Batch Cooking Egg White Bites | Easy Make Ahead Freezer Meals

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor without fat.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: butter

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point.

Line a baking sheet with foil and lay bacon pieces flat on the sheet.

Bake bacon in the oven at 400°F until crispy, checking every 10 minutes and flipping halfway through.

Chop onion and bell peppers using a chopper for even pieces.

Grate gouda cheese from a block instead of using pre-shredded cheese.

Remove bacon from the oven when it has foam on top and place on paper towels to drain grease.

Use the bacon grease to roast the chopped veggies in the oven until softened.

Turn the oven down to 350°F to prepare for cooking the egg bites.

In a large bowl, mix the roasted veggies, grated gouda cheese, crumbled bacon, and liquid egg whites from a carton.

Add salt, pepper, and cottage cheese for flavor and texture.

Spray muffin tins with avocado oil and fill them with the egg mixture, about 3/4 full.

Reserve some cheese to sprinkle on top of each muffin cup for presentation.

Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until the egg mixture is no longer liquidy, checking for doneness based on muffin tin size.

Let the egg bites cool on a baking sheet before freezing them.

Halfway freeze the egg bites for easier storage in bags later.

Store the egg bites in pre-labeled bags with the date made.

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