This Easy Savoury Muffin Recipe makes a delicious lunch box or after school snack!
My kids love the combination of ham and cheese, so I came up with these Ham and Zucchini Muffins as a way to add some extra veggies into their diets in a form that I knew they would enjoy. Along with ham and cheese also contain zucchini and some onion flakes for a little added flavour (you can easily leave this out though if you prefer) and I also like to ‘decorate’ ours with some chopped tomato on top – however this is also optional.
These Ham and Zucchini Muffins are so versatile (and freezer friendly) and they make a great lunch box or after school snack, breakfast on the run or serve a couple of them with a side salad or some steamed veggies for a complete meal – you can also find some easy and family friendly meal ideas in this post.
How to Make this Easy Savoury Muffin Recipe:
- Combine all of the ingredients into a bowl and mix – this is a great job for a little helper too.
2. Divide the mixture between the paper cases in your muffin tray and top with tomato. They are now ready to go into the oven!
My Tips for Making Savoury Muffins:
- You can omit the tomatoes on top of the muffins if you wish.
- Any light flavoured oil can be used for this recipe eg. Avocado or Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
- You can bake this recipe in mini muffin tins, please note you cooking time will reduce. I would suggest checking the muffins after 8 minutes.
- These muffins are freezer friendly.
For more veggie recipe ideas, check out this collection of Veggie Smuggling Dinner Ideas.
Easy Savoury Muffin Recipe
Equipment
- Muffin Tray
- Thermomix
Ingredients
- 2 cups self raising flour 300 grams
- 1 teaspoon onion flakes
- ¾ cup grated cheese or 80 grams ot tasty cheese if making with a Thermomix
- 1 zucchini grated
- 100 grams sliced ham
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cup milk 130 grams
- 1 tomato chopped
- salt and pepper
Instructions
Conventional Instructions
- Line a 12 hole muffin tin with paper cases and pre-heat your oven to 180℃ fan-forced.
- Place the self raising flour and onion flakes into a large bowl and add the grated zucchini, ham and grated cheese
- In a jug, combine the eggs, oil, milk and salt and pepper and whisk to combine.
- Pour into the bowl with the flour mixture and use a large spoon to mix to combine.
- Divide the mixture between the paper muffin cases until they are around ⅔ full.
- Finely dice the tomato and sprinkle on top of the muffins before placing them into the pre-heated oven to bake for 18 - 20 minutes or until cooked through when tested with a skewer.
Thermomix Instructions
- Line a 12 hole muffin tin with paper cases and pre-heat your oven to 180℃ fan-forced.
- Place the cheese (which has been cut into 3 cm pieces) into your Thermomix bowl and mix for 8 seconds, speed 8 to grate. Transfer to a new bowl and set aside until needed.
- Without washing the bowl, place the zucchini (which has been cut into 3cm pieces) into your Thermomix bowl and mix for 5 seconds, speed 5.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the self raising flour, onion flakes, ham (which has been torn into pieces) grated cheese, eggs, oil, milk and salt and pepper. Mix for 10 seconds, speed 5 on REVERSE.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix for 5 seconds, speed 4 on REVERSE.
- Divide the mixture between the paper muffin cases until they are around ⅔ full.
- Finely dice the tomato and sprinkle on top of the muffins before placing them into the pre-heated oven to bake for 18 - 20 minutes or until cooked through when tested with a skewer.
Notes
Nutrition
Enjoy!
You can also find more snack ideas in our Snack Attack eBooks – Available in both regular and Thermomix editions.
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