Microwave Egg Caprese Cups

Ingredients

• Sliced ham

  Regular (approximately 11% fat)

  4 slice or 112g

• Mozzarella cheese

  Part skim milk

  4 oz or 113g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  2 extra large or 112g

• Sauce, pesto, Classico, basil pesto, ready-to-serve

  ¼ cup or 62g

• Grape tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  4 grape tomato or 32g

• Salt

  Table

  2 dash or 0.8g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  2 dash or 0.2g

• Basil

  Fresh

  1 tbsp, chopped or 3g

Directions

1. Layer the slices of ham on the bottom and up the sides of a ramekin or small bowl, pressing into the creases and ruffling the edges. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
2. Crack the egg into the ramekin and add pesto over the egg. Add a few grape tomato slices and season with salt and pepper.
3. Cover with a microwave-safe plate and cook on high for 1 minute and 30 seconds, or until the egg whites are fully set. If needed, continue in 20-second intervals. Adjust time if cooking multiple servings.
4. Garnish with fresh chopped basil leaves and additional salt and pepper if needed. Serve immediately.