Make your own Potato, Cheddar, and Chive Bakes right at home! These easy egg muffins are the perfect grab and go breakfast and taste even better than the ones at the coffee shop!

Potato & Cheddar Egg Bakes on a wooden cutting board with chopped chives and a colorful cloth napkin

I don’t make very many trips to Starbucks these days, but I saw this year that they came out with a new breakfast item made with these potato egg bakes. Their Egg Bites are one of my breakfast go-to choices and these looked somewhat similar.

I thought they were…okay? I didn’t hate them, but while I felt they were sort of lacking in flavor, they had a lot of potential to be good if I tried making them myself. Plus, it’s so much cheaper!

Potatoes and onions sauteeing in a pan

My version is simple and these bakes are full of flavor and quite filling! They have a good amount of protein thanks to the eggs and cottage cheese. I also added crumbled turkey bacon because, duh, bacon makes everything better. Best of all, these are perfect for breakfast meal prepping for the week!

To make these Potato & Cheddar Egg Bakes, you will need:

  • yellow onion
  • some baby gold (or red) potatoes
  • eggs
  • shredded cheddar cheese
  • cottage cheese
  • crumbled bacon
  • chives
  • salt and pepper

Potato and cheddar egg bakes arranged on a wooden board

Recipe Tips and Suggestions:

  1. These egg bakes are super versatile. You can add veggies like spinach or chopped green pepper, etc. to change things up!
  2. To ensure your egg bakes don’t stick to the pan, make sure you either use a silicone muffin pan or spray your metal muffin tin really well with cooking spray before adding the egg mixture.
  3. I think Starbucks uses red potatoes in their version of these bakes? I used baby gold potatoes though and they worked really well here so whatever type of potato you have can work!
  4. Crumbled breakfast sausage would also be yummy in these if you want to add with or in place of the bacon.
  5. Don’t skip the cottage cheese. It helps make these bites fluffier and adds protein!
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Potato & Cheddar Egg Bakes stacked on top of each other

Potato and cheddar egg bakes arranged on a wooden board
Yield: 8 muffins

Potato & Cheddar Egg Bakes (Starbucks Copycat)

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Make your own Potato, Cheddar, and Chive Bakes right at home! These easy egg muffins are the perfect grab and go breakfast and taste even better than the ones at the coffee shop!

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 medium yellow onion, finely diced
  • 1 1/2 cups baby gold (or red) potatoes, cubed into small pieces
  • salt and pepper
  • 8 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup half and half
  • 1/2 cup cottage cheese
  • 3 slices cooked turkey bacon, crumbled
  • 3 tablespoons chopped chives
  • 1 1/3 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

  1. In a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the olive oil and heat. Add the onion and cook for about 2 minutes. Add the diced potatoes to the pan. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. Let the potatoes and onions cook about 10 minutes, stirring every so often, until the onions are caramelized and the potatoes are just tender. Remove from the heat and set aside.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray (or use silicone baking liners) and set aside.
  4. In a mixing bowl, add the eggs, half and half, cottage cheese, the bacon, chives, and 1 cup of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Divide the egg mixture evenly among 8 cavities in the muffin tin. Then spoon about a tablespoon of the potato mixture into each muffin. Sprinkle some of the remaining cheese on top of each one.
  6. Bake the egg bakes for about 20 minutes or until the eggs are set and the tops are lightly golden. Let the egg bakes cool for about 5 minutes. Use a knife to gently go around each muffin to loosen from the pan (if needed). Remove and let cool.
  7. Store leftover egg bakes in the fridge in a container or freeze. Egg bakes are best enjoyed within 4-5 days.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1 muffin

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 223Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 217mgSodium: 351mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 14g
Potato & Cheddar Egg Bakes