Open Faced Breakfast Sandwiches

Tonight my family asked for breakfast for dinner (which is not unusual in this house).  I wanted to do something a little different, so we went with Open Face Sandwiches.  I know that this recipe calls for packaged instant gravy (GASP!) which is almost a deadly sin in the American south (and in my home particularly).  I chose to go this route for 2 reasons.  1. Packaged instant gravy is much lower in calories than homemade white gravy, and 2. it’s easier, and on a weeknight, time is precious.  I used some pretty specific brand name ingredients here, but i’ll list the calorie counts for what i used, in case you’d like to use an alternative brand, or these items are not available in your area.

I usually like to stay around 250 calories or less for breakfast, so this works better as a lunch or dinner option for me. However, you could lower the calories by using 2 slices of canadian bacon instead of sausage, or using only egg whites.

Ingredients:

• 4 Light (100 calorie) English Muffins
• 4 Eggs
• 4 Egg Whites
• 8 chicken or turkey sausage patties (I used chicken sausage at 120 cal per 2 patties)
• 1 envelope of white country gravy (I used Pioneer at 45 calories per 1/4 cup)
• 1/8 tsp salt

Directions: 

1. Cook sausage patties according to directions on package.
2. Prepare gravy according to instructions on packet. Stir in salt.
3. Mix eggs and egg whites together and whisk until blended.
4. In a large skillet, spray non stick cooking spray, and scramble your egg mixture on medium heat until eggs are done. Season eggs with salt and pepper if you wish.
5. While eggs are cooking, split your english muffins and toast them all in the toaster, or on broil in the oven.
6. To assemble sandwiches, place 1 muffin top, and 1 bottom on each plate.  Top each muffin with a sausage patty.
7. Divide eggs evenly between each of the 8 muffin pieces.
8. Top plate with 1/3 cup of gravy, split evenly between the 2 muffins.

Makes 4 servings= 365 calories per serving

Approximately 9 weight watchers points plus per serving.

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