Quick Quiche

We had this for dinner last night and it was awesome.  Super easy and it turned out perfect!  I found it on All Recipes.  Instead of bacon I used turkey lunch meat.

Ingredients 

Original recipe makes 6 servings

     

• 8 slices bacon
• 4 ounces shredded Swiss cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 4 eggs, beaten

• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk

Directions

1. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch pie pan.
3. Line bottom of pie plate with cheese and crumbled bacon. Combine eggs, butter, onion, salt, flour and milk; whisk together until smooth; pour into pie pan.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes, until set. Serve hot or cold.

Healthy Eating- Pear and Walnut Muffins

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• These were quite yummy.  I grounded the whole wheat myself with my little hand grinder.  I didn't use turbinado sugar, but I did sprinkle on top the crystaled sugar you find in the baking section.  This is from cookinglight.com.  They have a whole series on healthy muffins if you want more ideas: healthy muffin recipes.
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup all-purpose flour (about 4 1/2 ounces)
• 1/3 cup whole wheat flour (about 1 1/2 ounces)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt $
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons canola oil $
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (8-ounce) carton plain fat-free yogurt $
• 1 large egg $
• 1 1/2 cups finely diced peeled pear $
• Cooking spray
• 3 tablespoons turbinado sugar
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• Preparation
• Preheat oven to 400°.

1. Place walnuts in a food processor; process until finely ground.
2. Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flours and next 3 ingredients (through salt) in a medium bowl; stir well with a whisk. Stir in ground walnuts. Make a well in center of mixture.
3. Combine brown sugar and the next 4 ingredients (through egg) in a small bowl; add to the flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Fold in diced pear.
4. Spoon batter into 15 muffin cups coated with cooking spray; sprinkle batter with turbinado sugar. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in center. Remove from pans immediately. Place on a wire rack. Serve either warm or at room temperature.

The picture is what the muffins look like and is from cookinglight.com.  You will find it if you look up this recipe on their website.

Yogurt Parfait

This is a fun recipe I credit my kids with that they learned at school when some dietitians once visited the classroom.

8 oz yogurt, any flavor
grapes, strawberries, tiny apple slices, bananas (pick one or 2 fruits you like)
Crispix or Chex cereal
tall cup

Just put all of the ingredients into a tall cup and mix them up and enjoy.  Sometimes I add low-fat cottage cheese into mine for a little added protein.  What I like is the crispy cereal with the sweet grapes and smooth yogurt- the textures and tastes are well balanced.

Healthy Breakfast- Baked Oatmeal

This is a very delicious breakfast and keeps you good and full for a long time so you are tempted to snack throughout the day.  It is a good foundation to start your day.

1/4 cup old fashioned oatmeal

1/2 cup water

1 egg white

Additions:

Chopped walnuts or pecans

Diced apple or dried cranberries

Chopped dates

Cinnamon

Drizzle of honey

Stir together with a fork and pour into ramekin.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  Enjoy with a little milk or almond milk lightly poured over the top.