OMG, dinner tonight was ACE! (I heard an English guy say that Snickers bars “fried up ace” on the Travel Channel’s Deep Fried Paradise show, and I thought it was hysterical.)
Ok, now this dinner…
I’ve told you before that I danced nearly my whole life up until I went to college, and part of that was for my high school’s dance team. We practiced everyday at 6am and on Friday’s, our parents rotated bringing in breakfast for the whole team.
This breakfast typically consisted of the usual suspects – bagels, OJ, an occasional muffin, etc. We were always EXTRA psyched, though, when someone’s parents brought in Egg Casserole!
What’s not to like? It’s hot, it’s cheesy – ITS CASSEROLE.
Well, tonight I took the egg casserole concept and made Un-Egg Casserole for dinner! You see, I had the intention of making a Broccoli Cheese Frittata with Toast for dinner, but at the last minute I thought, what the heck, let’s throw it all in!
Un-Egg Casserole
Serves 2
Ingredients:
2 whole eggs
4 egg whites
dash of water
salt & pepper (to taste)
hot sauce (to taste)
1/5 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1-1/2 cups chopped broccoli
2 handfuls baby spinach
1 chopped green onion
2 pieces toasted bread
2 slices sharp cheddar cheese
Directions:
1. Pre-heat broiler. Whisk eggs, water, salt, pepper, hot sauce and Parmesan cheese together.
2. Meanwhile, steam broccoli, spinach and green onion for 3 minutes, or until tender. Allow to cool slightly, and add to egg mixture. Combine.
3. Chop toast and cheese into cubes and add to egg mixture. Combine.
4. Heat a large, oven-safe skillet over medium heat and spray generously with non-stick spray. Add the egg mixture to the skillet and let it set for 2-3 minutes, running your spatula around the edges of the pan every so often to make sure nothing is sticking.
5. After the sides and bottom have set, add the other slice of chopped cheese on top and place your skillet under the broiler.
6. Broil until the top is cooked and golden brown, about 6-7 minutes.
7. Allow the un-casserole to cool for several minutes, slice and enjoy!
YEAH!!!
Who needs a casserole that takes 40 minutes to bake and is loaded with butter and/or cream of who knows what, when you can make this easy, affordable un-egg casserole in 10 minutes?!
The cheese was chewy…
The bread was hearty…
The veggies were tender.
And half of the WHOLE un-casserole clocked in at under 300 calories. Who doesn’t like to say they ate HALF a casserole?? 
Totally love this dish – I will be repeating! Perhaps in muffin cups…
Dessert tonight shall be this Ben & Jerry’s Peanut Brittle Ice Cream. It lost out last night to the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream Bar which, I’m happy to report, was LIFE CHANGING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Peanut butter-caramel swirl, studded with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup CHUNKS. Oh. My. Heavens. BJ’s PB IC has some pretty tasty boots to fill…
I’m looking forward to watching LOST tonight!
I read an interview with Evangeline Lilly recently, who said she missed the early episodes that were merely about trying to “survive” on the island. You know – how the plane crash victims were going to find shelter, water, food, etc., rather than how they were going to escape getting killed by a smoke monster and/or polar bear. (??) Those were my favorite episodes too. Reminded me of Hatchet. I loved that book!!!
Have a good night!
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What were your favorite books/book series’ growing up?
I was all OVER Sweet Valley High. I think I read the saga books where they told the story of the twins’ ancestors at least 200 times… Don’t hate.
OMG. Bread INSIDE of the casserole? Who would have thunk it? My favorites were the pick-your-own endings and the book version of Star Wars. Go ahead and call me a nerd but I loved ‘em!!
I am a lot older and Island of the Blue Dolphins was a fav. My daughter just read it a couple years ago and Hatchet this year.
The un-casserole looks good!
Oh god, I was all over Sweet Valley High as well! It seemed so quintessentially American to me!
Talking of which, “ace” is such a common phrase to use at home, it was funny to me to see that you found it so funny! Ha. I must use it all the time on my blog and confuse/bemuse everyone loads!
LOVE the frittata by the way – they’re so simple and lovely aren’t they?! I love how you can basically throw leftover veggies in them and they taste almost gourmet. Win!
Heck yes, your un-egg casserole looks absolutely to die for! I’ll have to make it sometime.
I miss the beginning days of Lost, too. You know, when I could actually follow was what happening without having to consult the internet and/or Mike every 30 seconds… yeah, that was nice! I still love the show though, regardless of how complex and confusing it has become!
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GOOD LORD that looks delicious!!! I am totally making that next week, seriously.
oh sweet valley high-i read all of those books and for awhile there was a TV show that came on some random channel that i was also thrilled with.
What a great dinner idea, and less dishes to clean. Brilliant girl.
OMG, I used to Love sweet valley high books. Some other favs- Babysitters Club, Goosebumps, and Ramona. My, those were the days!
OMG that looks fantastic!!! I love making fritattas and this recipe is definitely being added to the rotation
I loved those Sweet Valley books too (yes even the ones where they talked about their ancestors-I actually think I preferred those since I’m a history geek).
I can’t wait for Lost either, but I do miss the early episodes!
I love making casseroles like that. Try adding some potatoes next time
I loved Nancy Drew. I was a dork and read them over and over. I never really got into SVH.
Great idea! I always love dinners that can be thrown together quickly!
My ultimate favorite growing-up series: Anne of Green Gables! I LOVED that series, and reread the first book many times. I also loved the Babysitter’s Club…varied interests are healthy!
YUM!! That looks so good!!!
I read all the Baby-Sitters Club books too. A few SVH but never got into them as much.
Wow! That casserole! It’s like a savory bread pudding! I have to try it! I was such a bookworm growing up…my favorite single book was probably “The Neverending Story” although I’ve hated all the movies they made about it. I also loved the Narnia books!
I guess this would be pretty close to a strata since it uses all the same ingredients? We love to make easy/economical yet delicious egg stratas in our house — yum!
Haha I LOVED Babysitters Club and when I was way young, Goosebumps! Anyone else remember those?
I was so into both of those series! Did you ever watch either of the shows? aw. childhood.
Babysitters Club all the way.
hahaha the twins”ancestors.” love it. did u ever watch the show?
Looking good, like usual! Frittatas are fantastic for leftovers. I usually use leftover pasta instead of bread.
I cant believe there are 2 episodes left to Lost. So insane! Enjoy
This looks delicious! think I’ll be adding it to our menu.
The Laura Ingles Wilder series had my sister and I captivated for years. Our dad would read them to us as bedtime stories. Also a fan of Boxcar Children, Babysitters Club, Nancy Drew, and the His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass). But if I had to nail down one favorite, it’d be The Secret Garden – I’m hoping my lack of interest in gardening right now doesn’t prevent me from having a ‘secret’ garden of my own someday.
I used to love reading Noddy by Enid Blyton. They are childrens books, but I remember so looking forward to bed time when I would get to read these book with my mom and dad!!
I miss being a little girl sometimes!!
I also LOVED reading the Famous Five by Enid Blyton!! She is an amazing British child author and I am very blessed that my parents provided these books to me when I was growing up!!
Perhaps you’ve mentioned it before, but how do you track how far you run when you run outside? You know exact distances, but I just run on the sidewalk/road and go by minutes. I’m just getting back into running and was curious. Trail markers?
I can’t believe LOST is ending
it is so brilliant and crazy! And omg Hatchet was one of my favorites too! I read it a million times, and if I remember correctly there was a sequel or two, where he like goes back to visit or something? good memories!
Pretty flowers!!
I love that spatula! The colors are awesome.
Jenn
Love casseroles and that one looks delicious AND quick.
I loved sweet valley too, RL Stine, Babysitters Club, Judy Blume.I devoured books
1) I love this casserole! I looks so easy. I just may have to try it soon!
2) I love LOST but I’m getting really nervous about the ending. I’m not sure where its going right now… I just want it to end well!
3) I read Sweet Valley University, Sweet Valley Kids, Sweet Valley Twins, Sweet Valley High, etc. I was definitely obsessed! There was a cheerleader series in the Sweet Valley High books that was AWESOME.
Oh my goodness I was obsessed with Sweet Valley High! The one I read over and over was this Christmas one where they get to “do over” Christmas. It’s strange. Haha your un-casserole looks amazing!! And so does that Ben & Jerry’s…
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genius, kristin! i’ll have to try this!
oh, and my fave books were the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe! weird to see it was made into the chronicles of narnia movie!
I loved the choose your owne adventure books…..if you want to do this turn to page 37. I wish someone wrote adult versions of those…….. Who didn’t love Judy Bloom, SE Hinton (The Outsiders)
I was into Laura Ingalls Wilder books & anything with horses in it! Then I moved on to the VC Andews books. I did ALOT of reading when I was young & had all the time in the world.
I read pretty much all Sweet Valley, all the time. I’m a twin, so that made it extra special.
I was completely obsessed and I too have read the ancestor ones many times!!
Growing up, I used to read RL Stine’s Fear street series & Goosebumps, and Beverly Cleary’s books (Beezus & Ramona, Harry Huggins, etc).
When I got a little older, I was hooked on VC Andrew’s Dollanganger series/books.
I loved SVH. I read recently that there might be a new book out with the twins from SVH as adults. I just might have to pick that up!
I was totally a BSC gal! That and the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary. Ohh, I miss those days…
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Un-Egg Casserole is very delish!! I added a side of ketchup and wanted more after! Great lunch leftovers
this looks TDF. did you eat any as leftovers? i wonder if i could make this for some quick breakfasts this week, never had leftover eggs though??
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I made this just now for breakfast for a couple of days and took a small sliver to try i made it with 3 whole eggs and 3 whites less cheese and more veggies and cooked it in the over in a pie dish for 25 minutes and OMG i had to put it away before i ate it all i <3 this and there is so many possibilities for combination's!!! thanks for this awesome recipe i immediately added it to my box!
Looks WONDERFUL! Too bad I am currently without a broiler option on my oven…stupid oven. I might try someone else’s idea of baking it….