Healthy Breakfast Recipe - Egg Bake

Ingredients

3 cups shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed

8 egg whites
4 whole eggs
½ cup fat free milk
½ cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed and patted dry with paper towel
½ reduced-fat cheddar cheese, shredded
salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly spray a 9x13 pan with olive oil cooking spray. Press potatoes into the bottom of the pan and up the sides. Bake potatoes for ½ hour or until the edges brown. While the potatoes are cooking, mix the egg whites, eggs, milk, spinach, and seasonings. Pour egg mixture over the potatoes. Sprinkle with cheese. Return pan to oven for ½ hour or until eggs are set. Cut into 8 squares.
Nutrition per serving (1 square)
calories - 236
saturated fat - 3.3 g
fiber - 2 g
protein - 10.5 g
Options
Bulk up this recipe with any veggies you have on hand.
My original thought was to press the potatoes into muffin tins for individual egg muffins, but I wanted a method that was quicker. If you try the muffin method, you may have to adjust the cook time to properly set the eggs.