Bacon n' Egg Scramble

Imagine a Bacon and Egg Scramble with fresh tomatoes, zucchini, bell peppers, and onions. Imagine such a breakfast that is hearty enough to get you through the morning workout and meetings and classes, but for only 250 calories.

"Clunk!" goes your jaw as it drops on your desk.

Get a hold of yourself, friend. Here is one of my favorite power breakfasts that resembles those big breakfast scrambles at the diner, but for a fraction of the calories.

The trick is to use turkey bacon. Ahhhh turkey bacon. My bf, who is quite the picky eater, loves turkey bacon and was the one to get me to try it a few years ago. And it has really grown on me! And it's only 35 calories a slice.


They are never going to taste as amazing as the real thing, but it comes darn close. It is a small price to pay for that heavenly, guilt-free feeling you get as you're enjoying some crispy slices of smoky t-bacon in the morning.

Okay, shall we start?

Ingredients:
-2 pieces of turkey bacon
-1 egg and 1 egg yolk
-2 tbsp skim milk
-a handful of chopped green peppers
-a handful of chopped onions
-a handful of chopped zucchini
-a dash of salt
-a dash (or 2 or 3 or 4) of black pepper
-1/2 tsp chicken powder
-a dash of oregano
-a dash of paprika

1. First, take your chopped veggies and saute them lightly in a pan. Set aside.

2. Crisp your turkey bacon. Cook them like real bacon, except you won't get any fat rendering out of it, so don't go crazy on the heat. They may burn.

See the pretty, crispy bacon all sliced up?


Put them in the same bowl as the veggies.


3. Crack an egg and an egg white into the bowl with the veggies and bacon. Pour in the milk.



4. Now, add all the seasonings: salt, pepper, chicken powder, oregano, paprika. Whisk away!



5. Bring CLEAN pan to medium heat. Spray well. Pour your egg mixture into the pan, then slowly draw in the edges, like so.


After a while, you should have a nice gathering of yums in the center. It's okay if it's not all clean and pretty looking. It's a scramble, not an omelet.


Once there is no more runny egg, plate it and dig in! I prefer to eat most things with whole wheat pita. So we'll put that in the picture too.


And there you have it. Again, the key is NOT to be afraid of turkey bacon. Just because it looks a little funny in the package doesn't mean it's gross. Once it's crisped up in a pan, you'll forget it didn't once oink.


Enjoy! Leave comments :)