Jennifer Garner’s Favorite Quick Egg Muffin Recipe Is So Great I’m Making It Every Week

Somewhere along the way the 13 Going on 30 star headed beyond 30, and I’ve been following her must-try kitchen recipes ever since. A couple months ago, the actress jumped on Instagram for her “pretend cooking show” to make Egg Bites, which she credits to @lovelydelites’ account. She points to how sometimes you really need a break from sweets, and having “something protein ready” helps.

What made me really want to make these for the first time was how, despite being interrupted not only by her kids yelling about where their socks are, but also an aside where she seemingly hears her own mom in her head chastising her for not using fresh grated cheese (“I KNOW MOM RRRR!” she grumbles), Garner still manages to pop these egg bites into the oven in record time. That’s how I knew I could handle making them regularly, even with my own five kids.

Boil water, turn on the oven, and combine ingredients using whatever combination of eggs, egg whites, vegetables, or cheese you want. Garner points out how cottage cheese is having a “comeback” year. (“Way to make a comeback, cottage cheese!” she proclaims, scooping it into the mix.) This is a win in my house because cottage cheese by itself looks gross to my kids, but in a recipe they have no idea.

As the tea pot boils, Garner hits herself with some self-assurance “I’m killing it, frankly!” along with a quick sweet memory of her own kid calling bell peppers “savory apples.” “Kids are weird,” she says. Relatable.

She blends the eggs mixture and veggies, and pours the concoction in a cupcake pan, which has been immersed in boiling water, on a cookie sheet. (Pro tip — pour in the boiling water around the cupcake pan AFTER taking them to the oven.) “Let these cool for five minutes then put them in the fridge,” she says. “Very. Good.” 

Personally, I store these eggs bites in the freezer, and when my kids can’t find breakfast, they pop one out of the freezer alongside their cardboard freezer waffle with little nutritional value. They don’t care that there are multiple protein sources and multiple veggies in these, but I do. When that happens, like Garner says, I pat myself on the back. I too, am “killing it frankly.” 

Since these are such a celeb hit here, I’ll be following Garner’s other “pretend cooking show” posts, such as grilling biscuits and putting jalapeno cheese dip on pizza for the Super Bowl instead of red sauce.

Get the recipe: Jennifer Garner’s Egg Bites, via @lovelydelights