Gruyere eggs on the go! Perfect protein for early mornings.

One of our readers asked for a breakfast post, so here you go!  This one is a favorite for me.  Especially when I know it is going to be a busy week.  I make time on Sunday to get my ingredients together and bake, and it really pays off during the week.  This week I am going out of town for work, so in an attempt to be an awesome girlfriend, I wanted to make Steven breakfast for the week.  For this baked egg dish, I used Gruyere cheese, which I am told is the 'cheese of Fall'. For those of you who don't know me, if something is festive, I go for it.

What you'll need:
6-8 large eggs
6-8 slices of Canadian bacon (I used turkey Canadian-like bacon this time)
Olive oil spray for the pan
Salt and pepper
1 cup of Gruyere cheese, grated
2 cups of leeks, sliced
2 tbsp of butter
3/4 of a medium sized yellow onion, diced
1.5 c dry, white wine

Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Heat medium sized saute pan with olive oil and throw in diced onions. Cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally until onions are browned.
Cut and wash leeks by cutting them once length wise and following by cutting across into small pieces.  Leeks are often hard to wash, so I tend to slice them and place them in a bowl with cold water for a few minutes before using.  Drain leeks.  Heat another medium sized pan with butter and toss in your leeks.  Brown for about 2 minutes and then add in white wine.  Continue to cook on medium high heat until liquid is reduced and leeks are soft.

Now for the fun part.  Grease your muffin pan and begin cutting your Canadian bacon slices four times.  You only need to cut a small slit on each side to help the bacon fit into the muffin pan easily.  Once you have cut all of your bacon and placed it into the bottom of the pan, spoon in about a tbsp of onion into each cup. You can now crack your eggs and place each one into its own cup, on top of the meat and onions.  Top each cup with the cheese and lastly add a few pieces of the cooked leeks on top.

Place into the oven for 18 minutes and viola! You now have an easy breakfast ready to go!

To reheat:  Place into microwave for approx. 1 minute.  I usually eat 1-2 cups depending on how hungry I am.