Do you ever feel like the inside of your car is a spot on representation of what your life is like? I do. When my life is a little out of control, my car becomes a sh*tshow. Legit, frightening. I don’t know how it happens but my car will be clean one day, then an explosion occurs by the next day. That’s what’s happening right now. I’m not sure where all these coffee cups came from. And pieces of tupperware. WHERE DID YOU COME FROM!? I must be a sh*tshow. And I’m sure my workout buddies would agree.
I’m really sad right now. No, not because my car is hoarders fantasy land, but because I didn’t get to partake in my weekly kickball game. Such a shame. I did a workout with my friend’s Katie, Sergio, and Clark at CrossFit South Denver, and afterwards, wanted to die. I have absolutely never felt like that after a workout. It felt like how it used to feel when I ate grains. Seriously. I would get the worst stomach aches in the world when I ate grains and as soon as I cut those foods out, I never felt like that again. Until this wod. I think the mix of heatand squat cleans did it. How do you people in extra hot places do it? Are you just cool with vomiting regularly? And feeling like death?
Anywho. Did you know they have Cold Stone Creamery creamer for your coffee now!? Those assholes. That sounds fantastic. I sometimes miss sweet coffee. Mostly when I’m on my monthly gift. Like frappucinos. Get out of town. I dream about those things.
Ok, I’m going to get it together now. I made this little cups of joy for my roommate Laura. She’s trying to eat more veggies. And this was perfect because she doesn’t really love spinach and she liked that it was slightly hidden in this dish. So if you don’t like veggies, DON’T YOU WORRY, they’re hidden, meaning they don’t exist. It’s science.
Spinach Sweet Potato Egg Nests
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
Ingredients
- 1 medium yam, shredded
- 20oz frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed of liquid*
- 12 eggs
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon fat of choice (I used bacon fat)
- coconut oil spray
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
- Shred your yam in a food processor using the shredding attachment.
- Spray your 12 tin muffin pan.
- Place shredded yam in each muffin and press down and up onto the sides to create little buckets. Spray the tops of the shredded yams in each tin.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes.
- While the little nest bake, take your thawed spinach and squeeze out all the excess liquid.
- Place a medium skillet over medium heat and add a tablespoon of fat.
- Throw in your spinach along with garlic powder, onion powder, and salt and pepper. Saute and cover to help cook through.
- After 6-8 minutes or once your spinach is cooked through, add spinach to each tin and press down, making sure to leave room for your egg to fit comfortably in.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes for runny yolks or up to 12 for hard eggs.
- Serve with hot sauce on top!
Cannot wait to attempt these! Have you (anyone) tried to freeze them individually…for a quick breaky to take with to work?
A big thank you!!!!
Deb
I made these yesterday for brunch. After 12 minutes of being in the oven the eggs were still not cooked enough. So I turned the broiler on which was a mistake because it made the eggs rubbery.
Overall they were delicious, but I really screwed up the texture of the egg. Will try them again….
I make ‘frappes’ with my magic bullet and they’re pretty fun (they separate a little due to the lack of that sugar/gum base they use, but so will a frappuccino after a while)…
decaf coffee/VIA, cream, stevia, extract flavoring of choice (i like rum!!), ice cubes…and some coconut shavings/sea salt for the top!
Sounds amazing! Can’t wait to try these:D
Made these this AM – big hit! Thanks!
I am so excited! They are in the oven right now! Can’t wait to try them, they look fantastic:D Thanks for another great recipe! You rock!
Hell yeah! these look fantastic and I will be making them this week. I’ll be adding this to my low-carb recipes.
Alohas! Jamie
U-G-H another recipe i want to try but need a freaking muffin tin….question: can i just use a sweet potato? 😉
try this: bake a sweet potato, scoop out the middle, whisk some eggs and add some cooked spinach, then pour it into your sweet potato and bake!
you’ll be proud & relieved of my annoying posts….i’m going to buy a muffin tin this weekend. I want to make your recipes as you intended them to be made.
holy cow these are good! I subbed out shredded carrot for SPs to keep down the carbs since I’m still trying to slim down, but these rock.
i tried a second batch the same way, but adding some chorizo in with the spinach, and these turned out better… although i strained it, the leftover grease in the chorizo made the eggs super fluffy. yum.
OMG is right!!! These are so freakin’ fantastic! I didn’t have any spinach so I used fresh kale that I had picked up at the Farmers Market this morning.
I just recently (as in like 2 days ago) went Paleo for a couple reasons. 1 – support my BFF who’s struggling with some weight. 2 – because I was pretty close to Paleo already.
I know there are a few things I won’t give up completely (like Dark Chocolate – the universe just isn’t right if there’s no dark chocolate), my splash of milk in my morning coffee (though I have stopped using the vanilla extract I was using because it had sugar in it and a, now only having my coffee with my milk and either agave or coconut sugar granules).
So as a newbie to Paelo, I am totally loving your blog and recipes. I’m a busy working mom and distance runner so having foods that are easy to “grab-n-go” with are essential and this recipe is a Gold Medal Winner!! Thanks 😀