Wednesday, August 31, 2011

New Obsessions

So, I have been introduced to Pinterest and am now officially hooked! This says it all...

I'm addicted...

I think to see what I have found so far, you can click here. Follow Me on Pinterest
Feel free to post comments, repin, like or do whatever with the things that I have found.

While browsing yesterday, I was inspired in more ways that I will ever have time to create, but I tried my first recipe from a pin I found this morning! This recipe (http://under400.tumblr.com/post/3334930421/egg-and-spinach-quiche-cups-10-ounces-frozen) is also a new obsession, just like Pinterest is...it is basically egg muffins. And by egg muffins, I mean like you would make an omlette but in muffin tins. Don't they just look delish! It is one of those things that you see and are like "why didn't I think of that!?"
Egg and Spinach Quiche Cups
 10  ounces  frozen chopped spinach   
 3/4 cup egg whites   
 3/4 cup  shredded  			 				 			fat free cheese   
 1/4 cup red bell pepper, chopped   
 1/4 cup  onion, chopped fine   
  hot sauce			 			 						 (optional) 
 Microwave the spinach on high for 2 1/2 minutes.  Drain completely.
Line a 12 cup muffin tray with foil baking cups.  Spray the cups with cooking spray.
Combine the egg substitute, cheese, mushrooms, spinach and onions in a bowl.
Add hot pepper to taste.
Divide evenly among the cups.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.
May then be frozen if desired.

Makes six muffin cups, 75 Calories each
I had 3 containers of egg whites that were about to expire, no breakfasts for in the morning, and no time most mornings to make a breakfast with something as yummy and healthy as eggs...UNTIL I found this little gem. They were super easy to make a double batch and freeze some, however I will definitely make some changes going forward because this is how mine turned out:

Not quite like the ones from the good blog where I got the idea, huh. Well, as I was pouring the mix into the tins, all the goodies like the onions, green peppers and cheese, seemed to stay behind. So I tried to scoop some out and fill each tin evenly, but I didn't do so well. Also, the 2nd batch (at the bottom half of the picture) seems to have gotten a lot more of the cheese. Oh well! They might look awful, but man they are just as yummy as I had hoped! I have them in sandwich baggies now so I can just grab and go in the morning. I can eat them by themselves or on an english muffin or something. Can't wait to try it tomorrow - and to see if the hubby likes them enough to stop polluting his body with 3x/week 'mcmuffins'!



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