We want to eat healthy at breakfast and that usually means avoiding fast food and restaurants that serve huge plates of food. Cooking at home may be daunting, but these recipes are easy and take very little time. The sweet potato fritters can be made ahead of time and reheated.
Busy Morning Eggs Verde
8 large eggs
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 - 5 ounce can diced green chilies, drained
¼ cup scallions, diced
1/4 cup yellow bell peppers, sliced
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Combine all ingredients. Pour all into a greased skillet and cook or scramble to desired doneness. Feeds 1 or 2 cowpokes or 3 or for slowpokes.
Ginger's Red-eye Sweet Potato Fritters
4 pounds sweet potato
1 tablespoon fresh ginger root, peeled and minced
4 large eggs
1/4 cup all-purpose flour (low carb option - coconut or almond flour)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon salt
Coconut or vegetable oil
Peel sweet potatoes and grate in a food processor with ginger root. Combine with eggs, flour, lemon juice, red pepper flakes and salt until well blended. Heat oil in a deep fryer or large skillet to 360 degrees. Form small balls out of sweet potato mixture batter, drop into oil in batches and fry about 2 to 3 minutes until golden. Transfer fritters to paper towels and drain. Serves 8 starving strangers or 4 starving wranglers.
Recipes courtesy of 'Authentic Cowboy Cookery Then and Now' by Carol Bardelli.
