Breakfast Strudel

(I can not take credit for this picture)

This recipe is from my cousin's fabulous blog: Boiled Hotdogs. She has some fantastic recipes there, you must really check them out...and as I make them, I will do calorie counts for them.

I LOVE this dish, we have had it both for dinner and breakfast. It makes 2 strudels, so if that is too much, then half everything and make 1. The things I substituted: Turkey bacon for the ham (I think it gives it more flavor), Brummel and Brown for the butter (saves over 100 calories) and egg beaters for eggs (saves 565 calories).

Ingredients:

1 box puff pastry dough
2 Tbsp. Brummel and Brown yogurt butter
1 c. frozen cubed hash brown potatoes
1 c. red or green pepper, seeded, diced
1/2 c. onion, diced
8 slices Turkey bacon, cooked and chopped
3 cups Egg Beaters (reserve 1/4 C for brushing on top of strudel)
2 Tbsp. green onion, thinly sliced
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 Tbsp. water
2 Tbsp. parmesan cheese, shredded

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Thaw puff pastry dough according to package directions.
Melt yogurt butter in large skillet. Add potatoes and cook until starting to brown. Stir in bell peppers and onion. Saute about 3 minutes then add turkey bacon.
Whisk together 2 3/4 C egg beaters and green onions. Add them to pan and scramble until set. Off heat stir in cream cheese until blended.
Unfold pastry and using a rolling pin roll out dough length wise to 12 x 10".
Cover baking sheet in foil and place rolled out pastry dough on baking sheet. Using a knife cut strips on both sides every 1/2 inch at a 45 degree angle (making sure to keep it attached to center). Place half of the egg mixture down center of dough. Braid dough over egg mixture alternating sides using strips. (repeat with second strudel)
Combine the remaining 1/4 C egg and water. Brush lightly over top of strudel. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and bake for 20-30 minutes or until golden.

Makes 2 strudels. Total time 45 minutes plus thaw time.

Calorie Total: 214 calories for 1/8th of 1 strudel

Yummy breakfast sandwich (175 calories)

1 orowheat bagelthin (I like the everything bagel)

1 laughing cow cheese (I like the mozzarella, sundried tom. and basil for this dish)

1 serving egg beaters (1/4 c.)

Lightly toast bagelthin and spread with laughing cow cheese. Cook eggs according to package and put on bagel...put the top on and enjoy.

Calorie breakdown:

Bagelthin: 110

Laughing Cow: 35

Egg beaters: 30 (1 serving)

Total calories: 175

Sometimes I add a slice of turkey bacon for an additional 35 calories

100 calorie omelet

1/2 cup egg beaters (2 servings or 2 eggs)

1 T. sliced green onions

1 laughing cow cheese (I like to use the garlic and herb)

Spray small fry pan with non stick spray. Hit pan on med. heat. Pour in egg beaters and let set up a bit. Pull back the edges to allow the egg to cook through. Add green onions and chunked cheese on 1/2 of omelet, fold over and slide onto plate.

Calorie break down:

egg beaters: 30 calories a serving (serving size 1/4 c.)

green onions: (5 calories in 1/4c)

Laughing cow cheese: 35 calories

Total calories: 95

You can add lots of different veggies and you will probably never go over 100 calories. The laughing cow cheese doesn't really melt, but I love the little chunks of the creamy cheese. You could substitute regular cheese, (1/8 C of shredded cheddar is 57 calories), but it will put you over the 100 calories.