Saturday, November 19, 2022

Egg White Breakfast Muffins



The base for this is egg whites but you can use whole eggs if you would like.  And the ingredients are endless - basically anything you would want in an omelet.

Egg White Breakfast Muffins with Spinach and Sausage

1/4 cup egg whites
1 cup cooked sausage, drained
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup frozen spinach, thawed and drained
salt/pepper/garlic powder to taste

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.  Add egg whites to muffin tins and top with each of the ingredients - adding cheese last.  Bake for 20-25 minutes or until firm.  These freeze well - just pop them in the microwave for 30 seconds or so and enjoy!



 

Saturday, November 12, 2022

Sweet Onion Mustard

This makes a great dip for anything or to add to your burger.  I miss French's Sweet Onion Mustard and remember my Grandmother always having a jar.  This is a very close replacement.

Sweet Onion Mustard

1/2 cup Miracle Whip

1 tablespoon yellow mustard

1 tablespoon minced onions

Mx together and store in container.  Wat at lest an hour before using to allow the minced onions to re-hydrate in the sauce.

Saturday, November 5, 2022

Chicken Nuggets - Two Ingredients!


I never believed you could make chicken nuggets in the air fryer with only two ingredients.  Trust me - you have to try this one!

Two Ingredient Chicken Nuggets

1 cup shredded chicken breast (I used a can and drained it)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
seasoning to taste - black pepper and garlic powder or anything you like

Mx well and take about a tablespoon of the mixture and squeeze together like a meatball.  Place on parchment paper and flatten a little bit.  In your air fryer, cook at 400 degrees for approximately 10 minutes - check to see if they are brown enough for your liking - if not, cook an additional minute or two.  Cool for two minutes and enjoy!

 

Sunday, October 30, 2022

BAKED SPAGHETTI SQUASH

 


Who doesn't love baked spaghetti?  It's a great way to use up leftovers.  But, I wanted to do something without pasta.  Spaghetti squash was the perfect base.  Yes, you have to bake it first, but it really is easy.  I think the hardest part, literally, is slicing the raw squash in half.

To bake the squash, slice length-wise and scoop out the seeds.  Season with some olive oil, black pepper and garlic powder.  Place cut side down on baking pan and bake at 400 for 45 minutes or until outside is tender.  Take a fork and shred the inside into spaghetti strands.  Be careful as the squash will be hot - use oven mitts to hold it.





BAKED SPAGHETTI SQUASH

One spaghetti squash - I used about 2 cups of the shredded squash
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 jar Prego spaghetti sauce (any flavor)
1 can mushrooms, sliced, drained
1  pound ground beef, browned and drained - seasoned with black pepper, garlic powder, salt to taste
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1/2 cup shredded cheese for topping

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.  Mix all ingredients together into a casserole dish.  Top with additional 1/2 cup shredded cheese.  Bake at 375 for 45 minutes or until bubbly.



ROASTED SQUASH SEEDS


I have done this with pumpkin seeds and thought I would give spaghetti squash seeds a try.  They came out perfect.  Next time I will likely use my oven instead of the air fryer just because there is more room to spread them in an even layer no a sheet pan.

ROASTED SQUASH SEEDS

Ingredients:

1 cup spaghetti squash seeds

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Mix together and place on parchment paper in your air fryer.  Cook 10-15 minutes at 400 degrees - stirring every five minutes.  Enjoy!