Sunday, September 30, 2012

Egg cups

What I had:
  • 12 eggs
  • thinly sliced ham and roast beef
  • onions, bell peppers, chopped and cooked for 5 minutes
What I did:
  • Layered 2 slices of meat each in a muffin tin
  • Put a spoonful of vegetables in the bottom of this meat cup
  • Crack open an egg and carefully pour it over the vegetables
  • Bake at 375 for 16-20 minutes. I started at 12 minutes, and it wasn't nearly enough, so I kept adding 2.5 minutes till I was done. I think I did close to 20 minutes but they might have been slightly overdone.
  • Enjoy!

Slow cooker breakfast

What I had:
  • 32 oz frozen tater tots (you can use hashbrowns or O'brien style potatoes)
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 1 medium bell pepper, chopped
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup julienne cut sun dried tomatoes
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan-Romano cheese
  • 12 eggs
  • salt, pepper to taste
What I did:
  • Cook garlic in a little bit of oil till fragrant, add onions and bell peppers and cook till slightly soft. Add sun dried tomatoes.
  • Spray the inside of your slow cooker (I have a 6 quart oval one)
  • Layer half of the frozen potatoes on the bottom
  • Spread the vegetable mixture on the potatoes
  • Spread half of both cheese on top of the vegetables
  • Repeat potatoes, veggies and cheese one more time
  • Beat eggs with salt and pepper and pour over the mixture
  • Cook on high for 4 hrs
  • ENJOY!
I wasn't sure from the look of it if it was good, but brunch guests raved about it. I didn't even get a before photo, so I apologize for the half eaten photo :)

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Slow cooker mediterranean chicken

What I had:
  • 1 lb 2 oz of chicken tenders
  • 2 medium white onions, sliced
  • a small jar of kalamata olives, sliced
  • 9 pepperoncinis, rinsed and drained
  • 8 oz fat free sour cream
  • salt, pepper, paprika
  • lemon juice

What I did:





  • Layer sliced onions, kalamata olives and pepperoncinis at the bottom of my slow cooker
  • Rinse and pat dry the chicken tenders and lay them on top
  • Sprinkle salt, pepper and paprika. Pour a little bit of lemon juice on top
  • Cook on low for 6-8 hrs
  • Take out the chicken and put aside. Pour sour cream in and cook on high in slow cooker till it thickens. Serve over chicken over rice or noodles.


We used fettucini and it was delicious:

Note: After eating this last night and now, we found the chicken to be slightly dry. I think it's because it cooked on top of all the veggies and it was exposed to air. Next time, I would do half the vegetable mixture below and half on top of the chicken to keep it moist.