Couscous Breakfast Cups
Recipe from Pinch of Nom · original post · full recipe on pinchofnom.com
Breakfast needn’t be boring with these slimming-friendly Couscous Breakfast Cups! They’re a fun way to switch up your morning routine, with fluffy couscous baked into handy little cups that are easy to grab and go.
Serves 6 30 min 14g proteinKid-friendly
Dairy freePorkBake
Ingredients
- giant couscous50 g
- vegetable stock cube — dissolved in 250 ml boiling water0.5 ea
- large eggs8 ea
- fresh parsley — finely chopped10 g
- cooked ham — chopped5 slice
- spring onions — sliced; about 575 g
- pepper — deseeded and diced1 ea
- cherry tomatoes — halved; about 690 g
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and spray a 12-hole muffin tin with low-calorie cooking spray.
- Add the stock cube to the water and mix well until dissolved. Then add the couscous to a pan and cook according to the packet instructions — for reference, ours took 6-8 minutes.
- Add the eggs to a bowl or jug and beat with a fork, then add the parsley and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- When the couscous is cooked, drain well and set aside.
- Divide the ham, spring onions, and pepper equally between the 12 muffin cups, then spoon in the cooked couscous into each cup. Mix lightly to combine the filling.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Pescatarian
- 100 g Smoked salmon instead of cooked ham
Tear the smoked salmon into strips and divide it between the cups in place of the ham; the baking time is unchanged.
Vegetarian
- 60 g Feta instead of cooked ham
Divide the crumbled feta between the cups in place of the ham; the baking time is unchanged.
Gluten-free
Quinoa Breakfast Cups
- 50 g Quinoa instead of giant couscous
- 0.5 ea Gluten-free vegetable stock cube instead of vegetable stock cube
Rinse the quinoa and simmer it in the stock for 12 to 15 minutes instead of 6 to 8, then drain well before filling the cups.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Sainsbury'sBest choice· £3.66 of food
£6.84
46% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- giant couscous
- cooked ham
Asda· £4.83 of food · £1.17 more
£7.61
37% spare
No price at Asda for:
- giant couscous
- fresh parsley
Aldi UK· £5.11 of food · £1.45 more
£7.21
29% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- giant couscous
- cooked ham
Tesco· £6.62 of food
£8.70
24% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- giant couscous
- fresh parsley
- cooked ham
Morrisons· £2.43 of food
£10.25
76% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- giant couscous
- large eggs
- cooked ham
- spring onions
£0.61a serve
from £0.61 a serve at Sainsbury's · 6 of 8 ingredients priced
About £3.66 of ingredients used for 6 serves.
£13.91 across 4 shops · 7 of 8 items priced · £6.95 more for bigger packs, 69% spare for later
Sainsbury'sBest choice£3.66
missing 2 items
you'll pay £6.84 · 46% of it spare
Asda£4.83
missing 2 items · £1.17 more
you'll pay £7.61 · 37% of it spare
Aldi UK£5.11
missing 2 items · £1.45 more
you'll pay £7.21 · 29% of it spare
Tesco£6.62
missing 3 items
you'll pay £8.70 · 24% of it spare
Morrisons£2.43
missing 4 items
you'll pay £10.25 · 76% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£4.04
large eggs
£0.24/ea
need 8 itemsMerevale British Large Free Range Eggs 12 Pack 12 each£2.89closest match
Aldi UK£0.24/ea£2.89·Tesco£0.28/ea£2.80·Asda£0.29/ea£2.87·Sainsbury's£0.25/ea£3.00·MorrisonsN/A·
OcadoN/A
fresh parsley
£16.67/kg
need 10 gReady, Set…cook! Cut Parsley 30 g£0.50closest match
Aldi UK£16.67/kg£0.50·Sainsbury's£16.67/kg£0.50·Morrisons£0.60·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
spring onions
£0.65
need 75 gNature's Pick Spring Onions 100 gclosest match
Aldi UK£0.65·Sainsbury's£0.65/ea£0.65·Tesco£6.90/kg£0.69·Asda£6.56/kg£0.82·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£2.25
vegetable stock cube
£10.42/kg
need 0.5 itemsAsda 12 x10g£1.25closest match
Asda£10.42/kg£1.25·Aldi UK£0.69·Tesco£10.00/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£11.00/kg£1.10·Morrisons£1.30·OcadoN/A
cooked ham
£8.00/kg
need 5 sliceAsda Cooked Ham 125g£1.00
Asda£8.00/kg£1.00·Aldi UK£6.52/kg£0.75·TescoN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£0.62
cherry tomatoes
£2.48/kg
need 90 gStandard 250 g£0.62closest match
Tesco£2.48/kg£0.62·Aldi UK£2.70/kg£0.89·Sainsbury's£2.70/kg£0.89·Asda£3.23/kg£0.97·Morrisons£6.00/kg£1.35·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£7.00
pepper
£7.00
need 1 itemDr Pepper Standard 18 x 330mlclosest match
Morrisons£7.00·Sainsbury's£0.70/ea£0.70·Asda£0.70/ea£0.70·Aldi UK£1.59·Tesco£3.59/ea£3.59·OcadoN/A
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- giant couscous · 50 g