Need an easy, grab-n-go breakfast? These gluten-free egg & potato breakfast muffins are for you! Theyāre hand-held, grain-free, and Whole30!
Breakfast on the brain.
Breakfast is one of my favorite meals. No doubt about it. Smoothies, pancakes, donuts, waffles, eggs & bacon, bagelsā¦ I love it all! Itās a good meal to love, too. Breaking the fast of night with something nourishing and energizing is a great way to start the day!
My family is also full of breakfast-lovers. They tend to be more of the granola and rice cereal crowd, but eggs are still a regular morning meal for them. Though they do love pretty much any kind of egg I make them, egg muffins have always been their favorites.
Changing things up.
While I usually make them a plain-Jane fried egg, or a simple omelette, they really do love eggs with hash browns. Itās not too often that I have leftover baked potatoes laying around to make hash browns out of, though. And with six kids wanting breakfast ASAP, I donāt really have the time to make them, either! But every now and again I have a couple extras in the fridge, not enough for seven people, but enough to fit in these little egg and potato breakfast muffins!
After a minute or two of potato grating, muffin cups are packed with un-browned hash, then topped with an egg and a sprinkle of salt, pepper, and parsley, et viola! A simple, 100% kid-friendly, healthy way to feed the natives.
If youāre not into Russet potatoes (which is what I usually use for these) you can use Yukon gold potatoes. Iād say if you want to use a sweet potato, go for it, though Iāve never really tried that myself. Itād be perfect for paleo people, though!
Breakfast favorites.
So if youāre a busy mom/dad/parental figure and youāre here looking for family-friendly breakfasts, these egg and potato breakfast muffins are a great place to start! And if you need a little more help, here are a few more of my familyās favorite breakfastsā¦
- Sourdough Almond Flour Waffles
- Paleo Pumpkin Porridge
- Dark Chocolate Triple Berry Muffins
- Grain-Free Potato Latkes with Garlic & Onions
- 3-Ingredient Grain-Free Bagels
- Easiest Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes
- Paleo Frittata with Ground Beef & Kale
Egg & potato breakfast muffins.
These little muffins are super simple and easy to mix up in the morning, making them a great grab-n-go breakfast. Not that I know much about grab-in-go breakfasts, being a homeschool momā¦. Regardless, my kids love the fact that they can pick them up and enjoy them without silverware.
I might not even bother with plates when I make theseā¦
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Egg & Potato Breakfast Muffins
Grain, gluten, dairy and sugar.
Ingredients
- 12 eggs, organic or farm-fresh, preferably
- 3-4 pre-baked russet or other white potato
- sea or Himalayan salt, pepper, and parsley
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 12-cavity muffin pan.
Grate the potatoes (they donāt have to be peeled), salt, and press about 1/4 cup of grated potato into each muffin cavity. You can press it up on the sides, if you want.
Break an egg into each potato-filled cavity and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and parsley.
Bake for about 25 minutes, or until egg is cooked through.
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Raia, my oldest son can now have potatoes, so glad because he eats so much food! (Insert big open eyes emoji here.) Anyway, I can’t wait to make these for him! More protein and complex carbs; they’d actually be a great snack for him! Thank you! Super fun to know how to do this!
I hope he enjoys them, Megan! I’m so glad my kids can eat potatoes, too, there a good, cheap way to fill them up. Haha.
Hi, great idea! Do you have the calorie information for these?
Thanks, Ali! I don’t count calories, sorry!
This looks good ! Thank you
You’re welcome. š
Can these be made ahead and reheated?
I’ve never tried, that, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. š
These look great. I love that it is a whole breakfast in one piece. I bet they freeze well!!
I’ve never had enough leftover to freeze, but I’m sure they would! Haha. I hope you enjoy them, Jane. š
Maybe instead of counting the calories see if you can add some more nutrients to the combo. Like don’t add as much salt and layer in some more ingredients. Like peppers onions mushrooms tomatoes broccoli. Anything that sounds good in an omelet or scrabble dish! Such a good recipe to build from!
Iām glad you enjoy the recipe! š
Hi!
I’m a little bit confused. Won’t grating a baked potato create the same result as using mashed potatoes?
Since it’s pre-baked, it’ll just fall apart anyway with grating, won’t it?
Or will grating a baked potato create a different result than mashing a baked potato?
Sorry if this sounds like a dense question. š
Thanks in advance!
Grating the potato gives more of a soft hash browns effect. š
The potato should be uncooked when grated, correct?
No, I used leftover whole baked potatoes.