Ham, Vegetable & Cheese Scramble

If you're following this blog, you probably know I like to start my day off with an Open-Faced Ham & Egg Sandwich. This morning was a little different though. I started another round of the 21 Day Fix today, so instead of waking up & enjoying my usual breakfast with a cup of coffee, I got my workout in early & followed it up with a S'mores Shakeology (delicious recipe coming soon!), so that used up 1/2 of a yellow container. I get 3 a day & I like to use one at breakfast, one for lunch & one for dinner to keep my energy up.

So for my mid-morning meal (since I eat 5 or 6 times a day) when I usually have my shakes, I made an egg scramble packed with veggies & topped with cheese instead. While I was cooking it, I thought it was going to be all runny from the tomatoes, but it was tasty! I'll definitely be making this more often.

Recipe

Serves 1

• 1 tsp Coconut Oil
• 1 Large Egg (preferably free-range)
• 3 slices Nitrate Free Ham, diced
• 3/4 cup Fresh Spinach, chopped
• 2 Tbsp Fresh Tomato, diced
• 2 Tbsp Cheese, shredded

Directions

• Over medium heat, melt the coconut oil in a small frying pan.
• Scramble the egg & a splash of water in a bowl & add the chopped spinach, diced ham & diced tomato. Stir to combine.
• Add egg mixture to the pan & cook until spinach is wilted & ham is warmed through.
• Plate your scramble & sprinkle with cheese.
• Enjoy!

Grab & Go Ham & Egg Muffins

So now that school's out for Summer, I decide to make a super easy protein packed breakfast for the morning. Makes sense right? Well, at least I have an idea that will be fast & healthy in the fall!

I've been eying similar recipes on Pinterest for a while & I'm glad I finally decided to make these. They're so easy (of course) & you can add any vegetables that you have at home. I used a red pepper and fresh spinach, but broccoli or sweet potatoes would be delicious, too.

Recipe

Serves 4  (3 muffins per serving)

• 6 Eggs
• 12 slices Nitrate Free Ham
• 1 cup chopped Bell Peppers
• 1 cup chopped Fresh Spinach
• 1/4 cup Pepper Jack Cheese, optional

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375*.
• Spray muffin pan with cooking spray. I found a coconut oil spray at the store that I love!
• Scramble the eggs in a bowl, add vegetables & stir.
• Place one slice of ham in each muffin tin.
• Pour egg mixture inside of each slice of ham, about 3/4 full & bake for 15 minutes.
• Add cheese if desired & bake for 10 additional minutes.
• Serve immediately or allow to cool enough to handle, pop muffins out & store in refrigerator. 
• To reheat, warm in the microwave for 1 minute.

21DF: 1 Red, 1/2 Green, 1/2 Blue

Open-Faced Ham & Egg Sandwich

A few years ago, my mom, husband & I decided to venture into the world of "Backyard Chickens". Well, not so much backyard, since combined we have over 7 acres in the city (my mom lives in our backyard), but none the less, we do not have a chicken farm. We started with a dozen chicks since we were told that some may not make it past the teenager stage (rebels). We did lose one chicken early on, but we also experienced something we were not expecting... 2 of our chicks "turned into" ROOSTERS!

Now this is particularly saddening for me, because my chicken, a Golden Wyandotte, who I respectively named Goldie Hen (harhar!) was one of the roosters. Lucky for them, one of my husband's co-worker's sons was starting a chicken farm. So after many *hilarious* attempts to lure these cocky & noisy roosters into a cat carrier, they were safely taken to their new home where I'm sure they have produced a fine brood of chicks!

We only have 2 left from the original dozen & we added 6 more chicks 2 years ago, we lost 1 from this batch, leaving us with 7 hens total. They are free-range (just ask the neighbors...), and eat lots of yummy food, which we believe is what makes their eggs taste so good.

So why did I tell you all of this? Well, on a good day we'll get an egg from each hen, and typically at least 5 a day. We love to eat LOTS of fresh eggs! Which leads me to this simple recipe:

Recipe

Serves 1

• 1 slice Ezekiel Bread, Toasted
• 1 Farm Fresh Egg
• 3 slices Nitrate-Free Ham

Directions

• While your bread is toasting, spray pan with cooking spray & fry your egg on half of the pan for a few minutes, depending on your yolk preference.
• Add the slices of ham to the other half of the pan to warm & brown slightly.
• Place the ham on top of the toast & the egg on top of the ham.
• Enjoy!

And I'll leave you with this handsome fella...

 

21DF - 1 Yellow, 1 Red.