Roasted Red Pepper and Feta Egg Bites
These Roasted Red Pepper and Feta Egg Bites combine eggs, cottage cheese, crumbled feta, and roasted red pepper pieces for a creamy, savory snack or breakfast option. Cooked in an Instant Pot using silicone molds, they offer a tender texture with flavorful pepper and cheese layers inside. The recipe's moisture control of the peppers helps keep the bites from becoming soggy, resulting in a clean, smooth finish that makes them easy to handle and enjoy.
Ingredients
- 5 egg
- 3/4 cup cottage cheese
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup feta cheese crumbled
- 1/4 cup roasted red pepper sliced
Instructions
Instant Pot
- Blot the roasted red peppers with a paper towel until dry - excess moisture will make the egg bite soggy
- Cut the roasted red peppers into small pieces
- Add eggs, cottage cheese, and salt to a blender and blend until smooth
- Take a silicone egg bite mold and grease it with spray oil
- Add some crumbled feta and red pepper slices to each of the egg mold slots
- Pour the egg mixture into each of the egg mold slots
- Add 1 cup water to the instant pot
- Place egg mold on a trivet and slowly lower the egg mold on the trivet into the instant pot
- Close the lid of the instant pot and set the valve to sealing
- Cook on steam for 10 minutes
- Allow the instant pot to come to pressure and then steam for 10 minutes
- When the instant pot beeps, release the pressure and remove the egg bites
- Allow the egg bites to cool fully before removing from the mold and enjoy!
Stovetop
- Blot the roasted red peppers with a paper towel until dry - excess moisture will make the egg bite soggy
- Cut the roasted red peppers into small pieces
- Add eggs, cottage cheese, and salt to a blender and blend until smooth
- Take a silicone egg bite mold and grease it with spray oil
- Add some crumbled feta and red pepper slices to each of the egg mold slots
- Pour the egg mixture into each of the egg mold slots
- Add 2 cupa water to a large pot
- Place egg mold on a trivet and slowly lower the egg mold on the trivet into the pot
- Heat the pot over high heat until the water boils
- Reduce heat to a simmer
- Cover the pot and allow the egg bites to steam for 15 minutes
- Remove the pot from heat and remove the egg bites from the pot
- Allow the egg bites to cool fully before removing from the molds and enjoying
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 7 eggs
Amount Per Serving
Calories 96
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 7g | |
| Calories | 96kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 130mg | 43% |
| Sodium | 638mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 81mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 272IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 91mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.