Chef Steve Norton invites you to join your fellow Ability360 foodies to learn how to “eat to thrive, not just survive” as you sharpen your cooking skills and become more efficient in the kitchen.
In this episode of 360 in the Kitchen, learn what counts as a healthy breakfast. Join in on preparing a delicious, nutritious and healthy breakfast (you can change the ingredients as you wish).
Three different recipes are below: Steel Cut Oatmeal, Egg Bites, and Yogurt Parfait.
Steel Cut Oatmeal
Ingredients
4 cups boiling water
1 cup Steel Cut Oats
¼ cup of Ground Flax Seeds
Toppings of Choice Examples Below
Coconut Sugar or Sugar of Choice
Coconut Flakes
Any Berries
Raisins or Craisins
Nuts
Milk of Choice
Directions
Bring Water to Boil, slowly pour in steel cut oats, reduce to simmer and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes
or until oats become oatmeal consistency you like. Remove from burner and let it sit for 5 minutes.
Add the ¼ cup flax seeds and mix together. To serve, add toppings of your choice.
Egg Bites (Makes 18)
Ingredients
1 Dozen Eggs
Yellow Squash - Coin Quarters (Cut into small pieces)
Italian Squash - Coin Quarters (Cut into small pieces)
Green Onions - Chopped include whites of onions
Sundried Tomatoes - Diced
Portabella Mushrooms - Diced
Italian Parsley - Diced
¼ tsp Italian Seasoning (Spice)
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese - as desired
Parmesan Cheese - Sprinkled as desired
Pesto Sauce or Sauce of Choice as desired
Directions
Stir up eggs (set aside), sauté yellow and Italian squashes in olive oil (enough to coat the veggies) for 2 to 3 minutes, add green onions and mushrooms and sauté for an additional 3 minutes or until vegetables are soften not mushy, add the ¼ tsp of Italian seasoning to the veggie mixture (stir) and set aside for 5 minutes. After the 5 minute cool down add the veggies to the egg mixture and then add the desired amount of Italian Parsley, Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, and Sundried Tomatoes and stir together (set aside).
In a muffin tin (pan) grease the pan with oil or butter. If you would like you can use silicon muffin cups which you place in the tin muffin pan and you also grease the silicon muffin cups with oil or butter.
Scoop 1/3 cup of egg/veggie mixture into greased muffin tin (pan) or the greased silicon muffin cups in the tin muffin pan. Sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese and bake in the oven at 275 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes or until mixture in muffin tin or silicon cup in muffin tin doesn’t move and a toothpick inserted into mixture comes out dry.
Serve with Pesto Sauce or Sauce of Choice.
Yogurt Parfait
Ingredients
Yogurt of Choice
Berries of Choice
Nuts or Granola of Choice
Honey Drizzled as Desired
Parfait Class or Container of Choice
Directions
Into a parfait glass or container of choice, layer yogurt of choice and then layer berries of Choice, you can layer nuts and granola of choice also. When done layer yogurt, berries, nuts, and granola drizzle with honey on top. You are ready to serve.
Hope you will enjoy Building A Healthy Breakfast.