Great recipe! Very tasty and filling, too. Would make again.
Smoked Mozzarella, Spinach, and Pepper Omelet Sandwiches
Serve with fresh fruit salad drizzled with berry or vanilla yogurt.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 295
- Calories from fat: 28%
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated fat: 3.6g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1.6g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.1g
- Protein: 19g
- Carbohydrate: 33.8g
- Fiber: 2.4g
- Cholesterol: 168mg
- Iron: 2.7mg
- Sodium: 686mg
- Calcium: 173mg
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons fat-free milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 6 large egg whites
- 3 large eggs
- Dash of hot pepper sauce
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup finely diced red bell pepper
- 3/4 cup prechopped onion
- 4 sourdough English muffins, split
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded smoked mozzarella cheese
- 1 1/2 cups bagged baby spinach leaves
Preparation
- Preheat broiler.
- Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk until combined; set aside.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add bell pepper and onion; sauté 4 minutes or until tender. Reduce heat to medium. Pour egg mixture into pan; let egg mixture set slightly. Tilt pan; carefully lift edges of omelet with a spatula to allow uncooked portion to flow underneath cooked portion. Cook 3 minutes. Wrap handle of pan with foil; place pan under broiler. Broil 1 minute or until set and lightly browned.
- Arrange muffin halves in a single layer on a baking sheet. Sprinkle muffin halves evenly with cheese, and broil 1 minute or until cheese begins to brown.
- Divide omelet into 4 portions; place 1 portion on bottom half of each muffin. Top evenly with spinach leaves; top with remaining muffin halves.
Note:
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Smoked Mozzarella, Spinach, and Pepper Omelet Sandwiches Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Sandwiches
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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