Mother’s Day Home Brunch

By Holly Clegg –

I hate going to a brunch on Mother’s Day as the restaurants are always crowded and the menu is usually set.  I understand your days are extremely busy, so when a special occasion rolls around, you don’t have all day to cook. A Mother’s Day brunch at your own home can be devised from a few convenient recipes that you can make ahead of time to surprise your family the next morning.  I love overnight one dish breakfast casseroles that you pop in the oven the next morning.

This recipe is so easy to prepare you can make the night before and refrigerate or whip up in the morning.  Using southwestern seasonings and flour tortillas, you have a southwestern breakfast.  For a heartier version, add some crumbled turkey breakfast sausage.  Pick up some fruit and muffins and your meal is set!

Southwestern Breakfast Bake from Holly Clegg trim&TERRIFIC® Gulf Coast Favorites

Go southwestern with this fantastic, crowd-pleasing easy morning meal.

Makes 10–12 servings

1 (11-ounce) can Mexicorn, drained

1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chilies

1 bunch green onions, chopped

8 (6-inch) corn or flour tortillas, quartered

2 cups shredded, reduced-fat Mexican-blend cheese

4 eggs

6 egg whites

2/3 cup skim milk

1/2 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Salt and pepper to taste

1. Preheat oven 350°F. Coat 13 × 9 × 2-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.

2. In bowl, combine Mexicorn, green chil­ies, and green onions. Line bottom of pan with layer of tortillas, top with half of the corn mixture, then half of the shred­ded cheese. Repeat layers.

3. In another bowl, whisk together remain­ing ingredients. Pour over layers in pan and let sit 10 minutes. Bake 30–35 minutes or until puffed.

Nutritional information per serving Calories 141 | Calories from fat 34% | Fat 5 g Saturated Fat 3 g | Cholesterol 81 mg | Sodium 373 mg Carbohydrate 12 g | Dietary Fiber 2 g | Sugars 3 g | Protein 11 g

Diabetic Exchanges1 starch | 1 lean meat

Holly Clegg, author of the best selling trim&TERRIFIC® cookbook series, includes the newly released women’s lifestyle cookbook, Too Hot in the Kitchen: Secrets to Sizzle at Any Age, in addition to the specialized trim&TERRIFIC® Diabetic Cooking and Eating Well Through Cancer.  With 1 million copies sold, Holly has promoted her healthy lifestyle recipes on national shows including Fox & Friends, NBC Weekend Today, and The 700 Club.  Recently, she has partnered with Walmart to help them develop healthful and affordable meal solutions with cooking videos on www.walmart.com/greatvalue She understands the demands of the busy person and with her user friendly, pantry friendly, and time friendly cookbooks, she has garnered a national reputation as the healthy “Queen of Quick!”  For more information, visit www.hollyclegg.com or http://thehealthycookingblog.com