pre cooking eggs

soccerella
soccerella Posts: 619 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Does any one have any experience in cooking larger quantities of eggs (particularly scrambled egg whites) and then reheating them later? I dont have much time in the morning, so was thinking of preparing a bunch of scrambled egg whites that i could then make turkey sausage egg and cheese bagels with quickly in the morning. Is it possible and any tips if so?

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  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    I don't pre-cook my eggs like that, only if they are hardboiled. For scrambled eggs, if I'm in a hurry, I will put a few eggs in a dish with a little milk and throw it in the microwave. It tastes a little bit different than from a frying pan.

    I barely have any time in the morning, but I used to throw a english muffin in the toaster and quickly fry an egg on the stove, I would set the pan out the night before on the stove so when I got downstairs I could turn the burner on and start my egg.

    On my page on my blog I have a recipe for egg white omelettes that have peppers, onions, etc. in them that are easy to make in the microwave. The recipe makes 4 servings which I'm going to assume would be good to reheat later? I personally don't reheat scrambled eggs, I just don't know why, personal preference maybe?
  • soccerella
    soccerella Posts: 619 Member
    yea i dont even know if they would taste different reheated? Just curious if people do it and how...i'd like to be able to batch prepare foods in advance so i dont just go grabbing the first thing i see, you know?
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    I know what you mean, in the morning I run around my kitchen like a nut because I can't find something good for breakfast. I almost took a bagel and cream cheese with me today, but thankfully I found some Mini Wheats cereal and quickly filled a jar with milk and took that for breakfast instead. Less calories and it was delicious!

    I'm also curious about reheating the eggs, so I'll be creepin' on here to see other replies :smile:
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    Lots of recipes out there for egg cups made in muffin pans. Scrambled egg with meats, veggies, and/or cheeses added and baked. I sometimes make a version that has biscuit dough on the bottom and I know those reheat very well. I plan on making the version without biscuits to feed my kids in the mornings!
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    Eggs oxidize after then are cooked. They do not hold well scrambled. You can add lemon juice or something else with citric acid to prevent that but it affects taste.
  • soccerella
    soccerella Posts: 619 Member
    Eggs oxidize after then are cooked. They do not hold well scrambled. You can add lemon juice or something else with citric acid to prevent that but it affects taste.

    wow didnt know that, thanks for this info
  • Im_NotPerfect
    Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
    Yep, my husband used to do this all the time. He'd make egg "patties", if that's what you want to call them, out of 2 eggs with our Perfect Pancake Maker. Then we'd refrigerate them and cut them into quarters to make home made Egg McMuffins! Worked AWESOME! Come to think of it...might have him start doing that again and use bagel thins! LOL
  • zgdsmith
    zgdsmith Posts: 114 Member
    I make pretty much everything I eat for the week on Sunday's. My week is pretty busy.If i don't have everything already measured out and ready to grab in the morning I end up eating terrible. I make turkey bacon, egg & cheese on english muffin's & freeze them. In the mornings i'll grab one out of the freezer and microwave it for about 3 minutes and it's ready to eat. I make them in batches of 15 or 20 at a time to freeze.. I've never had a problem with the egg turning out funny. I use 1 egg mixed with 1/2 cup egg whites then i put them in muffin tins (perfect size for sandwiches) to bake. One sandwich is 245 calories. i've never tried just egg whites but I may have too...
  • soccerella
    soccerella Posts: 619 Member
    I make pretty much everything I eat for the week on Sunday's. My week is pretty busy.If i don't have everything already measured out and ready to grab in the morning I end up eating terrible. I make turkey bacon, egg & cheese on english muffin's & freeze them. In the mornings i'll grab one out of the freezer and microwave it for about 3 minutes and it's ready to eat. I make them in batches of 15 or 20 at a time to freeze.. I've never had a problem with the egg turning out funny. I use 1 egg mixed with 1/2 cup egg whites then i put them in muffin tins (perfect size for sandwiches) to bake. One sandwich is 245 calories. i've never tried just egg whites but I may have too...

    the muffin pan idea seems to be popular....if you dont mind me asking, how long do you bake them for and what temp. I might try that and mix in my cheese, turkey sausage and veggies ahead of time so all i have to do is nuke it!
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    Here's a recipe you could pull cooking info from: http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=633654
  • zgdsmith
    zgdsmith Posts: 114 Member
    I usually bake mine at about 300 until they don't look runny (guessing 20 or so minutes). I make mini quiche things with eggs in the oven. I've never froze them but I do make a bunch and put in refrigerator to eat during the week. I put pretty much anything in them. Eggs, egg whites, sausage, finely chopped onions/peppers, turkey bacon, chopped spinich, pepper, parsley, garlic etc. I like using the mini muffin pans to make these because they are like little bite (or two) size pieces. I store them in a zippy bag in the fridge and reheat in the microwave.
  • cherrybl0ssoms
    cherrybl0ssoms Posts: 19 Member
    I pre-cook scrambled eggs with whole eggs, egg whites, and spinach. I have prepared them up to 3 days in advance with no difference in taste or texture. I pop them in the microwave for about 1 minute at work. Easy, healthy and delicious! :)
  • DangerJim71
    DangerJim71 Posts: 361 Member
    maybe just get up 10 minutes earlier

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