An egg-shaped brunch (and giveaway!)
Monday, April 01, 2013
Eggland's Best wanted to know whether I'd like to take part in a brunch-themed post and host a giveaway.
Of course! (I love a no-brainer.) I always have a carton of Eggland's Best organic eggs in the fridge -- they frequently run coupons in the Sunday paper, and I'm all about the bargains.
Sunday morning, I tried a recipe that I found on Cooking Light's website. It had the quintessential springtime vegetable -- asparagus -- plus ham and cheese, which was sure to lure in the teenager.
I doubled the recipe because the original only serves two, so I used a 12-inch skillet and cooked it a bit longer and at a slightly lower temperature so I didn't torch the bottom of it.
This dish turned out great -- two big slices for only 250 calories and an impressive 31 grams of protein.
I had intended to make a couple more eggy dishes but I used nearly the entire dozen eggs on this baby. And this dish was really filling -- while I served it for brunch, it'd make a great dinner as well.
(from "Cooking Light" magazine, April 2004)
- 2/3 cup chopped 33%-less-sodium ham (about 3 ounces)
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded low-fat Jarlsberg cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 large egg whites
- 2 large eggs
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/2 cup finely chopped bell pepper
- 1/2 cup (1-inch) slices asparagus
- 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Preheat broiler.
Combine ham, cheese, black pepper, salt, egg whites, and eggs, stirring well with a whisk.
Heat a 9-inch nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and asparagus; sauté 3 minutes. Add egg mixture; reduce heat to medium. Cook, covered, 3 minutes or until almost set. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning. Wrap handle of pan with foil; broil 3 minutes or until egg is set. Cut into 4 wedges.
Makes 2 servings.
Nutritional information:
- Calories: 251
- Calories from fat: 33%
- Fat: 9.2g
- Saturated fat: 3.4g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.5g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.1g
- Protein: 31.3g
- Carbohydrate: 9.6g
- Fiber: 2g
- Cholesterol: 247mg
- Iron: 2.1mg
- Sodium: 791mg
- Calcium: 373mg
- Coupon for one free dozen Eggland’s Best eggs
- Ceramic mixing bowl
- Egg-shaped wooden cutting board
- Whisk
- Bowl scraper
- Ceramic mug
- Eco bag
To win this gift, just let me know your favorite egg dish in the comments. If you need inspiration, the Eggland’s Best website has lots of recipe ideas, like a Breakfast Burrito and a Sunny Side Breakfast Pizza. You also can check out Eggland's Best on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
Submit your comment by Friday, April 12 at 11:59 p.m. ET, and I'll choose a winner.
(Wow, can you believe I didn't use one egg pun in this entire post?)Disclosure: The Eggland’s Best information and two gift packs have been provided by Eggland’s Best.