Recipes - Bacon & Egg Pie

Ingredients:

• 2 sheets of puff pastry
• 10-12 eggs
• 1 diced onion
• 5 rashers of bacon (200g), trimmed and rough cut
• 1 ½ cups of grated cheese
• 1 sliced tomato
• 2 tbl spoons of seeded mustard
• Salt and pepper to taste

           

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C or 160 fan forced
2. Grease a pie dish and line with a sheet of pastry
3. Sauté onion and bacon for 3 minutes in a saucepan, then evenly spread over the pastry with cheese and tomato slices
4. Crack salt and pepper to taste
5. Evenly spread the seeded mustard over the top
6. Crack eggs whole on top of the bacon, cheese, onion, mustard and tomato, keeping the yolks intact if you can
7. Place second layer of pastry over the top, trimming around the edges
8. Lightly beat an egg in a small bowl, adding a dash of milk before brushing the top of the pie with the mixture
9. Cook for 35-45 minutes or until golden brown





After step iii



Right before putting the top layer of puff pastry on 






Hot from the oven!





Cuts into 6 perfectly, and works well as a 'between meals meal'

Nutritional Information:

• 5 Bacon rashers/ 8 short cut bacon rashers (200g) – 600 cals; 40g protein, 3g carbohydrates, 30g fat

• 10 Eggs (500-550g) – 700 cals; 70g protein, 0g carbohydrates, 60g fat

• 1 ½ cups of grated cheese (150g) – 600 cals; 45g protein, 5g carbohydrates, 50g fat

• 2 sheets of Puff Pastry – 1000 cals; 20g protein, 140g carbohydrates, 50g fat

• 1 Onion (100g+) – 50 cals; 1g protein, 10g carbohydrates, 0g fat

• 1 Tomato (150g) – 30 cals; 2g protein, 7g carbohydrates, 0g fat

TOTAL: 2980 cals; 180g protein, 170g carbohydrates, 190g fat

Per serving: 500 cals; 30g protein, 28g carbs, 32g fat