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Fritta with Smoked Cheese and Canadian Bacon

Source of Recipe


Cooking Light-5/02






List of Ingredients



• cooking spray
  
• 1 1/2 cups frozen Southern-style hash brown potatoes (such as Ore-Ida)
  
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
  
• 1/3 cup diced Canadian bacon (about 2 ounces)
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce (such as Tabasco)
  
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  
• 4 large eggs
  
• 4 large egg whites
  
• 1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded smoked cheddar or smoked mozzarella cheese
  
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
  
• green onion strips (optional)
  






Instructions



1. Preheat broiler.
   
   
2. Heat a 10-inch nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add potatoes, onion and bacon; saute 8 minutes or until potatoes are golden brown. Remove from pan. Wipe pan clean with paper towels; recoat with cooking spray. Combine salt, hot sauce, pepper, eggs and egg whites in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Stir in potato mixture, cheese and chopped green onions.
   
   
3. Heat pan over medium heat. Pour in egg mixture. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 3 minutes or until bottom is lightly browned, lifting edges and tilting skillet as eggs cook to allow uncooked portion to flow underneath cooked portion.
   
   
4. Wrap handle of pan with foil. Broil 2 minutes or until top is lightly browned and set. Garnish with green onion strips, if desired.
   
   
5. Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 wesge). 202 cal, 8.2g fat, 15.5g pro, 16.1g carb, 1.9g fiber, 227mg chol, 1.8mg iron, 582mg sod, 93mg calc.