Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Savory Breakfast Muffins

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Leah Maroney
Leah Maroney
Leah Maroney
A recipe developer and food photographer, Leah Maroney is an ardent home cook and food blogger who has written over 300 recipes for The Spruce Eats.
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Updated on 05/4/21
Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Savory Breakfast Muffins

The Spruce / Christine Ma

Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 25 mins
Total: 35 mins
Servings: 6 servings

Every parent is constantly looking for a tasty and nutritious breakfast that they can hand to their children on the way out of the door during those crazy morning hours. These simple, make-ahead breakfast muffins are the perfect solution to that all too common dilemma. Each one is loaded with sausage, eggs, cheddar cheese, and even spinach for a healthy boost. That's protein, dairy, carbs, and even your greens in one easy-to-eat package!

Cutting the butter into the flour mixture gives them a biscuit-like texture. The result is a flaky, delicious handheld meal that'll please kids and adults alike.

These easy muffins can be kept in the deep freezer for up to 3 months or in the refrigerator for 5 days.  

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, more for the pan

  • 8 ounces raw breakfast sausage, casings removed

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 3/4 cup frozen spinach, thawed and drained

  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 1/4 cups buttermilk

  • 2 large eggs

  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup

  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped chives

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

    Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Savory Breakfast Muffins ingredients

    The Spruce / Christine Ma

  2. Preheat the oven to 375 F. Coat a muffin tin generously butter.

    Coat a muffin tin generously with butter

    The Spruce / Christine Ma

  3. Cook the breakfast sausage in a cast iron skillet on medium-high heat. Break up the sausage as it cooks and continue cooking until it is no longer pink and is completely cooked through. 

    Cook the breakfast sausage in a cast iron skillet

    The Spruce / Christine Ma

  4. Drain excess fat from pan, and remove from the heat. Add the spinach to the sausage. 

    Add the spinach to the sausage in a the pan

    The Spruce / Christine Ma

  5. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground pepper in a large bowl.

    Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground pepper

    The Spruce / Christine Ma

  6. Cut the butter into chunks and add it to the flour mixture. Use a pastry cutter or two forks to cut the butter into the flour until it is completely incorporated.  

    Cut the butter into chunks and add it to the flour mixture

    The Spruce / Christine Ma

  7. Whisk the buttermilk and eggs together and then add it to the flour and butter mixture. Stir until combined and add in the sausage and spinach mixture, maple syrup, shredded cheddar, and chives. Stir until everything is incorporated.

    Whisk the eggs and buttermilk together and then add it to the sausage mixture and the flour and butter mixture

    The Spruce / Christine Ma

  8. Divide the batter evenly among the greased muffin tins.  Bake the muffins for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

    muffins in muffin tins

    The Spruce / Christine Ma

  9. Remove the muffins from the oven and allow them to cool slightly before taking them out from the tins to finish cooling on a cooling rack. Eat them warm or allow them to completely cool before transferring them to a plastic bag to freeze them. You can also store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator until you are ready to eat them.

    Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Savory Breakfast Muffins, on a cooling rack

    The Spruce / Christine Ma

Recipe Variations

  • The main ingredients in this recipe are sausage, cheese, and spinach, but you can also substitute bacon or ham as the main protein and swap in other vitamin-packed greens like cooked kale.
  • For muffins with more of a sweet-savory twist, drop in a 1/4 cup of diced apples along with the maple syrup.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
506 Calories
31g Fat
38g Carbs
20g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6
Amount per serving
Calories 506
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31g 39%
Saturated Fat 15g 75%
Cholesterol 146mg 49%
Sodium 1013mg 44%
Total Carbohydrate 38g 14%
Dietary Fiber 2g 6%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 20g
Vitamin C 3mg 15%
Calcium 338mg 26%
Iron 4mg 21%
Potassium 403mg 9%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)