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Start the day with a healthy egg white, spinach, and sausage protein biscuit!

Egg white and spinach biscuits

This post is sponsored by Premier Protein.

I love a challenge and always do my best to knock that challenge out the ballpark, but this one was tough I tell ya! My challenge was to create a savory recipe using a protein shake.

Now that doesn’t sound too difficult but the shake was vanilla flavored! I could have created a million desserts but there’s already a million out there so where’s the fun in that?

So I made these light and fluffy biscuits which normally would call for buttermilk and switched the liquid to Premier Protein’s Vanilla Shake.

Tasty breakfast biscuit with egg white and spinach

And I think I nailed it.

My main concern was, would the biscuits be too sweet but they weren’t at all. In fact, along with the chicken sausage they reminded me of when I add a splash of maple syrup to my breakfast and some will inevitably come into contact with my sausage or bacon. I’m a big fan of salty and sweet!

To keep things on the light side I added a slice of reduced fat swiss cheese along with some wilted spinach.

I skipped the egg yolk and went with fluffy egg white to ease up on the cholesterol. This is a great way to start the day and to bulk up on your protein. Make sure to whip your egg white before adding it to the pan to cook, you’ll get a much lighter end result.

And that’s how you can add vanilla into your favorite protein breakfast choice my friends. Mission accomplished.

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Egg white breakfast biscuit sandwich

Egg white breakfast sandwich

Egg White and Spinach Breakfast Biscuits

Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 452kcal
Author: foodnessgracious
An easy and healthy protein loaded breakfast biscuit
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 8 tbsp butter cold
  • 1 cup Premier Protein Vanilla shake
  • 4 pre cooked breakfast sausage patties
  • 1 bunch spinach
  • 4 egg whites
  • 4 slices reduced fat swiss cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 420 degrees F. Line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper.
  • In a bowl add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and pepper and whisk to combine.
  • Cut the butter up into chunks and add to the flour breaking the butter down with your fingertips until the mixture is crumbly.
  • Add the Premier Protein Vanilla Shake and stir gently. The mixture will be wet so you can go ahead and add two more tablespoons of flour until the dough becomes a ball.
  • Dump the dough onto a well-floured work surface and knead into a flat circle about 1 inch thick.
  • Using a three-inch cookie cutter, cut the biscuits out of the dough and place them close together on the baking tray. Repeat until the dough has bee all used up.
  • Bake the biscuits for about 12 minutes and golden brown on the bottom.
  • In a large nonstick pan heat the water until hot and then add the spinach cooking until the spinach has wilted. Transfer to a plate.
  • Wipe out the pan with a  paper towel and then place back on a low heat with the butter.
  • In another bowl, whisk the egg whites until light and airy.
  • Add the egg whites to the pan and let cook for about 4 minutes. Flip the egg whites over and cook for a further 2-3 minutes.
  • Warm the sausage patties in the microwave and then slice the biscuits in half.
  • Place a sausage patty on the bottom part of each biscuit.
  • Top the sausage with a slice of the swiss cheese, a piece of the egg white and some of the wilted spinach.
  • Place the top on each biscuit and serve straight away with your favorite condiments.

Nutrition

Serving: 1biscuit | Calories: 452kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 426mg | Potassium: 721mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 710IU | Calcium: 276mg | Iron: 3.4mg