Tag Archives: bacon

Savory Breakfast Muffins

March 8, 2011 admin Leave a comment

These are FABULOUS ! Serve as a breakfast muffin, for brunch, for lunch, or even as a dinner side. They are quite versatile – add or remove spices to make these taste just how you like them 🙂

12 servings
190 calories per serving

6 slices thin bacon, chopped (I use the precooked version and totally skip the frying step)
10 cloves roasted garlic, chopped finely (don’t substitute raw garlic)
3 eggs
3/4 cup buttermilk Bisquick
1 1/2 T chopped parsley
2 c shredded low fat mild cheddar cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste
Pam

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray muffin pans with Pam. Fry bacon and remove to a plate with a slotted spoon. Beat eggs and stir in Bisquick, parsley, cheese, bacon, salt, pepper and garlic and spoon into muffin tins. Bake 10-15 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool before removing from pan.

Appetizers, Chicken

Chicken Liver Pate

November 24, 2010 admin Leave a comment

Don’t be afraid of pate – if you like liver, you’re going to love this ! This is such a great appetizer dish – people always go crazy for pate ! This one is so simple to prepare and is sooooo tasty. You can make it a day ahead and have it ready to go for a cocktail party.

1 cup
79 calories per serving (1 serving = 1 T pate and 2 crackers)

2 slices bacon
8 oz. chicken livers
½ c chopped onion
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 T milk
¼ t salt
¼ t pepper
¼ t nutmeg
Crackers or Melba Toast rounds

Cook bacon until crisp and remove from skillet and reserve 2 T drippings. Crumble bacon. Add chicken livers, onion and garlic to reserved drippings and cook 10-15 minutes or until done then cool slightly. Mix livers, bacon, 2 T milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg in processor. Line a mold with plastic wrap and spoon in mixture. Cover and chill at least 4 hours. Unmold onto a plate and serve with crackers.

Instructional, Lunch, Mediterranean, MUFAs, Sandwiches, Turkey, Videos

Turkey and Feta Wrap

November 15, 2010 admin 4 Comments

Wraps are a nice change from a sandwich – and they hold in the contents so much better than 2 slices of bread. Here is a standard turkey, bacon and tomato sandwich and because it is on a wrap you can add in some crumbled feta and avocado slices without worrying about them flying out the sandwich. And the avocado adds your MUFA for the meal 🙂 Enjoy !

1 serving
300 calories per serving

1 T Miracle Whip
1 T low fat crumbled feta cheese
1 Whole wheat wrap (80 calorie version by Smart and Delicious)
¼ c shredded lettuce
4 slices deli turkey breast
1 slice tomato, cut into strips
2 slices turkey bacon, cooked
¼ c avocado slices
Pepper

Sprinkle turkey with pepper. Place it all in the wrap and roll it up ! Here is a video that will show you how to fold up a wrap securely

Kid Friendly, Lunch, Pork, Sandwiches

BLT Wraps

October 11, 2010 admin 1 Comment

Take something near perfect and make it even perfecter 🙂 The wrap holds in all the goodies unlike the regular old slippery BLT. This is a keeper !!

8 servings
232 calories per serving

½ c fat free mayo
½ c fat free sour cream
2 T ranch dressing mix
¼ t red pepper flakes
8 flour tortilla wraps
16 bacon strips, cooked
3 c shredded lettuce
2 c chopped tomatoes

Combine mayo, sour cream, ranch mix and red pepper. Spread on tortillas and then add bacon, lettuce and tomato and wrap up. To fold a wrap perfectly, check out my video below:

Kid Friendly, Lunch, Sandwiches

Grilled Cheese and Bacon

September 18, 2010 admin Leave a comment

Grilled cheese – only better… because bacon makes everything better ! And only 140 calories ! Go ahead – have 2 🙂

1 serving
140 calories per serving

2 slices 45 calorie bread
2 slices turkey bacon
2 slices Kraft fat free singles
10 sprays I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
Pam

Cook bacon according to package instructions. Spray pan with Pam and heat – make sure pan is good and hot on medium high heat. Make sandwich of the bread, bacon and cheese. Spray outsides of the sandwich with 5 sprays each of ICBINB. Place in pan and cook 1-2 minutes or so each side or until brown and cheese is melted.

Kid Friendly, Lunch, Sandwiches

Turkey Sandwich with Apples

August 6, 2010 admin Leave a comment

A nice tart apple sliced up and placed on the sandwich makes this a nice change from the ordinary.

1 serving
330 calories per serving

2 slice whole wheat bread
1 T Miracle Whip
6 slices deli roasted turkey breast
6 slices granny smith apple
1 no fat cheese slice (Kraft Singles are great!)
2 slices turkey bacon, cooked

Spread bread with dressing and add all the rest of the ingredients.

Chicken, Lunch, Sandwiches

Chicken Club Sandwiches

July 22, 2010 admin Leave a comment

So simple – especially of you plan these for a day after you make chicken the night before – then you are just pulling pre-made cutlets out of the frig and that’s just as easy as pulling out cold cuts. What makes this a club – – well, the BACON, of course 🙂

4 servings
307 calories per serving

4 bacon slices
4 4 oz. chicken cutlets
¼ t pepper
8 slices multigrain bread
¼ c light mayonnaise
1 T Dijon mustard
4 green leaf lettuce leaves
2 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced

Cook bacon them remove from pan and reserve 1 T of the drippings. Sprinkle chicken with pepper and place in pan and cook 4 minutes per side. Toast bread and place a mix of mustard and mayo on 4 slices. Top with lettuce and tomato, then the chicken and bacon.

Breakfast

Breakfast Bake

July 8, 2010 admin Leave a comment

This goes together in no time and you can grab a shower while it bakes. This is a great weekend breakfast and is a perfect dish to serve breakfast to lots of people with ease.

6 servings
219 calories per serving

1 ½ c Egg Beaters
½ c skim milk
3 ½ c frozen O’Brien hash brown potatoes
1 1/3 c shredded low fat cheddar cheese, divided
4 T crumbled cooked bacon
½ t salt
¼ t pepper
¼ t garlic powder
½ t onion powder
¼ t chili powder
4 green onions, chopped
Pam

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whish egg and milk and stir in potatoes, 1 c cheese, 2 T bacon and spices. Pour into a 8 inch square baking dish sprayed with Pam. Bake 45-50 minute or until a knife comes out clean then sprinkle with the rest of the bacon and cheese and cook 3-5 minutes longer to melted the cheese. Garnish with green onions.

Breakfast, Kid Friendly, Lunch, Snacks

Bacon and Cheese Muffin

June 21, 2010 admin Leave a comment

This is basically an eggless version of a great breakfast sandwich. This is so satisfying when you need something bacony and cheesy !

1 serving
245 calories per serving

1 light whole wheat muffin (100 calories)
6 sprays I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter spray
2 slices fat free Kraft singles
3 slices turkey bacon

Cook the bacon according to package instructions. Toast the muffin and when done, immediately spray each half with butter spray and place the cheese slices on so they get melty. Top with the cooked bacon and eat open faced or make a sandwich.

Breakfast, Lunch, Sandwiches

Open Faced Egg and Bacon Sandwich

June 17, 2010 admin 1 Comment

This is a great take on a bacon and egg sandwich – the addition of the mustard and mayo give it a great extra zing and the watercress adds a great dimension not usually found in a sandwich like this.

1 serving
297 calories per serving

Bottom half of a hoagie roll
1 t whole grain mustard
1 t light mayonnaise
2 slices bacon, cooked
1 egg, cooked over easy in a skillet sprayed with Pam
1 handful watercress, stems removed
Coarse salt
Pepper

Spread roll with mustard and mayo and then layer with bacon, watercress and egg. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Serve open faced.