Easter Egg Bake

With Easter Sunday only about 48 hours away and egg sales at supermarkets skyrocketing, it only seems appropriate to share an egg recipe (and some purchasing tips) today.  If you're looking for a healthy and filling dish to bring to brunch over the weekend - go ahead and stop searching recipes - here is your top egg:

Red Pepper, Spinach, and Feta Egg Bake

What You'll Need:
1 Medium Red Pepper Chopped
1 cup Baby Spinach 
1/4 cup Sweet Onion Chopped
3/4 cup Feta Cheese
4 Whole Eggs or 6 Egg Whites
1 cup Skim Milk
1/2 cup Reduced Fat Shredded Mozzarella 
3/4 Tsp minced Garlic


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Coat a pan over medium heat with non-stick spray (or a tsp of olive oil) and saute the peppers, spinach, and onions with the garlic.  Cook until most of the juice has cooked out of the veggies and they have a softer texture.  Spray a glass pie dish with non-stick spray as well and spread out the veggies on the bottom and top evenly with the feta cheese.  Whisk together the eggs and milk and pour into the pie dish with the vegetables.  Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top and bake for 45 minutes.  


Enjoy this dish guilt-free!  In fact, eggs are chock-full of health benefits, so chow down. Here's why:

• Whole eggs (even the yolk - so switch up just whites with the whole egg every now and then) are actually great sources of the nutrient choline - which is thought to help reduce your risk of cancer.
• They're good for your baby blues (or greens/browns/etc.)!  Antioxidants found in egg yolks are shown to prevent loss in eyesight.
• Eggs are protein packers - good for a post-exercise snack.

Pick the right eggs for your egg hunt:

• Organic - these chickens aren't fed slaughterhouse byproducts, antibiotics, or additives.
• Pasteurized - ideal if you're using raw eggs (caesar dressing, etc.) because they have been placed in warm water to kill bacteria.
• Omega - 3 Enhanced - omega - 3 is a heart-healthy fatty acid.
• Cage Free, Free Range, and Pasture Raised - be skeptical (they may be raised 'cage free' in a tiny warehouse or fed nasty things).

Feel So Close - Calvin Harris