More Egg White Ideas or how to use up those left over veggies

Consistently, some of my top read posts are those related to breakfast.  This tells me that like me, many of you are looking for quick, easy, and healthy ways to start your day.  As I've mentioned, I have an egg white breakfast treat 4-5 times a week so I'm always looking for new variations.

In addition, I know many of us are trying to get all those servings of veggies in every day.  When I have left overs, I've taken to adding them in to my egg whites lately.


The top photo is egg whites with left over sauteed spinach (shallots, olive oil, garlic, ginger) mixed in with a tsp or so of low fat feta cheese and the one just above is leftover simply steamed asparagus, chopped and stirred in to the egg whites.  The spinach one took an extra 20 seconds or so in the microwave to fully set. Otherwise, these were made as described in my previous post.


These are really low calorie so I usually have a slice of whole wheat/whole grain toast to go along and a big cup of soy or almond milk.


I hope this will inspire you to get some veggies in at breakfast!

Recipe for Egg White Breakfast

I have some version of an egg white breakfast treat about five mornings a week.  They are so easy to make (2 minutes in the microwave) and very portable if you want something for on the go.  With a slice of homemade multi-grain bread, this low calorie, low fat breakfast can carry me to lunch time.

Time: 3 minutes
Yield: one serving


Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup liquid egg whites
• 1 TBSP grated low fat cheddar jack cheese
• Cooking spray

Method:

• Spray microwave safe glass bowl with cooking spray
• Add egg whites and cheese to bowl, stir briefly  (make sure bowl is no more than 2/3 full)
• Cook on high in microwave for 2 minutes
• Remove carefully (will be hot) and serve with toast or wrapped in a tortilla or English muffin for on the go

Done!  And served with my other favorite in the morning. Ah, yes my pretty.

Printable recipe


Other egg white breakfasts:
Turkey pepperoni egg white treat



Salsa egg whites version 1



Salsa egg whites version 2