Savory Zucchini Muffins

A nice change from the traditional sweet zucchini muffin, this recipe utilizes zucchini, onion, garlic, roasted red pepper, and sun-dried tomatoes, resulting in a moist, savory muffin that’s perfect at breakfast, lunch, or dinner time! You can sprinkle with a little shredded parmesan before baking, if you like.

Step: 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 16 muffin cups or line with paper liners.

Step: 2

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir the onion and garlic in the hot oil until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the sun-dried tomatoes and remove from heat; transfer to a food processor. Add the zucchini and roasted red pepper to the tomato mixture; pulse the mixture several times until finely chopped.

Step: 3

Stir the all-purpose flour, cornmeal, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pepper, basil, and oregano together in a bowl.

Step: 4

In a separate large bowl, beat the butter with the sugar until fluffy using an electric mixer; beat in the eggs, one at a time. Stir in the sour cream, milk, hot pepper sauce, and 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

Step: 5

Stir half the flour mixture into the butter mixture until almost incorporated; add the rest of the flour mixture and stir a few times just to mix. Stir in the zucchini mixture. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups until nearly full. Sprinkle each muffin cup with about 1 teaspoon of shredded Parmesan cheese, if desired.

Step: 6

Bake the muffins in the preheated oven until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans.

Per Serving: 181 calories; protein 4.5g; carbohydrates 19.1g; fat 9.9g; cholesterol 43.5mg; sodium 292mg.

Eating best breakfast to continue the day had become a good habit. It’s a best way to start my day off healthfully. The sugar hit from the pickle tree wakes me up and bring me energy to take on the morning. The sweetness is often vilified as the root of all disease, but fruit is also loaded with fibre, which is great for your stomach system and make keep you feel full all day , and not want likely grab a side food out of the vending machine before lunchtime.

Making fruit a at 7.00 clock habit is simple . Simply put the fruit in your refrigerator next to the sweet drink or on the table next to your cereal bowl , or move your coffee maker or tea kettle — about anywhere where you’ll see it. Before you eating the rest of your food , eat your fruit. If you’re not usually a breakfast person.

Give your body a bit of sweetness in the morning is important to kick-start your healthy body for the day and fuel to your brain, which, incidentally, requires a continue supply of sweetness in the way of process glucose, amounting to around 120g daily. There is also substantial evidence to support the idea that a diet high in fiber can lowering your risk of a count of of cancers. And of course, you benefit from all the other vitamins and antioxidants in fruit, which keep you powerfull and healthy.