Paleo Turkey, Sweet Potato & Spinach Breakfast Muffins

Kyra Williams for The Upside Blog

by | Updated: December 4th, 2016

Rising and shining isn’t how we all start the day. When the snooze button’s been hit more times than you care to admit and the coffee couldn’t brew any faster, a basic breakfast isn’t going to cut it. Bypass the sugary cereal flakes, syrup-slathered pancakes and pop-up toaster pastries. All that sweetness might get your engine up and running, but you’ll have to pull over to refuel just a few miles up the road. Instead, make these hot, hearty and wholesome muffins to kick start your morning. They’re protein rich and Paleo-diet friendly.  You’ll be speeding ahead until lunchtime—maybe even with some of that brightness you envy in the early birds.

Paleo Turkey, Spinach and Sweet Potato Muffin Recipe

Paleo Turkey Sweet Potato & Spinach Muffins

Ingredients

1 lb. 99% lean ground turkey breast
1 large sweet potato, quartered and cooked
2 cups spinach
1 Tbsp. dried rosemary
3 cloves garlic, crushed or minced
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/4 tsp sea salt

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. In food processor, combine all ingredients and pulse until mixture is well blended. (Note: If you don’t have a food processor, mash sweet potatoes and mix in remaining ingredients by hand.)
  3. Spray a 12-cup muffin tray with cooking spray or insert paper liners. Evenly divide mixture among cups.
  4. Bake muffins for 30 minutes.
Kyra Williams

Kyra Williams hasn’t always been fit. She used to be quite the opposite, in fact. During her college years, she lived on pizza and beer and packed on an unhealthy amount of pounds, due to total inactivity. One day, something clicked, and Kyra knew it was time to lose the weight. Since that time, she’s fallen so in love with fitness that she’s made it her life’s work to help others to make the changes they need to become fit, active and healthy.

Kyra is a self-employed, NASM-certified online personal trainer and nutrition expert, Crossfit Level One Trainer, USA Weightlifting and USA Powerlifting Coach, and she’s helped women all over the world through her online training services and training programs. For more info or to connect with Kyra, visit kyrawilliamsfitness.com.