Cheesy Spinach Egg Cups

Eggs aren’t just for breakfast; they also make delicious and high-protein lunches like my spinach egg cups.

These small bites are a great lunch idea you can prep ahead, and I’ll show you how to pack them so they stay warm! Let’s get started.

Cheesy Spinach Egg Bites

Cheesy egg bites are a kid-favorite lunch option that’s easy to make with eggs, milk, cheese, and your choice of add-ins. This recipe uses chopped spinach and shredded mozzarella cheese- a perfect way to add more greens to your kid’s day!

To make this recipe ahead, bake the egg cups and refrigerate them in an airtight container for up to 3 days. When you’re ready to pack lunch, reheat them in the microwave and add them to the lunch box with additional snacks.

What Goes in a Spinach Egg Cup Lunchbox 

To turn these spinach egg cups into a balanced lunch, here’s an idea of what you can pack them with: 

• Eggs cups: pack 4 egg cups for smaller kids and 6 for larger appetites. 
• Fruit: this lunchbox includes chopped peaches and fresh blueberries. 
• Something crunchy: today it’s trail mix, but next time it could be crackers or pita chips. 

Healthy lunches the kids will love don’t require fancy ingredients, just the right ideas, and I’ve got a ton of them right here: 

How to pack Spinach Egg Cups for Lunch 

If you’d like to keep the spinach egg cups warm, pack them in a thermos container, but if your kids don’t mind them at room temp, you can pack them in a regular lunch container as pictured above.

I’ll show you how to do both below: 

1. Prep
   Make the egg cups (recipe below), and wash and cut the fruit. 
2. To Keep Them Hot
   Warm your thermos container and add 4-6 warm egg cups. Pack the fruit and nuts into a separate snack container. 
3. Room Temperature
   Place 4-6 egg cups in a compartmentalized lunch container and pack the fruit and nuts into the other compartments. 
4. Pack it up
   Place the thermos container or lunchbox (with an ice pack) into a lunch bag, and you’re ready to go! 

Looking for a durable thermos container that will keep food hot for hours? Check out my favorite options here.

More Egg Cup Lunch Ideas

You can make egg cups of all kinds by mixing and matching different ingredients like veggies, lunch meat, and leftover odds and ends from dinner. With this recipe and the ones below, you won’t get tired of these baked egg bites anytime soon.

Pizza Egg Cups | Spinach & Bacon Egg Cups | Salsa Egg Bites

You can also watch how a couple of these recipes are made in this quick video:

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