Saturday, June 7, 2014

Balsamic Green Beans & Over Easy Egg Penne

I had some green beans in the refrigerator that I needed to use so I came up with this recipe.  The whole thing took less than 20 minutes from start to finish.  Looking for a super easy yet satisfying lunch or dinner for one?  Well, here you go!




Ingredients & Nutritional Information:
  • 3/4 cup of Penne (Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Whole Wheat Penne)
          Calories: 180, Fat: 1.5g, Carbs: 39g, Sugars: 2g, Protein: 9g
  • 1 1/2 cups of Fresh Green Beans 
          Calorie: 50, Fat: 0g, Carbs: 12g, Sugars: 6g, Protein: 4g
  • 1 Egg
          Calories: 78, Fat: 5g, Carbs: 0.6g, Sugars: 0.6g, Protein: 6g
  • 2 TBS of Reduced Fat Feta
          Calories: 30, Fat: 1.8g, Carbs: 0.5g, Sugars: 0g, Protein: 3g
  • 1 TBS Balsamic Vinegar (Pompeiian)
          Calories: 5, Fat: 0g, Carbs: 2g, Sugars: 2g, Protein: 0g
  • 1 Laughing Cow Wedge (Mozzarella, Sun-dried Tomato & Basil )
          Calories: 35, Fat: 1.5g, Carbs: 1g, Sugars: 1g, Protein: 2g
  • 1 TBS Unsweetened Almond Milk (Almond Breeze, Original)
          Calories: 2, Fat: 0.2g, Carbs: 0.1g, Sugars: 0g, Protein: 0.1g
  • Desired Seasoning (Oregano, Mrs. Dash Garlic & Herb, etc.)
  • Cooking Spray
Entire Recipe: Calories: 380, Fat: 10g, Carbs: 55.2, Sugars: 11.6, Protein: 24.1
*The ingredients can easily be multiplied for more servings.

Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Wash green beans, and put them in a plastic bag.  Add balsamic vinegar, a couple sprays of cooking spray, and desired seasonings to the bag and toss gently to coat the beans.
  3. Line a baking sheet with tin foil and lightly spray with cooking spray.  Spread green beans out so that they are not touching.  Place in the oven for 10 minutes -- tossing after 5.
  4. While the beans are baking, cook the penne to desired texture.  Strain the pasta and place it in a sauce pan with the Laughing Cow wedge and almond milk.
  5. Sautee on medium heat for approximately 3 minutes, stirring constantly to keep the cheese from burning.  Remove from the pan once the wedge has completely melted and coated the pasta.  Set aside.
  6. Prepare one over easy egg.
  7. Place the egg on top of the bowl of pasta, add green beans, feta, and top with salt & pepper.

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