Courgette Muffins

Courgette Muffins

For No Count these are 4 pts for the whole recipe.

Make with spray oil and they are just 1½ pts for the whole recipe

  

2 large courgettes
1 Spanish onion
Ground black pepper
A few springs of rosemary and thyme (fresh or dried)
4 eggs
1 tbsp green pesto  (1½ pts)
2-3 tbsp quark
1 tbsp olive oil (2½ pts)

1. Slice the courgettes into 4mm circles and finely slice the onion into circles.

2. Put into a baking tray and pour over the olive oil and season with ground black pepper, rosemary and thyme. Put in the oven at 180°C for 30 minutes or until the onion and courgettes have browned nicely.

3. While the courgette and onion is cooking, beat the eggs with the tbsp of pesto and add the quark. Season to taste.

4. Once the courgettes and onion are cooked, add to the egg mixture and ladle into a greased muffin tin and cook for 12-15 minutes at 180°C.

5. For an extra special treat, you can dry fry some pine nuts (28g is 3 points) and sprinkle over the muffins half way through cooking.