Hungry Girl Recipes: Breakfast

Posted on February 1, 2013 Updated on March 16, 2013

My mother and I love the Hungry Girl cookbooks. The recipes that we have tried are always delicious. As Valentine’s Day is coming up, you may be planning on cooking a special dinner for your boyfriend/girlfriend or family. Or maybe you want to surprise someone with a nutritious, delicious breakfast. If so, continue reading through this issue, and you will find recipes for breakfast, dinner, and desert!

For each meal, I am going to list two options for you to choose from. The first of the breakfast options is “Buenos Días Breakfast Fajitas.” You can find this recipe in Lisa Lillien’s 300 Under 300.

“Ingredients for 1 serving:

1/3 cup sliced onion

1/3 cup sliced bell pepper

1/3 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute

1 frozen meatless or turkey sausage patty with about 80 calories

Two 6-inch corn tortillas

2 tablespoons shredded fat-free cheddar cheese

2 tablespoons salsa”

Directions:

“Bring a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium heat on the stove. Add onion and pepper and, stirring occasionally, cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large plate and set aside.

Remove skillet from heat, re-spray, and return to medium heat. Add egg substitute and scramble until fully cooked, about 2 minutes. Place on the plate, next to the veggies, and set aside.

Prepare patty in a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray or on a microwave-safe plate in the microwave. Once cool enough to handle, slice into strips, and place on the plate beside the egg scramble and veggies.

Place tortillas on a microwave-safe plate, and warm slightly in the microwave, about 30 seconds. Assemble fajitas by evenly distributing veggies, scrambled eggs, and sausage strips between the two tortillas. Evenly top with shredded cheese and salsa.”

“Nutritional Information: 285 calories, 5.5g fat, 742mg sodium, 32.5 carbs, 5g fiber, 5.5g sugars, 22.5g protein.”

The second of the two recipes is in Hungry Girl: 1-2-3, and it is called “The Big Apple French Toast Casserole.”

“Ingredients (for four servings):

2 tablespoons light whipped butter or light buttery spread

8 slices light bread, cut into cubes

1 apple (preferably Fuji), cored, peeled, and diced

4 ounces fat-free cream cheese, room temperature

1 ¼ cups light vanilla soymilk

1 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar free pancake syrup, divided

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

1 no-calorie sweetener packet, or more to taste”

“Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a small microwave-safe bowl, microwave butter until melted. Set aside.

Spray an 8-inch by 8-inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Place bread cubes evenly along the bottom of the dish.

Sprinkle diced apple evenly over the bread.

In a medium-large bowl, combine melted butter, cream cheese, soymilk, egg substitute, 2 tablespoons syrup, cinnamon, and sweetener. If you like your French toast pretty sweet, add an extra packet of sweetener. Using a handheld electric mixer set to medium speed, mix until lump-free and smooth. Pour mixture over the bread and the apple.

Make sure bread is soaked in the liquid mixture. If needed, toss lightly to coat.

Bake in the oven for about 45 minute, until egg mixture is pretty firm and cooked through. (Be sure not to overcook, as bread could burn.) Let cool slightly.

Cut into quarters and serve with remaining 1 cup syrup for dipping.”

“Nutritional Information: 232 calories, 4.25g fat, 687mg sodium, 38.5 carbs, 5.5g fiber, 8g sugars, 16.5g protein.”

These recipes were taken directly from the respective cookbooks, meaning that these recipes are not mine, but Lisa Lillien’s.