Breakfast Stuffed English Muffins (Excessive-Protein!)

I can’t get sufficient of those high-protein breakfast stuffed English muffins, and neither can my toddlers! These stuffed English muffins should not solely completely fluffy and savory, they’re protein-packed (17g per English muffin!) because of the blended cottage cheese, eggs and breakfast sausage. A win-win in my breakfast ebook!

Components You Want

• Blended cottage cheese: My go-to protein powerhouse! Mixing it makes for a creamy and protein-packed base for the English muffins. I’ve additionally examined this recipe with plain Greek yogurt, and it really works nice as nicely.
• All-purpose flour: AP is my go-to for these selfmade English muffins as a result of it’s not too dense and helps yield a fluffier English muff.
• Eggs: You’ll want 8 eggs to scramble and stuff in these yummy English muffins. You’ll be able to add a 1/2 cup of cottage cheese to the eggs while you scramble them to amp up the protein even additional.
• Breakfast mix-ins: I went breakfast omelette model for these stuffed English muffins, and used purple bell pepper, breakfast sausage, cheddar cheese and some easy spices. Select your personal journey right here if you happen to like different savory mix-ins!

For the complete checklist of substances and quantities, please see the recipe card beneath.

The right way to Make Stuffed English Muffins

1. Put together the filling: Add the bottom breakfast sausage to the skillet and cook dinner for two minutes. Add maple syrup, bell pepper, cumin, onion powder, and ½ teaspoon sea salt, and cook dinner for an additional 2 minutes. Cut back the warmth to medium-low and add within the whisked eggs, remaining sea salt, and pepper. Prepare dinner till the eggs are scrambled.
2. Put together the English muffin dough: Place the flour, blended cottage cheese, baking powder, and sea salt into a big bowl, and stir till mixed with a spoon. Then, utilizing your fingers, press collectively till a ball has fashioned. Switch the dough to a floured work floor, and knead collectively till clean.
3. Make English muffins, and stuff them: Divide the ball into 8 equal items, and roll each bit right into a 5-inch circle. Scoop ⅓ cup of sausage egg combine into the middle of every circle. High with 2 tablespoons of cheese. Rigorously pull and fold the sides in the direction of the middle to seal it closed. 
4. Prepare dinner the stuffed English muffins: Place the English muffins seam aspect down. Prepare dinner on both sides till browned. Proceed till all stuffed English muffins have been cooked.

Retailer these breakfast stuffed English muffins in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3 days. In any other case, they retailer extremely nicely within the freezer (aka tremendous nice for meal prep!).

As soon as your stuffed English muffins have cooled utterly, comply with the next steps to freeze for later:

1. Place a stuffed English muffin in the course of a bit of aluminum foil. Then, wrap tightly, eradicating as a lot air as potential. This can forestall freezer burn.
2. Write the title of the recipe and date on the tin foil and place within the freezer for as much as 3 months.

1. Take away the stuffed English muffin from the freezer, and take away from the aluminum foil, and “thaw” on defrost in the microwave for 3-5 minutes, flipping each minute.
2. Then, microwave on excessive for 30-60 seconds.

For the oven: Maintain the stuffed English muffin wrapped in foil, and reheat within the oven at 350ºF till warmed by way of, about 20 minutes.

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