Easy Omelet Bites are an easy, quick, and tasty way to make breakfast or brunch! Use any vegetables or cooked meat your heart desires! This easy breakfast recipe is perfect for busy mornings or a bite-sized egg dish for parties!
A slice of ham is filled with scrambled eggs, cheese, and veggies and baked to perfecto for a portable breakfast that's incredibly simple to make and is so delicious. It is a high-protein breakfast cup that's also great for snacking.
You can use everything from broccoli, peppers, onions, sauteed mushrooms, tomatoes, and the list goes on! Any vegetable you enjoy with eggs you will enjoy in these egg omelet muffins.
If you enjoy portable breakfast recipes like these egg muffins you might also love these Potato Breakfast Muffins and Savory Corn Muffins. Serve them up with your favorite breakfast dishes like these Sausage Cream Cheese Breakfast Rolls and Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes.
Why You Will Love This Egg Bites Recipe
- Fast Breakfast Dish. They make a quick and easy breakfast for busy mornings that requires only a few ingredients.
- Versatile Recipe. Easily customize them to suit your taste.
- Great on the Go. A great portable breakfast or snack.
- Everyone Loves Them. The whole family will enjoy omelet ham and egg cups!
Ingredients
There are only a few required to make this mini omelet muffins recipe. Feel free to use whichever omelet ingredients you prefer! Ingredient measurements can be found in the printable recipe card further down the page.
- Deli Ham: Make sure it isn't sliced too thin as it will burn too quickly in the oven or won't hold up with the egg.
- Eggs: You can use fresh whole eggs or refrigerated scrambled egg mixture to save time.
- Shredded Cheese: Use any freshly grated shredded cheese or cheese blend you like. We use cheddar, jack cheeses, mozzarella, and provolone but all work well.
- Green Onion: If you use nothing else, I think the green onion adds a lot of flavor to your egg muffins.
- Vegetable Filling: Use any combination of finely chopped onion, peppers, tomatoes, chopped cooked broccoli, or any other vegetable you want to include as long as they're cut into small pieces.
- Meat Filling: Add chopped ham, cooked and crumbled bacon, or cooked and crumbled or sliced sausage to your omelet muffin filling.
- Milk, Cream, or Water: Added to the omelet mixture to make the eggs lighter and fluffier.
Substitutions and Variations
Don’t have the correct ingredients on hand or want to change something up? Here are some helpful tips for you to change this recipe for baked omelet bites.
- Spicy: Add a bit of chili pepper flakes and diced jalapeno pepper to the mixture.
- Add Potatoes: Add some chopped potatoes or shredded potato to the filling.
- Egg White Omelet Bites: Replace the whole eggs with double the amount of egg whites.
- Mini Omelet Muffins: Skip the ham basket and instead add to the omelet mixture. Fill up the bottom of the opening with a small amount of egg mixture. Add the omelet ingredients of your choice and then top off with more egg. Be sure ti spray the pan very well.
How to Make Egg Bites
Here are the step-by-step instructions for making these baked omelet muffins. For the complete instructions, check the printable recipe card further down on the page.
- Lightly coat muffin cups with cooking spray.
- Shape a slice of ham into each muffin cup as best you can.
- Place a tablespoon or so of mixed chopped vegetables on top of the ham at the bottom of the cup.
- Add the shredded cheese. If you are adding additional ham, cooked bacon, or sausage, you will want to add it now.
PRO TIP: The ham will not fit perfectly into the cup and some of your egg may run outside the ham into the muffin cup. This is ok.
- Scramble the eggs with the liquid of you choice.
- Use a ladle to spoon the scrambled egg mixture on top of the vegetables to fill up the ham cups.
- Bake the muffin cups in the oven. Sprinkle salt and pepper on each egg before serving if desired.
- Remove the ham and egg cups carefully. Sprinkle with chopped green onions if desired. Serve immediately. Enjoy!
If you like recipes like this, take a look at these Egg and Toast Cups and our new Fluffy Cloud Eggs recipe!
Storage
- Refrigerate: Store the cooled omelet muffins in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Freezer: Wrap the cooled omelet bites individually in plastic wrap and place them into an airtight container or resealable freezer bag, with as much air removed as possible. Freeze for up to three months.
- Reheat: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and bake for between 10 and 14 minutes. You can also reheat in the microwave for 15 second intervals until heated through. If frozen, it's best to thaw them out overnight in the fridge before reheating.
What to Serve with Omelet Cups
You can eat these baked omelet cups warm or cold making them great to carry with you on the go.
They are great with a side of fresh fruit or a smoothie for breakfast. Try our green smoothie or berry smoothie to add some fruits and veggies to your meal.
You can also serve it inside of an English muffin and just add a dash of homemade hot pepper sauce, some ketchup, or our onion ketchup.
For more inspiration, check out our collection of breakfast finger food recipes for some ideas.
Tips
- Don't Worry About Perfect. It's totally ok if the ham doesn't perfectly fit in the muffin tin. Simply fit it in the best you can. The weight of the eggs and filling will help smooth it out and if some of the egg mixture spills over it is OK.
- Make Ahead. You can easily double or triple this recipe to feed a crowd or save for serving later on!
- Thickness of the Ham. Standard thickness of deli ham is ideal for this recipe. You don't want the ham too thick or so thin that it doesn't hold up to the eggs and other ingredients.
- Don't Skip the Spray. Cooking spray makes quick work of greasing the muffin. Alternatively you can brush it with butter, olive oil, or any other vegetable oil.
FAQ
Do you have questions about making this recipe? Here are some of the most commonly asked questions about this recipe.
This isn't super idea. Eggs contain more moisture which will end up making the paper liners soggy. I recommend simply greasing the muffin tin with cooking spray.
Yes, you do need to cook filling ingredients first before adding them to the egg cups. Use cooked meats and sauteed vegetables for the best results.
Video
Just because we love this recipe so much we have made a short video for you to watch below! Hopefully, you have a few seconds to check it out!
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Equipment
- 1 Muffin Tin
Ingredients
- 6 slices deli ham
- 6 large eggs beaten
- ⅛ cup onion finely diced
- ⅛ cup green bell pepper finely diced
- ½ cup Cheddar Cheese shredded
- 2 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon green onion, thinly sliced optional
- cooking spray
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Lightly coat muffin cups with cooking spray. Fit 1 slice of ham into each muffin cup as best you can.
- Place a tablespoon or so of mixed chopped vegetables on top of the ham at the bottom of the cup. If you are adding additional ham, cooked bacon or sausage, now is the time to do it.
- The ham will not fit perfectly in to the cup and some of your egg may run outside the ham into the muffin cup. This is ok.
- Scramble eggs in a bowl and add water or milk. Using a ladle spoon the eggs on top of the vegetables, in to the muffin cup.
- Bake between 16-19 minutes. Sprinkle salt and pepper on each egg before serving if desired. I usually don't. Remove ham and egg cups carefully. Sprinkle with chopped green onions if desired. Serve immediately. Enjoy!
Notes
- Don't Worry About Perfect. It's totally ok if the ham doesn't perfectly fit in the muffin tin. Simply fit it in the best you can. The weight of the eggs and filling will help smooth it out and if some of the egg mixture spills over it is OK.
- Make Ahead. You can easily double or triple this recipe to feed a crowd or save for serving later on!
- Thickness of the Ham. Standard thickness of deli ham is ideal for this recipe. You don't want the ham too thick or so thin that it doesn't hold up to the eggs and other ingredients.
- Don't Skip the Spray. Cooking spray makes quick work of greasing the muffin. Alternatively you can brush it with butter, olive oil, or any other vegetable oil.
Nutrition
This post was originally published December 2019. It has been updated with new images and content.
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