Egg Bites with Blender Immersion Blender

Serves 7 in about 35 minutes. The pot starts with cottage cheese, then instant pot pressure.

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• ½ cup cottage cheese
• ¼ cup heavy cream
• ⅔ cup gruyére cheese, shredded (or emmental, jarlsberg, beaufort, or comté cheese)
• ⅛ teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons chives, minced
• 3 slices cooked thick sliced bacon, chopped (or 1/2 cup cooked crumbled sausage)
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• ½ cup broccoli (cooked, chopped small)
• ½ cup tomatoes, deseeded, diced
• ½ cup roasted red bell peppers, diced
• ½ cup mushrooms, diced
• Cooking spray
• Egg bites silicone mold
• 1 cup water
• Instant pot pressure cooker
• Trivet/rack w/long handles, for the mold to sit on
• Blender, or immersion blender
• Foil

Method

1. Spray the silicone egg bites mold with the cooking spray. keep it nearby.
2. Stir in the eggs, cottage cheese, heavy cream, Gruyére cheese, pepper, and chives to the blender and blend for 2 minutes on medium speed, or until the mixture is light and fully incorporated.
3. Fill the silicone egg bites mold openings halfway with the egg mixture. Then add ¾ of the chopped bacon or other add-ins and gently press them in. Continue filling with the egg mixture, and top with remaining bacon, and press it in.
4. Tip in 1 cup of water into the inner stainless liner of the pot. Then set the full egg bites mold on the trivet and very carefully set it in the pot. Loosely cover with foil.
5. Close the lid of the pot and set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
6. Press the Pressure Cook or Manual button (or dial) then press the +/- button (or dial) to select 8 minutes. High pressure. The pot will take a few minutes to come to pressure.
7. When the cook cycle is finished, let the pot sit undisturbed for 8 minutes (8 instant Natural Release). Then open the steam release valve to Quick Release the remaining pressure until the pin in the lid drops down.
8. Open the lid and remove the foil. Use silicone mitts to grasp the trivet handles and carefully remove the egg bites mold.
9. Plate warm as is, or with any garnish you like.

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