious breakfast is what we all need to give us a jump start and start the day off right. 

I make a batch of these healthy breakfast muffins every week along with my other meals for the week. Taking a couple hours in the beginning of the week to prep all of your meals will help you stay on track. My boyfriend is a picky eater and cannot eat the same thing for long but he has yet to complain about these tasty muffins and they've been on our menu for a few months now. These breakfast muffins are great for anyone who is looking to make a healthier choice for breakfast but still wants something to eat that is tasty. 

Healthy Sausage Breakfast Muffins

Total time: 45 minutes

Yields: 12 muffins (serving size: 2 muffins)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water 
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter 
• 3 cups Rudi's Gluten-Free Stuffing
• 3 ounces lean ground turkey breakfast sausage
• 6 eggs, beaten
• 1/3 cup monterey jack cheese

Optional ingredients:

• diced peppers
• diced green onions
• diced white onions
• diced mushrooms

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Bring 1 cup water and butter to a boil in a medium sauce pan. Stir in stuffing mix. Cover, remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes; fluff with fork. Let stand, uncovered, 10 minutes or until cool enough to handle. 
3. While stuffing cools, cook sausage in a small skillet over medium-high heat until browned; stir to crumble. 
4. Coat a 12 cup muffin pan with non-stick spray. Coat fingers with cooking spray and press about 1/4 cup stuffing into bottom and up sides of each muffin cup. 
5. Pour egg evenly into stuffing cups. Layer sausage and cheese evenly over egg. Top with any other desired toppings. 
6. Bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until centers are set. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. 

Reheating directions:

I set the oven to 350 degrees and put 2 muffins on foil and put them in the oven for 10-15 minutes. A toaster oven would work great as well. I don't like using a microwave to reheat the muffins because the stuffing usually gets soggy.