Egg Entrees

Creamed Eggs & Mushrooms

Ingredients:
3 cups no-fat half and half
1/2 packet dry butter buds
3 Tbsp flour, white or whole wheat
1/8 tsp grated nutmeg
salt
freshly ground pepper to taste
dash Tabasco sauce
12 hard boiled eggs, cooled and shelled
16 oz mushrooms, sliced
1 1/2 Tbsp. butter or non-hydrogenated margarine
cooking spray
3 oz. shredded low fat cheddar cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350° F.
Make a white sauce by whisking flour and butter buds into no-fat half and half (or condensed non-fat milk), then cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly until it thickens.
Add the nutmeg, and salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce to taste and mix.
Sauté mushrooms in margarine or butter until done.
Cut eggs in half and discard six yolks and crumble the other six.
Cut the whites into slices, then toss with the yolks.
Layer half the cooked mushrooms and half the eggs in sprayed 2-quart baking dish, then repeat with another layer of each.
Pour the white sauce over all, and top with shredded cheese.
Cover and bake for 25 minutes.

Exceptional Omelet

Ingredients:
2 whole eggs & 3 egg whites
2 Tbsp. non-fat half and half
1/8 tsp salt
4 oz. low fat cream cheese
1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
cooking spray

Mix cream cheese and pineapple, being sure pineapple is well drained first.
Spray 10" non-stick frying pan.
Whip eggs, salt, and half and half until quite frothy.
Set heat to medium low -- you want the omelet to cook slowly.
Pour into pan and cover.

Note: When the eggs are set, spread half of the omelet with the cream cheese mixture and flip the other half over it.

Suppertime Egg Scramble

Ingredients:
1 cup thinly sliced onions
2 cups frozen hash browns
1 cup chopped green and/or red bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped fresh tomatoes
3/4 cup sliced mushrooms
1 Tbsp. canola or olive oil
1 tsp, canola or olive oil
1 cup shredded low fat cheddar cheese
1/2 cup finely chopped low fat ham
2 whole eggs and 3 egg whites, beaten
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Directions:

In a very large frying pan, sauté onions in 1 Tbsp. oil until transparent.
Add salt, pepper and hash browns and cook and stir over fairly high heat until brown.
Remove from pan.
Add 1 tsp. more of oil, mushrooms, and peppers to pan, and stir-fry until crisp-tender.
Add potato, onions and chopped ham to pan and mix all together.
Turn heat to low and pour beaten eggs evenly over top.
Cover and cook over low heat until eggs are set.
Sprinkle chopped tomatoes and shredded cheese over top.

Seafood Quiche

Ingredients:
6 ounces fake crabmeat
1 whole egg plus 3 egg whites
2 Tbsp. grated onion
2-1/2 cups 1% milk
4 oz. fresh mushrooms
1 Tbsp. canola oil
3/4 cup low-fat Bisquick
1 Tbsp. dry butter buds
3 oz. low fat Jarlsberg cheese, grated
1/8 tsp. grated nutmeg
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
salt & freshly ground pepper

Directions:

Heat oven to 350° F. and spray a 9" pie pan with cooking spray.
Cut "crabmeat" into small pieces and toss with lemon juice and grated onion.
Sauté mushrooms in canola oil, remove from heat, and mix in the dry butter buds.
Beat eggs; add milk.
Then add the rest of the ingredients. Pour into pie plate and bake about 35 to 50 minutes until it tests done.

Note: It will be puffy.

Let sit 10 minutes to firm up before serving.

Seafood Quiche

6 ounces fake crabmeat
1 whole egg plus 3 egg whites
2 Tbsp. grated onion
2-1/2 cups 1% milk
4 oz. fresh mushrooms
1 Tbsp. canola oil
3/4 cup low-fat Bisquick
1 Tbsp. dry butter buds
3 oz. low fat Jarlsberg cheese, grated
1/8 tsp. grated nutmeg
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
salt & freshly ground pepper

Directions:

Heat oven to 350° F. and spray a 9" pie pan with cooking spray.
Cut "crabmeat" into small pieces and toss with lemon juice and grated onion.
Sauté mushrooms in canola oil, remove from heat, and mix in the dry butter buds.
Beat eggs; add milk.
Then add the rest of the ingredients.
Pour into pie plate and bake about 35 to 50 minutes until it tests done.

Note: It will be puffy.

Let sit 10 minutes to firm up before serving.

Broccoli & Ham Quiche

Ingredients:
1 whole egg plus 3 egg whites
2 Tbsp. grated onion
2-1/2 cups 1% milk
4 oz. fresh mushrooms
1 Tbsp. canola oil
10 oz. pkg. chopped broccoli, cooked and drained
3/4 cup low-fat Bisquick
1 Tbsp. dry butter buds
3 oz. low-fat cheddar, (or veggie cheddar), grated
3 oz. low-fat ham, (or veggie Canadian bacon), chopped
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 tsp. Madras or Watkins brand curry powder
salt & freshly ground pepper

Directions:

Heat oven to 350° F. and spray a 9" pie pan with cooking spray.
Sauté mushrooms in canola oil, remove from heat, and mix in the dry butter buds.
Beat eggs; add milk then add the rest of the ingredients.
Pour into pie plate and bake about 35 to 50 minutes until it tests done.

Note: It will be puffy.

Let sit 10 minutes to firm up before serving.

Spinach & Mushroom Quiche

Ingredients:
10 oz. package chopped spinach
1 whole egg plus 3 egg whites
2 Tbsp. grated onion
2-1/2 cups 1% milk
4 oz. fresh mushrooms
1 Tbsp. canola oil
3/4 cup low-fat Bisquick
1 Tbsp. dry butter buds
5 oz. low fat Jarlsberg cheese, grated
1/8 tsp. grated nutmeg
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
salt & freshly ground pepper

Directions:

Heat oven to 350° F. and spray a 9" pie pan with cooking spray.
Stick spinach in the microwave for 5 minutes and drain it thoroughly.
Sauté mushrooms in canola oil, remove from heat, and mix in the dry butter buds.
Beat eggs; add milk.
Add the rest of the ingredients.
Pour into pie plate and bake about 35 to 50 minutes until it tests done.

Note: It will be puffy.

Let sit 10 minutes to firm up before serving.

Easy Omelet

Ingredients:
1 whole egg and 4 egg whites
1/4 Cup no-fat half and half, or 1% milk
1 tsp. corn starch
salt and pepper to taste
cooking spray

Directions:

Mix no-fat half and half (or milk) and cornstarch until blended.
Beat egg and egg whites together with a fork, or whisk until fluffy.
Add milk mixture and continue beating until combined.
Spray a large non-stick frying pan lightly with cooking spray, and heat to medium.
Add egg mixture, cover and cook over low heat until set.
Add filling of choice, and fold over.

Suggestions for fillings to be added:

Sautéed mushrooms and shredded low-fat or veggie cheddar cheese
Fried hash browns and onions
Cooked asparagus and shredded low-fat or veggie Swiss cheese
Shredded low-fat Monterey jack/cheddar cheese mix, top with warmed salsa and a dollop of sour cream
Any other of your favorite fillings or toppings
Check leftovers for any inventive filling