Chicken Muffins Recipe
These chicken muffins are made with lean chicken breast, bell peppers, and cheese as the main ingredients. Tasty and easy-to-make recipe for the whole family.
Equipment
- 1 12-cup muffin standard size muffin pan
- 12 parchment paper muffin liners
Ingredients
- 3 small chicken breasts around 1.2-1.5 pounds
- 1 large egg
- ½ diced bell pepper
- 2 chopped green onions (with the white part)
- 1 small bunch chopped fresh parsley
- 1 cup shredded cheese ¾ for the batter, ¼ for topping
- 3 Tablespoons mayonnaise
- 4 Tablespoons wheat flour or gluten free
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Line muffins cups with parchment liners. If not using the liners, spray with some cooking oil.
- Slice each chicken breast into one inch white strips. Dice the strips into small cubes.
- In a large mixing bowl, add diced chicken, egg, flour, ¾ cup of cheese, bell pepper, parsley, green onion, mayo, apple cider vinegar, salt and spices. Mix everything well with a spoon.
- Fill each muffin cup with the meat mix, but do not fill the to the top.
- Bake for about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the muffins' internal temperature reaches 165°F. Cool down for 5 minutes and enjoy!
Notes
- If you have time, let the meat mix marinate for 30 minutes in the fridge.
- If not using parchment liners, spray the muffin pan with some cooking spray.
- Do not over fill the muffin cups, leave 1 inch space on top.
- Use meat thermometer to check if fully cooked.
- Nutritional facts are for information purposes only and are estimate. For accurate nutrition information, weigh all ingredients and use special app to calculate the calories and macro-nutrients.
Nutrition
Serving: 2eaCalories: 293kcalCarbohydrates: 5.7gProtein: 32.3gFat: 15.1gSodium: 398mg
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