Maria V.’s air fryer egg bites won Celebrate’s March Nutrition Month recipe contest. These protein-rich egg bites cook quickly in the air fryer and are easy to customise with your favourite cheese and vegetables.
Prepare a batch at the weekend for ready-made breakfasts or lunches. In this episode of Cooking with Celebrate, Dr. Samantha Stavola shows how to make them.
Watch the recipe
Ingredients
- 10 eggs
- 150 g chicken sausage
- 75 g pepper, chopped
- 75 g onion, chopped
- 35 g feta or cheese of your choice
- About 1 tbsp chives
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method
- Sauté the onion and pepper in a frying pan until soft.
- In the same pan, cook the chicken sausage, breaking it into small pieces, until cooked through.
- Whisk the eggs in a bowl. Add the onion, pepper, sausage, cheese, chives, salt and pepper and stir to combine.
- Ladle the mixture into silicone muffin cups.
- Preheat the air fryer to 175 °C.
- Cook for 10 minutes, check the consistency and cook for another 5–10 minutes, taking care not to overcook.
This recipe is intended as general inspiration. Always follow the dietary advice of your bariatric team, particularly during the first months after surgery.