Spinach & Egg Fillo Cups {Checkin' in with the Chickens}

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I have some exciting news about our chickens!

HeartKiss laid her first egg! An Ameraucana, HeartKiss lays blue-green eggs. B (4) found this one behind a bush. HeartKiss is still learning to use the coop nesting boxes for laying. The next day Nice Girl got the idea and started laying too.  Peer pressure?

Aside from the heartache of losing a few chickens to predators, raising hens has been so much fun. Remember meeting our chicks here and here? They are such sweet and gentle animals. Watching them play in the backyard and hearing them clucking is surprisingly relaxing. It almost makes me feel like we are living in the French countryside. Almost.

And the eggs... Not only are they beautiful, they are taste fresher too.  I love that our girls are gaining an appreciation for where eggs come from and learning that food does not originate from a grocery store. The girls thank the chickens when they collect the eggs and give them big bear-hugs.

Eggs and spinach baked into fillo dough make a healthy, low calorie, high protein breakfast, lunch or dinner. This recipe is elegant enough for a fancy brunch, but simple enough for a busy weekday. I like this for dinner with a side salad. Left overs are perfect for packed lunches. The idea for this recipe came from a mermaid birthday brunch we attended last week. My friend, Devon, made yummy eggs baked into turkey cups. I simply vegetarian-ized the idea.

Spinach & Egg Fillo Cups 

printer friendly recipe

makes 12

1 box fillo dough, thawed 

6 oz baby spinach

2 oz favorite cheese, sliced

12 eggs 

Chives, sliced for garnish 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly coat a muffin pan with cooking spray. 

Lay 5 sheets of fillo dough on top of each other, spraying each sheet lightly with cooking spray, or brushing with olive oil.

Using a 4" round cookie cutter, or a similarly sized dish to cut around, cut out 12 circles of dough. Press circles into a muffin pan.

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add spinach and a pinch of salt and pepper and toss until wilted. Place wilted spinach into each fillo cup. Top with a slice of cheese. Crack one egg into each cup. Bake until egg is cooked but yolk is still slightly runny, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper and garnish with chives.

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