Instant Pot Egg White Bites
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4.3
Instant Pot Egg White Bites
Description
This recipe for Instant Pot Egg White Bites begins by blending egg whites, whole eggs, and cottage cheese until smooth, which enhances the creaminess of the final product. This base is combined with shredded Monterey jack cheese, crumbled feta, diced roasted red peppers, finely chopped spinach, sliced green onions, sea salt, ground black pepper, and a small amount of hot sauce for flavor layering. The egg mixture is poured about two-thirds full into silicone molds to allow for rising and even cooking.
The molds are arranged on a trivet inside the Instant Pot with enough water in the base to generate steam. Pressure cooking for 10 minutes produces softly set, moist bites with a custard-like texture. Careful alignment of the molds prevents lid deformation to maintain shape. The resulting egg bites offer a nutritious, portable option featuring complementary vegetables, cheese varieties, and a touch of heat.
Variations can include adding meats like breakfast sausage or turkey bacon or swapping vegetables to customize flavors. The recipe allows for full eggs substitution if preferred. These eggs bites are convenient for make-ahead breakfasts or snacks, reheated gently to preserve texture.
Ingredients
- 1 cup egg white
- 4 egg
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- ⅓ cup Monterey jack cheese shredded
- ⅓ cup feta cheese crumbled
- ⅓ cup roasted red pepper diced, jarred
- ⅓ cup spinach finely chopped
- 2 green onion white part, sliced
- ¼ teaspoon salt sea salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper ground
- hot sauce a drop
Instructions
- Add egg whites, eggs and cottage cheese to a blender. Blend until smooth. You can skip this step but blending the cottage cheese really helps makes the egg bites extra creamy.
- Pour into a mixing bowl and add shredded Monterey jack cheese, feta cheese, roasted red pepper, spinach, green onions, salt, pepper and hot sauce.
- Pour egg mixture into silicone egg bite molds, fill about each cup ⅔ of the way full while making sure that some of the mix-ins get into each cup. You should get 14 bites. Cover molds with lid.
- Arrange egg bite molds on top of a trivet and make sure that they're aligned at an angle (or staggered) so that the molds don't line up perfectly. This prevents the lids from caving in and causing the bites to be a funny shape.
- Add 1 cup of water to the base of you Instant Pot/pressure cooker. Place trivet with egg bite molds into the Instant Pot and pressure cook on high for 10 minutes. Manually release the pressure and carefully remove the bites from your Instant Pot.
Notes
- You can substitute or add other vegetables like roasted broccoli or sweet potatoes for variation.
- Adding meats such as breakfast sausage, turkey bacon, or tempeh bacon (around 1/4 cup) can increase protein content.
- Feel free to use full eggs instead of egg whites; substitute 1 cup of egg whites with 6 whole eggs.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 14egg bites
Amount Per Serving
Calories 59 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1egg bite | |
| Calories | 59kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 59mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 196mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 66mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.3
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