Sausage-Mushroom Quiche

Sausage- Mushroom Quiche

1 lb of browned sausage, drained well
1 cup of sliced mushrooms
1/2 medium onion chopped
1/2 green bell pepper chopped
6 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup cheese (I used cheddar, mozeralla, and colby jack) shredded
1 TB flour (thickener)
1 pie crust

Take mushrooms, onions and peppers and saute in olive oil until cooked through. (I use about 1/2 TB of oil)
Take you pie crust and line a pie pan, poke holes with fork so dough doesn't bubble up. I cook my crust for about 6 minutes in oven before I put all the goodies inside.
Layer browned sausage, and mushroom mix over the bottom of your quiche.

Next, mix well beaten eggs with milk. Add flour to cheese and add to egg-milk mixture. Pour over sausage and mushrooms in the pan.
Cook for 40 minutes at 350 degree oven.
You can season how you like. I added basil, salt and pepper to this one.
Quiche is fun and easy to make. You can add well drained spinach (good source of iron), ham, bacon or broccoli.
There's not much crust in a slice and I don't eat the crinkled side crust. This will last several days in the fridge and you can reheat for 30 seconds in microwave. Pretty simple and makes a nice change in breakfast or lunch.

Chipless Nachos

Quick Chipless Nachos

layer:
lettuce
mushrooms
cabbage
green jalapeno slices
black olives
purple onion
2 cherry tomatoes cut in half
In a bowl toss a cup of ground pre-cooked hamburger with low-carb taco seasoning mix (check the link for my new favorite mix). Add 2 Tbsp water. Stir with a fork. Place plate on bowl and microwave for 2 minutes, stirring at 1 minute. Let rest.
With a spoon distribute meat across the top of the lettuce and other toppings.
Add shredded cheese (I use pre-shredded colby jack/cheddar). Place in the microwave for another 30 seconds, just until cheese is melted. Drizzle with 1 Tbsp taco sauce and 2 Tbsp Caesar Salad dressing (I use Newman’s Own).
Serve it up!
This is really quick and easy, especially if you keep bagged salad on hand (which I do) and are in a real pinch, especially in hot weather when you need something savory. The lettuce and other veggies do not wilt, and you’ve just enjoyed yourself the easiest plate of chipless nachos ever.
For a more ‘authentic’ feel, you can shred your lettuce and also top with fresh cilantro and parsley.

Chorizo and Eggs

I decided to try something different for a protein meal or snack. I've had regular sausage and eggs but wanted to throw in some spice. I bought a package of mild chorizo sausage. This sausage has lots of grease so when you cook it, you'll want to drain the oil and use as many paper towels as necessary to get most of the oil out of the cooked sausage. I scrambled about 5 eggs and added the sausage while eggs where cooking. When eggs were done cooking, I added some sharp cheddar cheese to the top to melt on it. Shred about 1 cup of cheese. This will make 5 servings. Will add nutritional value later. Makes a wonderful protein snack or add a salad, salsa and a few tortilla chips for an eating day.