Are you all dying for a vacation? Like a real one...at a spa, on the beach at a she-she-la-la place? Me too. So here's the thing, 20 bloggers were asked by Smart Balance to participate in their Smart Balance Blogger Recipe Challenge.
Basically, Smart Balance wanted us to create a recipe using one of their products (but I used 5) in a dish. The blogger with the most likes/votes wins the Grand Prize, a trip for two to Canyon Ranch Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach, Florida.
BUT WAIT...if I win, I also get to give one of these trips to YOU, YOU, YOU! The loyal people who come here everyday and listen to me talk...about nothing.
Can't you see us now, on the beach in Miami...sipping drinks, eating shrimp...well, don't worry, we won't be there together (I won't cramp your style like that) but we'll Instagram each other like we were. K.
So I need your vote, because that would be awesome, and then we could party in the city where the heat is on! I seriously love that Will Smith song. And we are already a day behind, so we need to catch up folks. GO VOTE!
Here are the prize package details of YOUR vacation:
- Round-trip airfare to Miami International Airport (MIA) from anywhere in the U.S.
- Transportation to and from MIA to Canyon Ranch Hotel & Spa Miami Beach
- Two nights in a one-bedroom suite at Canyon Ranch Hotel & Spa Miami Beach
- A $500 resort credit for spa treatments & dining
So what do you think, go vote, so we can both hang in Miami. (And just so you know, you can't vote from a mobile phone, it just doesn't work.)
These mini peppers are my faves, I'm so glad they are a staple in the grocery stores. When roasted they are sweet and make any dish "pop" with flavor.
A little bit of oil will help roast these to perfection.
Have you ever used this cooking spray? I have to say it has the BEST sprayer that kind of fans out. I'm never giving it up.
Roasted to perfection.
Kicked Up Breakfast Nachos with Fluffy Eggs, Avocado Cream & Roasted Peppers
Ingredients
For the peppers:
- 8 mini peppers, seeded and cut into rings
- 2 jalapeno pepper seeded and cut into rings
- 1 Tablespoon Smart Balance Cooking Oil
- Smart balance Non-Stick Cooking Spray
For the Avocado Cream:
- 1 bunch of fresh cilantro, top half only, stems discarded
- 2 avocados, seeded and quartered
- 1/4 jalapeno pepper seeded and chopped
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 3/4 cup chicken stock
- 1/4 cup Smart Balance Omega Plus Light Mayonnaise Dressing
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 Tablespoon Smart Balance Cooking Oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
For the eggs:
- 1/2 pound ground breakfast sausage
- 6 Smart Balance Omega-3 Grade A Natural Large Eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup shredded Manchego cheese
Extras
- 1 (15 oz) bag tortilla chips
- cilantro leaves for garnish
- fresh salsa
Directions
- For the peppers, preheat oven to 450o F. Place pepper and jalapeno rings in a bowl and toss with oil. Spray a large rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray and place pepper rings on sheet, do not overlap them. Roast peppers about 10-12 minutes or until soft. Remove from oven and set aside.
- For the avocado cream, place all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. If it is too thick, add more chicken stock until desired consistency is reached.
- For the eggs, brown sausage over medium heat until cooked through. Add eggs and scramble with sausage until fluffy. Remove pan from heat and stir in cheese.
- To assemble nachos, place a layer of tortilla chips on a large platter. Drizzle avocado cream over chips, followed by a layer of sausage-egg-cheese mixture. Scatter with half of the pepper rings. Repeat. Garnish with fresh cilantro leaves and serve with fresh salsa on the side.
You will just die when you taste these eggs and avocado cream, it's a breakfast for champions
I have never had breakfast nachos, but OMG, I want to dive right into that mountain of them. That’s just gorgeous!
I voted for you. Good luck
Thank you!
Pick me, pick me,
How awesome. This trip and the breakfast nachos.
I always look forward to your next post.
Cheers
Sue
Thanks Sue! But, we’ll need a lot more votes, we are a day behind!
Breakfast nachos? Yes, please! This looks amazing, Cathy! Congratulations on your opportunity to win this trip to Miami Beach…I am off to vote for you!
Thanks Kim!
I voeted! And I’m making this on Saturday! Sounds delicious!
Actually I voted… not sure what a veoted is!
Sorry, but I don’t ever ‘like’ things on facebook, so I can’t vote for you, even though I follow your blog and this looks delish. Boo.
Can you share the recipe with those of use who are like me, please?
Recipe is there now, not sure why it wasn’t showing before.
OMG, Breakfast feast! Never have I seen a more colorful dish of breakfast food. This breakfast would wake up anybody with a great start to their day. You wowed us with this one.
Good luck. Hope you win the trip to Miami. Sounds like a great getaway.
Thank you Barbie!
I’m sure the vacation will be great, but I’d love having this spectacular dish set in front of me for breakfast today.
I love nachos….
Voting for you and your nachos right now!
count on my vote as well, they look yummy!
Nachs for breakfast! Umm, yeah…just died… Off to vote!
Nothing in this recipe that I don’t like. Yum! With only me I will have to wait till Thanksgiving so I have people to feed it too. I can’t wait to see the look on their faces when I put this on the table in the morning. Oh, I voted.
I just voted for your recipe too! The nachos look wonderful, and I am definitely going to make them very soon.
WOW this looks like the perfect breakfast to cure your miami party hangover
Delicious!!! goodluck! I voted for you!!
I start fasting 4-20 days when the season starts, I have days to go, that being said, thanks 2 U, I need 2 step away from the laptop.
I so enjoy viewing your site, :’)
Wow, Cathy. This is exactly what I want to eat right now. My kids are screaming and whining, and I just want to have that plate of breakfast nachos, and sit out on my back patio and eat the whole thing by myself before my kids can come and find me.
I voted! Aaaand it’s my 25th wedding anniversary today!!! (hint, hint ;p )
Wow. That looks so tempting. And its so healthy too. Lovely breakfast.
The idea of nachos for breakfast is awesome! Love the eggs on top.
Is this real life? These look out of control amazing!
Love that avocado cream – voted and keeping fingers crossed.
Also love those mini peppers – have pickled some (sliced) and use in a garbanzo bean salad.
Sorry I can’t vote for you since I don’t do Facebook. But thanks for the recipe. This would be so much fun for a brunch party.
What a great recipe! Unfortunately I don’t have Facebook. Will tweet about it to my followers. Good Luck!
We can actually eat nachos for breakfast?! Let me at ‘em, yum!!
That’s the best looking breakfast I’ve never tried before! I think the avocado and egg would be my favourite additions to the nachos.
Breakfast Nachos?! Why have I never considered this option before? I’m SO doing this. Yum!
mmmm. avocados….
breakfast nachos – love the idea.
This actually does look really tasty! I voted for you, good luck to us both!
I used to regularly read your blog, but had a few life changing experiences and lost access to my computer bookmarks – then suddenly remembered your blog after reading on MSNBC today about Andrea Bocelli’s new wine! Funny how the mind works – sometimes. 
I’m going to have some catching up to do.
These eggs look fantastic! These would please the Mexican food lovers in my family for sure.