Quinoa, Zucchini, Ham and Cheese cups

Lately, I have been looking for good breakfast ideas - especially ones that are lower calorie. I found a recipe for some egg muffins on beachbody.com and made a couple of changes. It used quinoa and I had some leftover from a salad I made a few days ago. I'm reposting the it here with the changes I made - they are minor ones.

2 cups cooked quinoa
2 large eggs
1/3 c egg whites
1 cup shredded zucchini
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
½ cup diced ham
¼ cup finely chopped parsley
1/4 cup chopped chives
Sea salt and ground black pepper


1. Heat oven to 375° F.
2. Lightly coat 16 muffin tins with spray. Set aside.
3. Combine quinoa, eggs, egg whites, zucchini, cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, ham, parsley, and chives in a large bowl; mix well. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
4. Evenly pour quinoa mixture into muffin cups.
5. Bake for 15 minutes.

They were DELICIOUS!! Even Adria liked them - and that's saying a lot. She won't eat anything. She ate leftovers for dinner tonight too.