Breakfast · Recipe #003
Egg Florentine Mug
Fancy brunch name. Mug-level effort.
- Protein
- 25 g
- Appliance
- Microwave
- Time
- 4 min
- Serves
- 1
- Keeps
- Eat now
- Cost
- $
- Heat
- Mild
- Diet
- V
Steps
- 1
Spray a large mug, add the spinach and microwave 30 seconds to wilt.
- 2
Whisk in the eggs, cottage cheese and parmesan.
- 3
Microwave 45 seconds, stir, then 30 to 45 seconds more, until set.
- 4
Toast the muffin if you have a toaster.
- 5
Spoon the eggs onto the muffin halves and add pepper.
Two Remixes
Florentine Benny
Add a slice of deli ham under the eggs and a squeeze of lemon.
Pesto Florentine
Stir 1 tsp pesto into the eggs before cooking.
From the book
This is recipe #003 of 365.
The rest are in Barely Cooking, with four weekly meal plans, the $30 kit and a protein cheat sheet.
What you'll use
The $30 Dorm Kitchen Kit
Can opener
Half the protein in the book comes in a can. Get a smooth-edge one so lids don't slice your fingers.
See options on AmazonBig microwave-safe bowl (2 to 3 quarts)
For microwave pasta. Small bowls boil over every time.
See options on AmazonTwo big, wide mugs (16 oz)
Egg mugs, mug cakes and mug pizza all start here. Wide beats tall.
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