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:
- Cook sausage patties according to directions on package.
- Prepare gravy according to instructions on packet. Stir in salt.
- Mix eggs and egg whites together and whisk until blended.
- 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.
- While eggs are cooking, split your english muffins and toast them all in the toaster, or on broil in the oven.
- To assemble sandwiches, place 1 muffin top, and 1 bottom on each plate. Top each muffin with a sausage patty.
- Divide eggs evenly between each of the 8 muffin pieces.
- 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.
Mommy's on a diet 