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Mother’s Day is coming up on May 10, make her some Bacon Omelet Muffins very easy to make and mom will love them.

Bacon Omelet Muffins

Pre-heat oven 350* F.

Makes 12 Bacon Omelet Muffins

*Ingredients

*5 Eggs, beaten for 1 minute
*1/4 cup All-purpose Flour
*1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder, optional for puffiness
*1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
*1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper
*1 cup Low-fat Cottage Cheese
*1/4-1/2 cup Mozzarella Cheese, grated fine
*1/4 cup melted Butter, 1 teaspoon in the bottom of muffin tin
*1/4 cup Onion, finely chopped
*3 tablespoons chopped Jalapeño peppers, seeds removed for less heat
*4 Strips Bacon, cooked and crumbled

**Cooking Spray
**Muffin tin

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, using a hand mixer beat the 5 eggs and aside.

Whisk together in small bowl flour, baking powder, salt and black pepper

Add to the beaten eggs the cottage cheese and mozzarella cheese and beat about 1-2 minutes to break up the cottage cheese.

After beating in the cheeses add the dry flour mixture and beat until flour is well combined.

Spoon the omelet batter into a sprayed muffin tin with the melted teaspoon of butter and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the tops are slightly golden.

Enjoy!

Lindy

Cheesy Artichoke Pasta

Pasta and Artichoke Dip Mixture:

*1 16 ounce package or box Mini Penne Pasta or regular size, cooked al dente, drained

*1/2 cup chopped Onions, Minced

*3 Cloves Garlic, pressed or minced

*2 tablespoons Extra Light Olive Oil

*Pinch Cayenne Pepper or to taste

*1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder

*1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder

*1 cup light Sour Cream

*6 ounces Cream Cheese or 1/3 less fat Cream Cheese or Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese

*3/4 cup Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese or Italian Blend Cheese

*10 ounce Frozen Chopped Spinach thawed, squeezed to remove moisture

*13.5 ounce can Quartered Artichoke Hearts, chopped smaller if desired

*1 1/2 cup Freshly Grated Mozzarella, for creamy texture use freshly grated Monterey Jack Cheese

*Freshly ground Sea Salt and Black Pepper, to taste

Toppings:

*1/4 cup grated Cheese of your choice

*3-4 pieces cooked bacon, cut into piece or crumbled

Optional: We added cooked chicken bites for a full meal.

Chicken

*8 Chicken Tenders, cooked and seasoned with Deverle’s Seasoning or Season All, sprinkled with Red Pepper Flakes and cut into bite size pieces.

In a heated large cast iron skillet with olive oil sauté onions, on medium heat for a couple of minutes then add garlic and sauté about one more minute. Add cooked pasta and toss together.

In a small bowl, mix together the cayenne pepper, garlic powder and onion powder.

In a sauce pan on medium low combine sour cream, cream cheese, grated cheeses and cayenne mixture. Heat just until cheese has melted, add squeezed chopped spinach, add salt and pepper to taste and remove from heat. Add to the pasta mixture and stir lightly together add the bite size chicken if desired.

In butter or cooking sprayed oven safe casserole dish pour in the combined mixture and top with bacon and extra cheese if desired.

Bake in a pre-heated 350* F. oven for 15 minutes just until heated through.

Recicpe Source: Budget Savy Diva