Buffalo Chicken Egg Muffins | Whole30 & Paleo

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If you’re looking for a healthy breakfast recipe for busy mornings, these Whole30 egg muffins are the perfect grab and go quick breakfast! Buffalo chicken egg muffins are our favorite flavor, but we have lots of flavor combinations and recipe ideas you can try. Keep reading to get the recipe!

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I’m not sure if there is a food in this world I like more than buffalo wings. Well, maybe chocolate. But wings are close behind. So when I saw a similar recipe online for buffalo chicken egg muffins, and it was HEALTHY, I thought I’d died and gone to Heaven.

Buffalo chicken for breakfast?!! I’m in!

I tweaked the recipe a bit and added some variations to appeal to picky kids. These make a quick and easy low carb breakfast that you can prep in advance, and they are Whole30, paleo, and keto too!

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Crockpot Buffalo Chicken

I recently shared my Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps, and how I use my Crockpot to cook up lots of buffalo chicken. It’s so easy, it almost makes me feel like a lazy mom.

Almost.

But then I remember I’m awesome for prepping some healthy breakfasts for my family and I pat myself on the back.

For today’s batch of egg muffins, I put about 2-3 chicken breasts in the Crockpot and covered with buffalo sauce. The hubby had sliced the chicken breasts into strips for me, so they cooked a little faster than normal.

Definitely faster than when I toss frozen chicken breasts in the Crockpot, which is also perfectly ok.

I added a little water just because I didn’t want to use too much buffalo sauce on these. The 10 year old can be picky with spices sometimes. I left it on low for about 3 hours and when I checked it, it was done!

If you don’t have a Crockpot, you are missing OUT. I have a fairly basic programmable Crockpot and it’s perfect for us.

(If you are following Whole30 or Paleo, make sure you use a compliant buffalo sauce like Tessemae’s. Or you can make your own by mixing Frank’s Red Hot Sauce with ghee.)

Easy Breakfast Prep in Advance

The best thing about these egg cups is they are super easy to make ahead and eat later! I don’t know any parents who want to get up super early and cook a nutritious breakfast every morning.

And even if they do, I DON’T. But I do want my kids to go to school with a stomach full of healthy food, so I meal prep in advance!

They are also customizable so you can put different ingredients in the egg muffins for different family members. Buffalo chicken egg muffins are my favorites, but the little ones don’t like them as much.

Some other ingredients we like in our egg muffin cups are:

• green bell peppers
• orange, yellow, or red peppers
• jalapeños
• turkey sausage
• ground breakfast sausage
• cheddar cheese
• feta cheese
• sautéed mushrooms
• green onion
• chopped onion
• spinach
• kale
• crumbled bacon

Another option, if you want to keep the protein up but lower the fat a little, is to use egg whites (or a combination of eggs and egg whites).

I make a few for each of us – buffalo chicken egg muffins for me, bacon or sausage egg muffins for the guys, and cheesy egg muffins for the littles. I’ve even made ground turkey egg muffins for a super protein boost!

And I LOVE that buffalo chicken egg muffins are an easy Whole30 and paleo meal to keep me on track with minimal effort! (Check out my Whole30 meal plans for more ideas!)

These will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for a few days (3-4 days is my personal limit). They can also be frozen and reheated in the microwave if you make a bigger batch. I usually just do 12 at a time because I only have one muffin tray.

It’s easy to just make a bunch on a Sunday though and eat for a week or two!

Egg Muffin Meal Prep

After cooking the buffalo chicken and chopping or shredding it, I get my other ingredients together. For this batch, I added fresh spinach, sliced jalapeños (Jeff’s Garden Tamed Jalapeños are my fave), and some shredded cheese for the toddlers.

I recommend using spinach that you haven’t forgotten in the fridge for a week, but hey, wilted and sad spinach works too.

You can use 10-12 eggs for this, with more eggs for fuller muffins and less eggs if you want to leave room for more of the chicken/spinach/whatever ingredients.

Preheat the oven to 425 and spray your muffin tin thoroughly with cooking spray. I may have overdone it a bit this time, and I still had some eggs stuck to my tin. It happens. Silicone baking cups may help with that, but I have yet to try it.

I used 12 eggs, whisking them up in a bowl with a little salt and black pepper to taste. Then I used a 1/3 measuring cup to sort of spoon the eggs into the muffin tin. Easier said than done, but eventually the eggs are evenly distributed in each muffin cup.

Next, the ingredients are added. I used my fingers to break the chicken pieces up a little more and dropped them into the eggs, making sure egg covered any chicken on top. I did the same with the spinach – breaking up the leaves into pieces and pushing them down into the egg cup.

Some buffalo chicken went into these as well. The third row got the sliced jalapeños (ok I’m guilty, those are all mine too) and the fourth row got a pinch of shredded cheese.

By now the oven should be warm, so just pop the muffin pan into your preheated oven and bake for about 15 minutes. Check for browning and don’t overcook! But don’t undercook either, because soggy raw egg muffins would be gross.

When they are done, drizzle a little wing sauce or a few dashes of hot sauce on top and ENJOY! These spicy egg muffins are delicious, and take the most important meal of the day to the NEXT LEVEL!

Buffalo Chicken Egg Muffins

These breakfast muffins are a protein-packed Whole30 breakfast, perfect for grab and go! Experiment with different veggies, meats, and spices to create delicious variety to keep your mornings interestingly nutritious!

What are your favorite egg muffin ingredients? Are you a buffalo chicken egg muffin lover or something else? I’d love to hear in the comments below!

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