Low Calorie Mexican Baked Eggs

Senin, 12 September 2011

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I am so delighted to be participating in The Secret Recipe Club this month. It is so exciting, kind of like Christmas. How it works... A name is 'drawn' and assigned to you. "You simply choose any recipe from the blog you are assigned, make or bake it, and blog about it on the date specified..."

I drew Kitchen Trial and Error. I clicked on the link and took a look around. Kitchen Trial and Error is a fabulously delicious blog!!! It is written by Kate, a twenty-something living in the great state of New York with her husband Jason. I really enjoyed her down to earth writing. I was pleasantly surprised by the occasional recipe post from Jason. I think I may have given Mr. W (my husband) an idea or two. I highly recommend you check out her blog. You will not be disappointed!

I started looking for recipes. You really think that is going to be easy when you start. I had 3 windows open with about 10 different tabs each... Oh my, so much fantastic food. Mr. W had about 5 recipes picked out for me. They are now on my list of things to bake. I finally settled on something that I though could be "On the Lighter Side" with a few minor adjustments, and that looked absolutely delicious. And it was!!!

Prepared with egg whites - 189 calories and 14g protein, per serving.

Recipe adapted from Kitchen Trial and Error

Low Calorie Mexican Baked Eggs
Extra virgin olive oil, (about 1 teaspoon)
1 small onion, grated (or minced)
2 cloves of garlic, minced
14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
1 teaspoon Mexican spice mix
1 teaspoon dried oregano
15 ounces black beans, rinsed and drained
8 egg whites (I did a whole egg in 2 of them instead, 2 egg whites or 1 egg per dish)
1/2 cup shredded 2% Mexican cheese blend
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Lightly rub 4 ramekins with olive oil. Place them on a small cookie sheet. Set aside.

In a medium skillet, add olive oil to lightly coat bottom of pan, set over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute until starting to soften, about five minutes.