Meet The Brunchfest Club!
The title of this post is me attempting to be funny and spin off the breakfast club but as you can tell, fail. Anyway...... This is the second post this week so you're welcome and since I'm feeling awesome, I am sharing three easy recipes that go hand in hand with a delicious Brunch. When most people think of brunch its mostly breakfast foods (don't worry I am doing a Breakfast recipe) but I am also taking my own spin on a Classic Chicken Salad attempt that can also be a great asset to your yummy brunch spread.
Onion & Pepper Omelette with a twist
I have always loved making omelettes mostly because it brings me back to when I was working at a bagel place and had the reigns of the grill to myself and got to experiment with so many different things. You can literally do whatever you want to make your omelette, YOURS. For example, my amazing dad (Gmac, for those of you who don't have the honor of knowing him), loves anything in his omelette... and I mean anything. BUT- the omelette itself, has to be brown and basically almost burnt because the man hates eggs. No one ever questions Gmac on his decision but just know, you can still find a way to enjoy your omelette even if you don't like eggs. Me on the other hand, I like to keep my omelette classic. I came up with my own twist and honestly haven't made one differently since.
Ingredients:
- 2 Eggs
- 1/4 cup of chopped green pepper
- 1/4 cup of chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon of feta
- 1 teaspoon of pesto
- Litte bit of minced garlic
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions:
- FIRST and foremost, you must sauté your onions and peppers together with the garlic. Drizzle some olive over them as well and make sure you cook them through. I am telling you, it makes such a significant difference in your food when you sauté them before adding them to the omelette.
-In a bowl, whisk your two eggs with a splash of water. Add a little bit of salt and pepper to taste.
-Over medium heat, pour your egg mixture in and just let it sit. As the center cooks lightly push around the edges to make sure all the liquid is being cooked. Before you flip, you want to ensure that you have a pretty solid round egg so it doesn't fall apart.
-Once you flip, cover half of the omelette with the pesto and feta and then the onion and pepper sauté mix.
-After letting that sit for a minute or two, its time to fold....Carefully
-Let it sit for another minute or two so the insides of the omelette melt together.
-Once finished, top with parsley and parmesan cheese if desired.
As you can see, I had a side of homemade breakfast potatoes. They are so easy to make and can be a great compliment to your omelette.
Ingredients:
- 5 small red potatoes
- olive oil
- minced garlic
- salt and pepper
- oregano
- basil
- onion powder
- garlic powder
Directions:
-You will need to clean your potatoes and cut off all the ugly grossness from it before you do anything.
-Cut into bite size pieces or whatever you desire
-In a microwave safe bowl, microwave for 5 mins. After the 5 mins, take out and mix around. Then, microwave for another 5 mins.
-In a non-stick pan, put the potatoes in with olive oil, garlic and sprinkle generously with each of the seasonings. You can add more of a particular one, it all depends on your taste buds.
-Cook on medium heat and until the potatoes are golden and crispy.
ENJOY!
Now, some brunch goers prefer the lunch side of things. So lucky for you weirdos, I have a great Chicken Salad Recipe that can help you get your lunch fix.
Avocado Chicken Salad
I am a new comer when it comes to chicken salad because I HATE mayo. I literally despise it so if you don't like me, just force feed me mayo and you can enjoy my misery (or tuna fish #EW). I was browsing on Pinterest (of course) and found a recipe that used Avocado instead of Mayo so I decided to take my own spin on it.
Ingredients:
- 1 chicken breast (seasoned how you like), COOKED
- 1 green apple, chopped into small pieces
- 1 ripe avocado
- 1/2 cup of chopped tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon of parsley
- 1/4 cup of onion, chopped (I used a sweet onion, but a red onion could work as well)
- 2 teaspoon of lime juice
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 pieces of wheat toast
Directions:
-Make sure your chicken is finely chopped into small pieces and combine everything into a bowl (except the bread, obviously)
-Use a fork to really break up the avocado otherwise, it will look weird.
-After generously mixing it together, serve on some wheat toast. I added an extra side of apple because obviously I'm super healthy.....
As you can see, the recipe is SUPER easy and it tastes even better! Brunch can be whatever you make it so don't be afraid to try new things. Thanks to Hayley Burns for suggesting to me to do a breakfast post! Anyway, I hope everyone enjoys their weekend and let me know if you try these awesome recipes and how it goes!!
XOXO,
Caroline
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