Thrive Breakfast Lasagna - A Hearty Breakfast to Start the Day!

Thrive Breakfast Lasagna

A Hearty Breakfast to Start the Day!

by Kay Curtiss

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This Thrive Breakfast Lasagna is a great weekend Breakfast or Brunch.  It talks a little more time (if you have to make the Cream Cheese Pancakes or Crepes first - But you can make them up ahead of time, it would go together pretty fast.  I saw the original recipe on Pinterest - it came from the blog, I Breathe . . . I'm Hungry. . .  and naturally I Thrivealized it!

This recipe will use Thrive Whole Egg Powder and Thrive Freeze Dried Sausage Crumbles so I wanted to share comparisons I did against store bought eggs and store bought sausage that Thrive Consultant, Holly Cooley blogged about here.  - You can see how using Thrive is saving me money and time!

Back to our recipe:

Thrive Breakfast Lasagna

by Kay Curtiss

FD - Freeze Dried
Thrive product numbers are for pantry size cans unless seasonings
Trim Healthy Mama (THM) Meal Classification - "S"

Ingredients:

3/4 cup Thrive Whole Egg Powder (#22570)

1/2 cup Thrive FD Sausage Crumbles (#22568)
2 Tablespoons Thrive FD Onions (#22227)
1/2 teaspoon Chef's Choice Seasoning Blend (#23628)
1/4 teaspoon Peppercorn Blend (#23629)
1 3/4 cups water
1/4 cup Thrive FD Mushrooms (#22226)
1/4 cup Thrive FD Red Bell Peppers (#22243)
1/4 cup Thrive FD Tomato Dices (#22241) 
1/3 cup water
1 cup Thrive FD Shredded Cheddar Cheese (#22440), reconstituted
12 Cream Cheese Pancakes***, OR 12 Thrive Crepes (click here for Thrive Crepe recipe)

Garnish (optional):
Cholula Hot Sauce (I like Chipotle)
1 teaspoon Sour Cream

Instructions:

Combine the Whole Egg Powder and 1 3/4 cups of water.  Add sausage crumbles, onions, Chef's Choice and Peppercorn Blend seasonings.  Mix well.  Let sit for about 5-7 minutes to start reconstituting the sausage crumbles.

In a small bowl, combine mushrooms, red bell peppers and tomato dices (or ANY 3 Thrive FD Veggies that you want) and add the 1/3 cup water, stir and let sit to reconstitute.

Reconstitute the cheddar cheese (See You Tube Below) and divide in thirds.

Scramble the Egg Mixture, divide in half and set aside.

Cover the bottom of an 8x8 or 9x9 square pan with 4 pancakes or crepes, it's ok if they overlap. Spread 1/2 the scrambled eggs and 1/3 cheese. Layer next 4 pancakes.  Spread veggie mixture and 1/3 of the cheese. Layer the last 4 pancakes.  Spread last 1/2 of scrambled eggs and final 1/3 cheese.  Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-12 minutes until heated through and cheese is melted.  Cut into 9 equal pieces and serve. Optional garnish with Cholula Hot Sauce and/or Sour Cream.  ENJOY!

How to Reconstitute Thrive FD Cheese with Chef Todd

***Thrive Cream Cheese Pancakes for Breakfast Lasagna

Ingredients:

8 ounces Cream Cheese
1/2 cup Thrive Whole Egg Powder (#22570)
1 cup water
pinch of Thrive Iodized Salt (#22668)

Instructions:
Put all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.  Let it rest for a couple minutes.  Pour batter into a hot pan greased with coconut oil or butter to make a 3-4 inch pancake.  Cook for 2 minutes until golden.  Flip and cook another 2 minutes.  NOTE: these are a little fragile so don't make them too big. If they break apart, it's OK as you will be layering them in the lasagna and covering with other ingredients.

Here's the Nutritional information if you use the Thrive Crepes instead of the Cream Cheese Pancakes

Click to Download Thrive Breakfast Lasagna Recipe

Thrive Chicken Burgers (or Meatballs) - Lunch or Dinner, You Decide

Thrive Chicken Burgers (or Meatballs) 

Lunch or Dinner, You Decide!

by Kay Curtiss

This week I've been doing a lot of cooking and experimenting in the kitchen, working on my new way of eating, following for the most part the Trim Healthy Mama (THM) eating style. I've lost just over 15 pounds in the last month.  I'm not hung up with counting calories or carbs but there are a few guidelines I work within for any meal/snack as I'm creating and Thrivealizing recipes and eating this way:

1.  Only 1 primary Fuel Source per Meal/Snack - Either Fat or Glucose
2.  ALL meals have protein
3.  THREE Types of Meals/Snacks:
     *   Satisfying Meal/Snack (or "S" for short) provides Fat as the Fuel Source contains:
         -   Greater Than 5g Fat

         -   Less Than 10g NET carbs (Carbs - Fiber = NET Carbs)
         -  "S" Salad Dressings should be 2 Carbs or less

     *   Energizing Meal/Snack (or "E" for short) provides Glucose as the Fuel Source contains:
          -   Less Than 5g Fat
          -   Between 10-45 NET carbs (Carbs - Fiber = NET Carbs)
          -   "E" Salad Dressings - Less Than 4g Fat

     *   Fuel Pull Meal/Snack (or "FP" for short) provides virtually neither fuel source so your body             is forced to pull it's fuel from it's stored reserves and contains:
          -   Less Than 5g Fat
          -   Less Than 10g NET Carbs (Carbs - Fiber = NET Carbs)
          Note:  FP's are thrown in occasionally as meals and are great as more frequent "snacks" but will             slow your metabolism if used for too long consistently - however, they are great to use (up to a               week) to kick start or break a "plateau" when trying to lose weight.

4.  There MUST be 3 hours between an "S" or "E" meal/snack so that the primary fuel of the previous meal/snack has been used.

5.  DRINK lots of water, "Feel the Burn" Lemonade, Herbal teas sweetened with stevia, (THM) Good Girl Moonshine (GGMS), etc.

Now, back to our recipe - 

I love the convenience of the Thrive FD Chopped Chicken - already washed, cooked, cut, prepped ready to scoop and go!  It makes a wonderful Chicken Salad in less 10 minutes and can be enhanced in a variety of ways making it different every time - another post will be coming about that so keep an eye out for it.

Thrive Chicken Burgers (or Meatballs)

FD - Freeze Dried
Thrive product numbers are for Pantry Size Cans except for Seasonings
THM - Protein that can be used in any of the THM Meals

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups Thrive Chopped Chicken (#22567)
2 Tablespoons Thrive FD Onions (#22227)
2 Tablespoons Thrive FD Green Onions (#22244)
1 teaspoon Minced Garlic
1/4 cup crushed Pork Rinds (no carbs :O)
1/4 teaspoon Thrive Peppercorn Blend (#23629)
2 Tablespoons Thrive Whole Egg Powder (#22570)
2 teaspoons Red Curry Paste
1 Tablespoon Thrive Diced Carrots (#22221)
3/4 cup water

Instructions:

In a small bowl, mix Whole Egg Powder, red curry paste, carrots and water.  Mix well and let sit for 10 minutes to reconstitute carrots.

Put chicken into a food processor and grind to a powder.

Dump chicken powder into a medium mixing bowl and add both the onions, garlic, pork rinds and peppercorn blend and mix.  Add water mixture and mix well.  Add additional water a tablespoon at a time to get the consistency you want to make burgers or meatballs.

Make into 6 burgers and cook in frying pan with coconut oil to keep from sticking.

Serve on Parmesan Onion Rolls with mayo 

add additional toppings of choice (lettuce and tomatoes, etc.) 

OR 

put on a salad to add some good protein.

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