Meal Prep Ham Spinach and Cheese Egg Cups

Meal Prepping these ham, spinach and cheese egg cups is the easiest way to a convenient, low-carbohydrate and protein packed week of breakfast for you and your family!  Most ham and cheese cup recipes call for deli ham, but I find the ham (unless carved thick) is too thin and not meaty enough for me. I love using the Costco Master Carve Ham with no glaze in this recipe.  It is a whole boneless ham that has been cut in half making it smaller to handle yet large enough to feed a family a few times.  The UGA Consumer Economics graduate in me loves this part of my purchase:  It cost $3.99 per pound and I paid $11.67 at the Costco in Cumming, Georgia. I can feed my family of four about 16 meals off this one ham. So that comes out to about $0.73 per meal.  So much #winning.

The best part about this ham is I get to carve it myself!  This can also be considered the fun-dangerous-and exciting part!  I break out my slicer and carve to desired thickness.  I can also set a larger piece aside for a Sunday dinner if I choose. We typically carve the entire ham and use it for sandwiches or a small snack on the go.  

​For meal prepping you can also freeze these breakfast cups in Food Saver sealed freezer bags too! !  You can always place them in small zip lock sandwich bags and keep refrigerated if I you will be eating them for the next week. This is a very convenient option for my husband to grab one and pop it in the microwave and go. 

Ingredients:
12 eggs (Organic Eggs - Costco)
12 slices (Master Carve Ham - Costco that I slice this myself with my slicer)
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese
2 cups steamed spinach leaves (optional)

Instructions:
1. Preheat your oven to 350 and get out your non stick twelve cup muffin.  Use cooking spray if it is not non stick. 
2.  Place a piece of carved ham in each cup. 
3.  Sprinkle sharp cheddar cheese on top of ham. [Optional:  Place steamed spinach on top of cheese]
4. Crack an egg over the top of each. 
5.  Use salt and pepper to taste. 
6. Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes, or until desired "egg firmness". I like mine runny...husband likes them dry. 
7. Serve and enjoy!

If you find that your eggs may be a little too large and are taking longer to cook...just cover with aluminum foil and so you don't burn your ham. Make sure when you do cover them do not let the foil touch the cups because sometimes it can stick to the tops of the eggs. Set it for another 5 minutes and check periodically  until desired firmness.

​From frozen:  If you would rather not use the microwave to thaw them, you can always wrap them in tinfoil and either place in the refrigerator overnight or in the oven at 350°F for about 15 minutes.   ​

If you find that your eggs may be a little too large and are taking longer to cook...just cover with aluminum foil and so you don't burn your ham. Make sure when you do cover them do not let the foil touch the cups because sometimes it can stick to the tops of the eggs. Set it for another 5 minutes and check periodically  until desired firmness.

​From frozen:  If you would rather not use the microwave to thaw them, you can always wrap them in tinfoil and either place in the refrigerator overnight or in the oven at 350°F for about 15 minutes.   ​