Lately dinner has been a rush. Work is wonderful but stressful so late nights lead to quick fixes like burgers or mac & cheese or worse…takeout. Needless to say, I haven’t been cooking as much as I’d like. Which also accounts for the long periods of silence in between posts. I just haven’t been able to experiment with creating new recipes lately.
While dinner is a struggle, breakfast is something I’ve come to love and need. I used to be the person who never ate breakfast, went to work, maybe grabbed a cup of coffee on the way, and then didn’t put anything of substance in my stomach until about 1:30 or 2pm. Yet somehow when I started forcing myself to eat breakfast a few years ago, I became addicted and now need it to survive. On the occasional day I leave my apartment without food in my belly, I feel nauseous and dizzy on the subway ride in, until I’m able to finally fill that void. To avoid the drab bowl of cereal, I try to prep some foods on Sunday night to carry me through the week’s mornings.
For this month’s Secret Recipe Club I was sent over to Tara’s Multicultural Table to find a dish to replicate. Just as the name suggests, Tara’s blog is brimming with different ethnicities of food. I was intrigued and scoped out some of the delicious recipes before making a beeline over to her breakfast recipes. Tara’s recipe for Cheddar Chive Muffins caught my eye. I’m a big fan of muffins but never gave much thought to savory muffins. Packed with cheddar, how could I resist?
The muffins came out light and springy. Almost like a biscuit, but muffin shaped. The batch of 8 was quite filling and the perfect quantity for our shorter week. Next time I might have to test the addition of ham or bacon in them.
Cheddar Chive Muffins (Adapted from Tara’s Multicultural Table)
- 3/4 c all-purpose flour
- 3/4 c whole wheat flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 c shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/3 c chopped fresh chives
- 1 c milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray 8 muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Mix in the cheese and chive.
In a small bowl (or large measuring cup, like I did, whisk milk, egg and melted butter. Stir into dry ingredients until just combined.
Divide batter among 8 muffin tins (I find a large spring-loaded ice cream scoop does the job well). Bake in preheated oven until golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 min.
Brooklyn Locavore 
PERFECT! This makes two savory muffins in this month’s reveal day for our group, and they are both more than welcome in my Pinterest board… love a savory muffin!
I haven’t has a chance to look at the other reveals yet but now super excited about another savory muffin!
A savory muffin for breakfast? GREAT IDEA!
Thanks! I love them and skip the sugary baked good guilt.
Glad you enjoyed the muffins! I usually like something sweet for breakfast, but try to make savory foods for my husband and son. This is one of the few savory muffins I keep going back to. My husband would love the idea of adding ham or bacon.
The recipe was really fantastic. Usually I have to push my husband to eat breakfast. “Remember, there’s muffins on the counter…” but this time he gobbled them right up.
These looks so tasty. Great src post
Thanks Stephanie!
I love the idea of a savory muffin. These would be great along a spicy chili in the fall! Great pick this month 🙂
Oh wow, the pairing with spicy chilly sounds fantastic! I hope we’re out of the cold for now but something to keep in mind when winter returns.
And as fate has it, things come in threes. My third savory muffin recipe I’ve discovered today. These look fantastic.
Food fate is always the best kind!
these look great!!
Thanks Nicole!
Oh those look so tasty!! Great SRC pick this month!! Yumm!!
They absolutely are, Rebekah. I highly advise you try!
Did someone say cheddar? These look just amazing. And the whole wheat makes them healthy, right???
Absolutely Karen!
Savoury muffins make a delicious breakfast on the run, especially loaded with cheese. Love the idea of adding some ham or bacon. Corn would be good too, I think.
Mmm, good call on the corn. Corn muffin, cheddar, bacon. LOVE!