Zucchini Egg Nests

How to cook zucchini egg nests in the oven without a muffin tin are here. A low carb breakfast you can make in a casserole dish or muffin tin. If you loved our easy trick to make no peel hard boiled eggs this is going to be a family favorite meal too.

Low Carb Zucchini Nests in Oven

Ok so we will start with the basics if you want to just keep them in the shell or just salt and pepper. First off you can make muffin tin hard boiled eggs pretty easily this way. No peeling or cracking, you just set them into a slot and bake like you see here below. They will come out perfectly yellow and ready to eat once shelled.

Ok so there’s two options down, and the simplest of them all. Plain but a great low carb keto option if you don’t want any other ingredients mixed in there. We are all about adding all the things really, and especially cheese. Slices can be used in a dish, or spiralized or zucchini noodles work pressed in a muffin pan.

Explained below as is though is quite amazing, you should try it that way first and go from there. Ricotta and feta cheeses are used which are less oily and pack a bunch of flavor to them. Throw in another tray of Sausage Patties in Oven for a complete meal. You’ll need;

Ingredients

• 4-6 eggs or 1 per piece so use as many as you’d like
• Fresh slices of zucchini with ends removed, sliced into strips
• Kale with stems removed, cut into bite size pieces
• 4 oz bacon or real bacon bits, optional
  • or make whole pieces, this is how to cook bacon in the oven with aluminum foil on another rack.
• Ricotta cheese is optional but wonderful
• Feta is a great add in
• Diced green onions and/or parmesan cheese are optional on top

Nutrition

Now this one is really fun!! Truly looks like a birds nest of sorts and tastes totally amazing. With only 6 carbs per and 14 grams of protein they are my daughter’s favorite start to the day. You can swap things out that you would prefer like maybe some finely diced broccoli or sliced mushrooms instead of kale I guess.

Egg Nests in Muffin Tin

You could make these scrambled egg nests of sorts I guess too. You’d need to use a muffin pan with non stick spray or baking sheet with silicone baking cups on top. Wrap each up with a slice of bacon or veggie like this around the outside. Pour in your mixture and bake!! It will look more like a cup that way.

The best way to get the slices the same size and thickness is to use a mandolin. Just make sure you use the handling tool it comes with so you keep all your fingertips. 😉 You could twist this inside a mug too with a cracked egg in a cup cooked in the microwave too for a faster version.

How to Make Zucchini Egg Nests with Ricotta

• Start by slicing the zucchini into strips and place into a baking dish (or muffin pan) that will fit 6 of those circles.
• Fill the inside of zucchini rings with kale pieces, about 1/2 way full. This will create a cup (can secure with a toothpick if desired)
• Divide your ricotta into the 6 cups on top of the kale.
• Then crack 1 egg into the center of each ring.
• Top with crumbled feta and bacon bits, diced green onions, seasonings and drizzle olive oil over top of all of them.
• Preheat oven and bake at 350 degrees F. for 15 – 20 minutes or until the egg is done to your liking.

Soft boiled

You could easily make these into soft boiled egg cups at closer to 10 – 12 minutes, just keep an eye on them with the light on. You could switch it up once you get the hang of how this is done, like making shredded hash brown egg nests instead of the kale on the bottom.

with Hashbrowns

If you wanted to use Frozen Hashbrowns in Oven on the outside instead of this strip of vegetable you could. I suggest that you slightly defrost them first. Then press into the muffin cup, bake for a few minutes to lightly brown, fill, and continue cooking until eggs are done to your liking.

with Egg Whites

You could make this without the yolks too if you really wanted. You would just cook egg whites only with the egg portion of the instructions. Season with salt and pepper to taste at the end and enjoy your oven baked egg recipe any time of day really.