Spinach Scramble - VIDEO
*updated from the archives.
As you may know, I am a big fan of "whole foods" and I think that whole eggs are a perfectly delicious and nutritious food. I love adding them to just about anything; breakfast, lunch, or dinner. But anytime I am trying to pull back on my calorie intake a bit without pulling back on flavor, I skip the yolks and stick to the whites.
Simply put: I'm not the kind of girl that skips a meal, so after a bit of over indulgence I need to find places to cut back on the meals that I am making (that and not eating cookies everyday usually does the job).
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7/22/07 - (this is what I wrote originally)
I find eggs to be a really quick and satisfying breakfast so I make them a lot during the week.
What I really love about them is that you can combine them with just about anything! I'll often combine them with my leftovers from the night before to whip up a brand new meal and a tasty breakfast.
I don't know about you guys, but I totally get off on using my leftovers. If I can successfully use up all of my fresh produce and leftovers by the end of the week without having to waste or throw anything out, I'm a happy camper...what can I say, it's the little things that make a girl happy:)!
This particular breakfast didn't use any leftovers, but it did give me a reason to use up some of my frozen spinach and I was excited to sneak some spinach in first thing in the morning. It makes me feel like I've bought myself a little leeway for the rest of the day.
Sometimes I use feta instead of the mozzarella, but whatever cheese you have on hand will do the job.
Spinach Scramble - VIDEO
Ingredients
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil2 cups of frozen spinach, defrosted and drained of any excess water
2 cloves of minced garlic
1 cup of egg whites
¼ cup of light mozzarella cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Heat oil over medium flame in a small skillet. Add garlic and cook for one minute or until it’s nice and fragrant. Stir in the spinach and cook for about five minutes or until the spinach is heated thru and the excess water has evaporated.
Season the pinach with salt and pepper before stirring in the cheese (be sure to turn it off!).
Bring a seperate pan to a medium low heat and lightly coat with cooking spray. Add the egg whites and slowly scramble, once the eggs begin to set, stir in the spinach and cheese mixture.
Cook another minute or so and enjoy!!
Serves 2.
Nutritional Analysis
Calories: 195; Total Fat: 5.7g; Saturated Fat: 3g; Cholesterol: 18mg; Sodium: 562mg; Carbohydrate: 11.5g; Dietary Fiber: 7.1g Sugars: 2.1g; Protein: 27.8gOther Recipe You May Enjoy:
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- Tagged with Egg Whites, Eggs, Mozzarella Cheese, Spinach
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Connie :
Thank you Dani for yet another delicious & quick bite , had it for supper last night, just hit the spot.
Also served your rustic potato salad with Parma ham for girls' lunch on Sunday, big hit with everyone! The guys got to taste the left overs later in the day after the game and they all gave it the thumbs up, the flavors had blended beautifully. Definetly will make it again, and let it rest a good long while, thank you again.
IMO you should have a TV show of your own, really.
posted on July 24, 2007 6:47 AM
Steamy Kitchen :
yumm....making this for bfast tomorrow...i'm making coconut ice cream with the yolks, so this is perfect for the whites.
posted on July 24, 2007 5:08 PM
Dani :
Connie - You are so welcome!! I'm so glad you enjoyed the recipes.
I do have one question though, "what does IMO mean"?
Steamy Kitchen - Coconut ice cream...whoa!!! That sounds amazing!
posted on July 25, 2007 10:52 AM
Connie :
In My Opinion. :) Really would like to see you on the big screen!
posted on July 25, 2007 1:11 PM
Dani :
Connie - Duh?!...I'm usually pretty good with the abbreviations, don't know how I missed that one;)
posted on July 25, 2007 1:37 PM
Nicole :
I agree, you should definitely have your own show someday! :-)
posted on August 17, 2007 4:17 PM
Hieu Nguyen :
tried and luv dis super healthy dish!
posted on September 12, 2007 10:22 AM
dani :
Hieu - thanks for the feedback - I love when people love the recipes!!
posted on September 12, 2007 6:19 PM
Wendy :
Can I cook this without using mozzarella cheese? It is difficult to get mozzarella cheese where I live.
posted on October 25, 2007 8:27 PM
Dani :
Wendy - You can either skip the cheese or substitute another cheese that you like!
posted on October 26, 2007 8:18 AM
Kevin :
This sounds tasty, easy to make and healthy!
posted on December 29, 2007 3:33 PM
Megan :
Dani--
Just found your site while searching for quinoa recipes (which I have yet to try, BTW) & now I'm addicted! I know this is an old post, but I just wanted to let you know that I overcame my initial gut reaction (which was "yuk!") & tried this spinach scramble. I LOVED it! I'm eating it for breakfast most days because I am trying to stick with slow carbs and this is perfect. Who knew? Turns out mom was right...try it & you just might like it! :)
posted on March 10, 2008 6:09 AM
Dani :
Megan - I give you props for over coming the initial reaction and trying it anyway!! I'm so glad you liked it!!
posted on March 10, 2008 5:55 PM
Krista :
I wrapped this up in a rice tortilla and it was really delicious. We had this for breakfast yesterday and really enjoyed it, so when
I ate too much today and it came around to supper, I decided to have this as a light and nutritious meal.
posted on April 13, 2008 5:13 PM
Dani :
Krista - What a good idea...I love eggs any time of the day!
posted on April 13, 2008 7:27 PM
Mary Jo :
hi Dani,
Can I use fresh spinach instead of frozen?
thanks
posted on May 24, 2008 9:30 AM
Dani :
Mary Jo - You absolutely can... that will be delicious!!
posted on May 24, 2008 9:33 AM