Light Spinach Breakfast Squares {SRC}

Did I ever tell you all how much I enjoy being a part of the Secret Recipe Club???

I have been a member for over 6 months now and ever time it's a new adventure and delicious dish. It doesn't matter the experience, the health conscious or the taste of each of these bloggers, each and everyone brings something delicious to the table.

This month I have the pleasure to introduce you to Daily Dish Recipes . I have spent weeks {well three to be exact} scanning over ever inch of this blog, recipe after recipe for what I was going to grab me and get me in the kitchen while still staying healthy and swim-suit ready.

I had some serious temptations with these caramel coconut cupcakes {I have a very soft side for coconut cupcakes thanks to my bestie Nicole, her's are amazing}. Then I wondered over to the homemade strawberry irish cream soda's and being that I have just made an Italian Soda, I thought this lined up perfectly with that delicious concept. I am Irish after all, so a soft drink like this, and homemade, had to be amazing. 

Well, as I perused and drooled and contemplated recipe after recipe, I finally landed on this fabulous breakfast treat. I have a weak spot for spinach and it sort-of screams out to me on a page when I am looking through magazines or recipes because the flavor is so light, yet the color and health benefits are hard to ignore. 

I saw the word spinach and eagerly waited on my slow {work} computer to load up the post... I was so excited. Breakfast and spinach is a combination I happen to obsesses over and try to create as often as possible {like having two poached eggs over spinach on and english muffin Sunday morning at brunch, washed down with just a few bloody mary's}. 


But why not have something as delicious cooked at home?


I mean, I will always be up for Sunday brunch with never-ending bloody mary's but on those off days that I can't get there... you better believe I am turning to recipes just like this.

This delicious spinach breakfast recipe was passed along by a friend and I was so happy to come in counter with it. An easy was to get everyone eating their spinach and loving it too. 

Breakfast just got better, and easier too. Eat immediately or save the rest to reheat and eat the rest of the week. The most important meal of the day is now in squares and is going to start your day right.

Light Spinach Breakfast Squares
Servings: 6

Ingredients
1 cup Bisquick
2 egg whites
1 egg
1/4 cup almond milk
1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped

Second layer
1 10oz pkg. of frozen chopped spinach, thawed
1 jalapeño, diced
1 1/2 cup reduced-fat cottage cheese (1% milk)
3/4 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded (I used HeluvaGood with jalapeno's)
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
2 egg whites
1 egg
1 tsp garlic powder

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove the thawed spinach from package, and press dry with a towel, removing as much moisture as possible.

In one bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Spread the first level of batter into a greased 11″X7″ baking pan. In another bowl, combine the second layer of ingredients and gently spoon the mixture over the batter already in the pan. Sprinkle with any remaining monterey jack cheese to top.

Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 28-30 minutes or until cooked through and golden brown. Check to be sure it is cooked all the way through, by inserting a toothpick into the center. It should come out clean. 

Serve hot.
Photos by A Healthy Jalapeño Recipe adopted by Daily Dish Recipes

*Helpful Hints: Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Once cooked it can be frozen, but I recommend cutting it into squares first and storing them not touching in an airtight container lined with waxed paper. When ready to eat, remove a piece from the freezer, wrap loosely in a paper towel, and heat in the microwave for 1 minute, turn or flip, then add 30 -45 seconds or until hot.

Nutrition: 

calories 251

fat 9g

 cholesterol 92mg

  sodium 725m

 carbohydrate 21g 

fiber 2g

 protein 20g

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Enjoy!