Thursday, December 25, 2014

Healthy Holiday Breakfast Pie Recipe

2 cups coarsely grated raw potatoes
1/2 cup diced onion
4 oz ground turkey sausage
1/4 cup reduced-fat shredded Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup reduced-fat shredded Mozzarella cheese
4 eggs
6 egg whites
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried oregano

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Lightly spray a pie pan with cooking oil.

Put the potatoes and onion in a bowl and stir to combine, then spoon into  pie pan and gently press evenly over the bottom and up the sides of the pie pan. Put in preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes; remove and let cool slightly.

Turn oven down to 350 degrees.

In a skillet, cook the turkey sausage, breaking it up into small pieces, until cooked thoroughly; let cool slightly then sprinkle evenly into cooked potato pie 'crust.'

Mix together the two cheese and sprinkle mixture evenly over the sausage in pie.

In a bowl, whisk together the eggs and egg whites, then stir in the herbs, mix well, then pour into the pie pan evenly covering the cheese.

Bake pie, uncovered, in 350 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until the filling is completely cooked and top is light golden brown in color.

Remove and let sit for 5 minutes before slicing to serve.

Will serve 6 to 8.

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