Buffalo Chicken Egg Muffins – protein-rich breakfast idea! Eggs, chicken, hot sauce, and green onions are baked until set. Perfect for meal prepping!
I’m not sure how common this is but I find that it is so much easier to stick to healthy eating when my husband is gone. Without someone saying “We should just get pizza/burritos/cashew chicken,” it’s really easy for me to just stick with the good stuff. Plus, I’ve told you guys before that when he’s gone, I’m very willing to sacrifice some of my food budget for clothes or makeup.
It is what it is.
So since he’s deployed, I’ve been sticking to pretty much paleo. I mean, besides the McDonald’s chicken nuggets I had for dinner last night. And the hot & spicy chicken sandwich I had for my pre-sleeping snack. But besides that, I’ve been doing the paleo thing.
I really love paleo. I find that I feel best when I’m doing it. But – and this is a big but – it is so hard to come off paleo. I want to EAT ALL THE THINGS and DRINK ALL THE WINE and GO TO ALL THE RESTAURANTS. It’s bad. So I’m trying to do mostly paleo with some normal (McDonald’s) mixed in.
Buffalo Chicken Egg Muffins!
I make these Buffalo Chicken Egg Muffins about once a week. I just keep them in the fridge and reheat when I need quick and easy protein.
You get the flavor of the buffalo sauce without much heat since there is such a small amount of the hot sauce. If you are into the spicy stuff, just sprinkle some over your muffins before you enjoy them.
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Buffalo Chicken Egg Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- salt and pepper
- ¼ cup hot sauce
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- 12 eggs
- ¼ cup green onions, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with papers (preferably parchment muffin papers).
- Arrange chicken breasts on a baking sheet and sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from oven and set aside to cool slightly.
- Once chicken is cool enough to handle, shred and place in a large bowl.
- In a separate small bowl, stir together coconut oil (melted if necessary) and hot sauce. Pour half of this mixture over the shredded chicken and stir.
- In another bowl, beat together eggs, remaining hot sauce mixture, and green onions. Season with salt and pepper.
- Fill muffin cups about 12 full with the egg mixture. Top each muffin with about ¼ cup of shredded chicken.
- Bake about 20 minutes or until the eggs are set and the tops are golden brown. Cool slightly before serving.
- Store in the fridge and reheat when hunger strikes!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 176Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 218mgSodium: 249mgCarbohydrates: 1gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 18g
Andi @ The Weary Chef says
This is such a clever recipe! I have never made egg muffins, but they look perfect. If there’s hot sauce, I’m definitely on board. Thanks :)
Chelsea says
My husband travels a lot for work and I am the same way – make up or clothes definitely before groceries haha! I also eat WAY healthier without him too – he loves going to get pizza and burgers! These look really good and super simple! Great recipe :)
Kaitlyn says
What could i use instead of coconut milk?
amanda says
You can just use another fat. Either melted butter or olive oil. Something like that. Thanks for reading! :)