Egg Bake Obsession

I have been recently obsessed with these simple egg bakes that I put together trying to use up some leftover refried beans. This egg bake is a great way to use up random leftovers in your fridge and have a nice warm breakfast or even dinner.


My standard version contains egg, refried beans, garlic powder and Soyrizo. Soyrizo is a meat free substitute for delicious chorizo, which is a spicy sausage. I have also made this with leftover chicken and some spinach. Preheat your oven or toaster oven to 400 degrees and grab an oven safe dish.


Spray the dish with non-stick cooking spray and add a layer of refried beans to the bottom.


Squeeze the Soyrizo out of its casing and spread it over the beans.


Carefully break the egg over the top and season with salt and garlic powder. Get this in the oven for 15 minutes and you are ready to eat!


I know this doesn't look all that great, but the flavors all go together so well. When you break the egg yolk it creates a rich and tasty sauce that covers the whole dish.


And just a tip, put the burning hot dish inside of another bowl for easier eating!

So have you tried Soyrizo before and if so do you have any other recipes to share with me?

Spinach Frittata with Salad

January is rapidly disappearing and I am sure a lot of people are still trying to maintain their New Years resolutions. I didn't really have any this year, but I am trying to stick to my low carb better eating deal that I started last fall. I started to get pretty bored with eggs until I realized I could make a fritatta and that it was actually really easy.

I found this recipe in my Everyday Food Light cookbook that my awesome sister got me.



Preheat your oven and get your casserole dishes in to heat up with the oven. Now we gather ingredients.


You need eggs, spinach, cheese, milk, egg whites, and shallot. For my salad I just used some romaine I already had with some home made balsamic vinaigrette. I cut this recipe in half because Tom despises eggs, even the thought of them makes him want to gag. Eggs are one thing that I don't think I will ever be able to persuade him to eat.


Combine your eggs, cheese, egg whites and milk. This is when I realized my mozzarella had mold in it, so I just used cheddar instead.


Looks even better in Pyrex. I had already chopped my shallots, so I am ready to cook.


Cook your shallots for a few minutes until softened.


Stir in your spinach. This looks like a lot but it will reduce down. Please note my dirty stove, this is real life over here in the Dining Alone kitchen.


Stir in the wilted spinach and shallots with the egg mixture.


Pull your casseroles out and spray them with the non stick spray and then pour in the eggs. The eggs immediately start to cook because of the pre-heated casserole dish. Get it back in the oven for about 15 minutes. Mine took a bit longer because I put it all in one dish.


Doesn't this look delicious, and it was so easy! Dress your greens and you are ready to eat.


I only served up half but it was super filling. I love having eggs for dinner but this would be great for breakfast or brunch as well.

Give me some other ideas for frittatas, this is a new favorite for me!

Hungry Girl's Pizza! Pizza! Egg Mug

First of all, I realize that somewhere along the way I made it so my photos cannot be pinned to pinterest...well I fixed that, so happy pinning :)

I am really liking all of my Hungry Girl cookbooks, this super easy egg recipe comes from her 300 under 300 calories. I have been making variations of it since I first tried this pizza one.


The best part of these egg mugs is there is hardly any thing to clean up after and they take about 5 minutes total.


For this one you will need some egg replacer, turkey or fake pepperoni, tomatoes or pizza sauce, laughing cow cheese, parmesan and some cooking spray.


Chop up your pepperoni.


Measure out your egg. You can also stir the Italian seasoning into the tomatoes if you don't have some pizza sauce on hand.

Now it is time to cook, well, microwave. This is seriously so easy.


Spray your mug with pam and then pour in the egg. Break up the laughing cow cheese in the mug. You want to be sure you have a decent size mug or bowl because this will expand.


Put the mug in the microwave for one minute.


You can see it is starting to firm up on the outside. Give it a gentle stir and microwave for 30 seconds more.


Add in the tomatoes or sauce and the pepperoni and stir. Microwave for another minute. I only did it for another 30 seconds and it just didn't get cooked enough.


Seriously, a meal ready in five minutes that is tasty and filling. I have made variations of this with spinach and mozzarella as well. 3 minutes total cooking time seems to be the perfect amount for my microwave. The variations on this are endless so I encourage you to experiment and please report back if you come up with some must try combos.

Have a great week!