1 whole egg<\/p>\n
4 egg whites<\/p>\n
1 package Jimmy Dean turkey sausage links<\/a>\u00a0(12 links)<\/p>\n 8 oz 2% milk shredded Mexican cheese blend<\/a><\/p>\n 1 green pepper<\/p>\n 1\/4 tsp\u00a0oregano<\/p>\n 1\/8 tsp\u00a0black pepper<\/p>\n Even with the focus on lower-calorie ingredients (reduced fat rolls, turkey sausage, egg whites, reduced fat cheese) this is still a relatively high-calorie breakfast. It’s dense, though, and very filling. A little bit goes a long way.<\/p>\n If you slice the pie into 12 pieces, then each piece will have about 225 calories (100 from fat) in a 115g serving size, yielding a calorie density<\/a> of 2.0 calories per gram.<\/p>\n I actually make two different pies for my family, one for the kids and one for the adults. I modify the above recipe slightly for each one. Here is how I have adapted it:<\/p>\n Kids’ pie<\/strong>: I use 4 whole eggs instead of the egg white mixture quoted above, and I use closer to 10 oz of cheese (about 1 and 1\/3 package). I don’t put green pepper or oregano on the kids’ pie, and I only slice up 3 links of sausage and sprinkle them on 1\/2 of the pie, leaving the other 1\/2 bare.<\/p>\n Adults’ pie<\/strong>: I use the remainder of the cheese (about 2\/3 package or 6 oz.) on the adults’ pie. I also use the remainder of the sausage package: 9 links.<\/p>\n Here is a picture of the two variants that I make:<\/p>\n – danBhentschel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is a recipe that we originally got from our friends, the Pences. We don’t tend to get together\u00a0with them any more, but every time I make breakfast pie, I think of them and say a prayer for their family. I have modified the recipe quite a bit over the years to account for my … Continue reading Breakfast pie<\/span> \n
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