Egg & Cheese Puffs

Name: Egg & Cheese Puffs
Ingredients: 1 lb bacon; 10 eggs, beaten; 1 (16 ounce) container cottage cheese; 1 lb monterey jack cheese, shredded; 1 (7 ounce) can diced green chili peppers, drained; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup butter, melted; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt

9 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 lb bacon
10 eggs, beaten
1 (16 ounce) container cottage cheese
1 lb monterey jack cheese, shredded
1 (7 ounce) can diced green chili peppers, drained
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1

Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
2

In a large bowl, combine eggs, cottage cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, chile peppers and bacon. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
3

The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4

Remove cheese mixture from refrigerator; stir in flour, butter, baking powder and salt. Spoon batter into 24 lightly greased muffin cups.
5

Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until puffs are slightly golden on top.