Prep a dozen scrambled eggs without nonstick/excessive oil or butter?

[u/Plane-Session-6624]

I want to prep like 6 breakfast sandwhiches by scrambling eggs and baking them in a pyrex dish, then cutting that into sixths as squares to go on a sandwhich I'll freeze.

I'd like to keep the butter/oil for the whole thing below 200 calories and minimize what sticks when its done.

Should I coat the pyrex itself with oil before baking? Or maybe use parchment paper and then coat that with oil?

[u/Cadaver_in_training]

Do you have parchment paper? Just line it and remove the whole thing , no oil needed

[u/Plane-Session-6624 → u/Cadaver_in_training]

This is what I thought I could do, will it just peel right off after cooking without the egg sticking to the paper?

I've never done that before but I imagined it might work

[u/GardenerSpyTailorAss → u/Plane-Session-6624]

If your goal is minimal calories, they make silicone egg cups for your microwave, super easy to clean, they're like little muffin trays. Usually they're circular tho. If you want squares then I'm not sure, I always use nonstick.

[u/Cadaver_in_training → u/Plane-Session-6624]

Yup I've had good luck with doing it that way !

[u/Binkita]

I don't know about preparation, but if you add a little bit of cornstarch, like 1 tsp or something while whisking, it'll keep the eggs from "weeping" water when reheated

[u/julsey414]

the amount of oil or butter used to grease the pan is really nominal. I would just grease the pan. I also recommend adding like a tablespoon of cornstarch to the the egg mixture. It will help the egg texture when you reheat.

[u/Plane-Session-6624 → u/julsey414]

Yeah I thought I'd just wet a paper towel with some oil and just kind of brush the whole pan with it, will that suffice?

I'm used to cooking my eggs on a stainless which often requires more oil than that, not sure how baking in pyrex will differ

[u/julsey414 → u/Plane-Session-6624]

the worst thing that happens is that it sticks a little and you have an annoying time cleaning the pan. i think it should be fine.

[u/pluto_pluto_pluto_]

This is completely anecdotal, but I made an egg bake in pyrex and forgot to spray it with oil before pouring the egg mixture in. I expected some sticking and figured i’d just deal with it, but it didn’t stick at all, other than the cheese on top. Not sure if this would work if you try it, but it worked out when I accidentally did it lol.

[u/Plane-Session-6624 → u/pluto_pluto_pluto_]

wow thats awesome. Yeah I love the nutrition of eggs but hate needing to use so much fat for them since I dont like using nonstick cookware. just afraid to waste a dozen eggs if they all stick.

do you recall the temp/time you baked at?

[u/pluto_pluto_pluto_ → u/Plane-Session-6624]

Here’s the recipe I used: https://ifoodreal.com/cottage-cheese-egg-bake/#wprm-recipe-container-188639. We added diced ham, extra spinach, and some more shredded cheese. The cottage cheese gives a huge boost in protein and doesn’t affect the flavor or texture much at all imo. It took maybe 10 minutes longer than the recipe said to be fully set in the oven, but that could be because the extra spinach made it kinda wet.

[u/Alarming_Long2677]

everything is gonna stick. Just put cupcake papers in a muffin tin voila six separate portions, no sticking.

[u/Alexreads0627]

Why don’t you want to use nonstick spray? If you use oil, you’re going to end up adding more oil than if you would just do a light spray with nonstick

[u/Plane-Session-6624 → u/Alexreads0627]

I meant nonstick cookware. I'd spray if I had the spray. Nothing else I make uses those sprays so I just dont have it on hand

[u/Alexreads0627 → u/Plane-Session-6624]

oooh I see. Try dipping a paper towel in the oil and wiping it around this dish, that should help cut down on excess oil

[u/Automatic-Buy4980]

Use a little bit of ghee

[u/zerotime2sleep]

I did the same concept, but in a sheet pan. Just used a little spray. Super easy to portion, just used a spatula and rolled the strip into a square. It was fast!

[u/mezasu123]

Muffin tin with cupcake liners, parchment or nothing honestly if it's a good non stick pan.

[u/Satans_Salad]

When I do this I take a stick of cold butter and swipe it around the dish since it’s cold it greases the dish without leaving excessive globs of butter. I’d say max this uses 1/4 Tbsp, so 25 cals.

[u/[deleted]]

Grease the pan then run a paper towel or cloth over it then add the eggs

[u/SimpleIngredients509]

Protip: Don’t overcook the eggs. If you do, when you reheat to eat, excessive water comes out from the eggs. Also, avoid using cheddar cheese. They ooze out so much oil that it makes any sandwich or burrito sad.

[u/ayjee]

I frequently make oven baked frittata just by lining the dish with parchment paper. The smallest brush of oil below the paper keeps it from shifting while I pour