Bacon and Home Fries
I’m a sucker for a hearty breakfast, a good old fashioned one with lots of fried meats and greasy piles of fried potatoes, biscuits smothered in gravy and coffee, lots and lots of coffee. I know this isn’t the healthiest way to start the day, but it does taste awfully good.  I enjoy a breakfast like this once in awhile but in order to have it a little more often I’ve come up with a healthier version.  Notice I said “healthier” not healthy.  Although I think a version like this makes a great alternative to a pile of greasy (yet tasty) breakfast favorites.

 It’s Fakin’!

My first change to a traditional breakfast is to use turkey bacon.  Back in the late 80’s my father had a heart attack and couldn’t have full fat bacon anymore.  My mom switched to turkey bacon or as she called it “play bacon”.  Since then I think turkey bacon has come a long way.  Its gets crispy, it’s lean and yeah… it tastes good! With a little olive oil in the pan (just a couple of teaspoons is all you need) and by cooking it on medium high heat you’ll get a crispy, tasty bacon — trust me- it’s good!

Home Fries
That’s right I said home fries, and they can be made healthier and lot quicker too.  I take however many potatoes I want to fry and I microwave them first, 4 minutes per potato.  Then they are fully cooked and just need to be crisped up in the skillet you fried the bacon in, of course after you cook some chopped onions in there first.

I chop a couple tablespoons of onion and saute it in the same skillet I cooked the bacon in, seasoning with salt and pepper.  Once the onion is soft then add the pre-cooked potatoes and cook them until crisp, seasoning the potatoes with salt and pepper as they cook.  Remember potatoes can take a lot of salt so be liberal with it.

That’s it!  Simplier and healthier.  Low in animal fat, but still very tasty.  If you’d like to try this healthier traditional breakfast this is what you’ll need:

Turkey bacon, whatever brand you prefer.
1 medium sized potato
olive oil
chopped onion
skillet
microwave
and of course salt and pepper

Nutrition Info (via sparkpeople.com)

 Total Calories:
359
Total Carbs:
34
Total Fat:
21
Total Protein
11