Fiesta Avocados w/ Eggs

If you like avocados you'll definitely want to read this post!  If you don't like avocados, skip this post and go to my "Healthy Recipes" tab to find something that strikes your fancy.  :-)  

I've seen similar recipes floating around on Pinterest and always wanted to try them, but for some unknown reason felt too intimidated to give them a shot...until today. I've been asking myself all morning "Why did you take so damn long to make these?!" It's a nice change from the same old breakfast sandwiches I eat almost every day. 

I'm slowly learning some of the best recipes are the simplest ones. This recipe has 4 main ingredients along with some spices and of course, hot sauce!  In my opinion you can't have eggs without hot sauce because they are two things that just go together.  It makes me think of that part in the movie Friday where Smokey gets all upset with Craig because he never has two things that match...daaaamn!  For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about you can check it out here. I digress...

Serves 2

Ingredients

• 2 avocados
• 2 tablespoons shredded Italian cheese
• 4 tablespoons salsa
• 4 egg yolks
• Salt & pepper
• Cayenne pepper
• HOT SAUCE, I always use Cholula

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Cut avocados in half and remove the pits.  If the avocados tilt to the side too much you can cut a small sliver off the bottom to keep them upright.  Using a small spoon, scoop out a little more avocado and put in a small bowl.  Mash up the extra avocado and set aside.  Sprinkle salt and cayenne pepper on to each avocado half.  Separate the egg yolk from the egg white and place yolk in the avocado.  Sprinkle each with half a tablespoon of cheese and pepper.

Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes depending on how done you want the eggs.  Top each with a tablespoon of salsa, a small scoop of the reserved avocado, and hot sauce!

Note: My husband and I had no idea how to eat these and we learned by trial and error.  Take a large spoon and scoop around the edges of the skin until all of the inner deliciousness comes out.  It's much easier than trying to eat directly out of the avocado.

Simple to make and healthy. Sounds like a win-win to me.

Now that I've stepped outside my breakfast sandwich comfort zone, I want to know what YOU make for breakfast? Hook a sister up and give me some ideas!

{Taste Test Tuesday} Egg Frittata

It's about time I posted a breakfast recipe!  I eat the same thing for breakfast almost every single day, so I pushed myself outside my comfort zone to try something new.  My eyes locked on an Egg Frittata recipe I found in one of my workout nutritional guides.

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 3 egg whites
• 3 whole eggs
• 2 tablespoons skim milk
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1 cup chopped spinach
• 1 tablespoon basil or oregano
• Pepper to taste

Directions

Whisk eggs with milk.  Add the spinach, basil or oregano, feta, & pepper.  Combine.  Preheat oven to 425 degrees.  Coat an 8" by 8" casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.  Pour egg mixture into dish and bake for 20 minutes or until eggs are set.  (Top may remain moist)  Let stand for 5 minutes.

I love basil and the feta cheese really boosted the flavor in this, BUT it just didn't hit the spot for me.  It was too bland and needed something else to make it worth eating.  Perhaps some diced ham or turkey sausage?  Maybe even just some tomatoes and mushrooms.  I added Cholula to this thinking it would enhance the taste, but it had the opposite effect.  It competed with the feta cheese and I immediately regretted it.  As it is...I probably wouldn't make it again.  If I made some of the adjustments I listed above, I think it would be much better....maybe I will give it another try after all.  ☆☆