Spicy Sausage & Egg Breakfast Nachos!

Happy Monday all!  I have to say this weekend has been fantastic for checking things off my to-do list and whipping up some tasty new recipes (like the Mini Quiches, Chili Glazed Shrimp, Breakfast Nachos and Slow Cooker Buffalo Lasagna) for us to try.  Although, I have to admit, I am pretty sad my 3 days off are coming to an end…the silver lining I suppose is that there are only 4 workdays this week lol! 

This morning’s breakfast has been something I have been wanting ever since I saw Biz make her Breakfast Nachos.  I mean, I LOVE those extra thin yellow corn tortillas for my Healthy Egg Rolls and Healthy Nachos….who says you can’t combine the two and have Nachos for Breakfast!

I cut 4 tortillas into 8 squares each, placed them on a baking sheet, sprayed with nonstick spray and a sprinkle of coarse sea salt.  Then, baked for 7 minutes to make these fantastically crunchy chips for 4 points+ (SF + 4 WPA).

I used the food processor to whip up a quick pico de gallo. It definitely looks better when you hand chop it.

I scrambled an egg and “fried” up 2 oz. of my homemade Spicy Turkey Sausage.  You could use any of the homemade simply filling sausages I’ve shown you all or better yet, crisp up a couple slices of Trader Joe’s Turkey Bacon!

Topped with 1 oz. low-fat sharp cheddar cheese.

Added my toppers ~ I’ll be honest, I totally scooped a lot more pico on my chips after the picture and all.  My entire plate is (SF + 4 WPA) or 10 points+

Crunchy, cheesy, spicy, good ~ Nachos should definitely be a breakfast food!

I am totally addicted to blueberries right now and these are perfectly snappy and sweet.

I spent the morning and some of the afternoon finishing up some tax work.  I didn’t think about diving into lunch until 6 hours later (love that breakfast kept me going that long).

Lunch was a repeat of yesterday’s Chili Glazed Shrimp with Fried Rice 

(SF + 1 WPA) 10 points+

 

Dessert ~ A super crunchy nectarine.

I have been wanting to make this Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Recipe ever since I first saw it on Pinterest. I modified their recipe to fit into Simply Filling.

I think this would be great using leftover chicken ~ only I didn’t have any.  So, I boiled 1 lb. of organic chicken tenders and shredded them. 

I bulked up my chicken mix with a little carrot, celery, onion and garlic (buffalo wing sides…sort of).  I sprinkled the mix with a little sea salt and black pepper.

Diced a yellow & orange bell pepper because it is what I had on hand (versus the green peppers).

I actually picked one Fat Free Cheese to use ~ Trader Joe’s Fat Free Ricotta.

I do not think you can really tell with ricotta when it’s fat free and the ingredient list is totally recognizable.

To balance it out, I used 10 oz. part skim mozzarella with 2 oz. low-fat sharp cheddar.  I skipped the stinky cheese because I do not like Blue moldy cheese

The Secret Sauces ~ Trader Joe’s Arrabiata & Frank’s Red Hot.

Trader Joe’s Arrabiata is made up of pretty much Simply Filling (real) ingredients.

I also picked up Ronzoni Healthy Harvest to swap in Whole Wheat Lasagna noodles.

I think you all know I love hot foods, but, when, I first read 1 cup of Frank’s Red Hot, I thought WOW that is going to be H-O-T.  So, I started by adding a 1/2 cup, then, tasting and ended up deciding it wouldn’t be too spicy with a whole cup.

Grab your biggest slow cooker because this recipe makes 5 quarts!  I sprayed mine with nonstick spray for good measure although you may not need.

Layer it up beginning with a big scoop of sauce on the bottom.

I broke 3 1/2 noodles into shapes to fit into the circle.

Smear 1/3 of the ricotta cheese.

Sprinkle with 1/3 of the peppers.

Plus 1/4 of the cheese.

Repeat until you end with your last layer of sauce.  Add 1/4 water to the pasta sauce jar, shake and pour over the mix.

Finish with the remaining cheese and cook on low for 4 hours or high for 2.5 – 3 hours.  Much more and your noodles will get soggy.

Let stand for about 20 minutes before slicing into 10 servings and carefully slopping it on a plate to serve.  Yep, it’s totally the classy way to serve dinner to your husband.

It doesn’t really look pretty, but, I have to say, this was so tasty.  It’s a little sweet from the peppers, but, you get hit with the spice of the franks right as you bite into the cheesy, noodley, chicken goodness.  I definitely think this will be better the next day as the flavors blend together.  I can’t wait for leftovers because we have a lot!

100% Simply Filling or 9 points+

The Husband made up our salads topped with 1 Tbsp. Newman’s Lite Lime Vinaigrette.

(SF + 1 WPA) – 1 points+

Here are my stats today:

• Simple Filling (SF): 6 WPA (Weekly Points Allowance) used, 35 WPA remaining
• 30 Daily Points+ 4 WPA used, 45 WPA remaining
• My FitBit Dashboard:

Night all!