Potato and Greens Torta

Potato and Greens Torta (modified from Cooking Light April 2009 Issue

• 1.5 pounds potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1.5 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 cups chopped romaine
• 6 ounces zucchini
• 1/2 cup skim milk
• 2 ounces goat cheese
• 2 large eggs
• 3 tablespoons panko breadcrums
• .7 ounce pecorino Romano cheese

Preheat oven to 375.  Cook potatoes to a boil, with 1 teaspoon salt added to the water, then simmer for 15 minutes or until done.   In a large skillet, heat olive oil for a couple minutes.  Add garlic and cook for 2 more minutes.  Add greens and zucchini and saute for just about a minute or until the romaine starts to wilt.

In a large bowl, add 2 eggs and lightly beat.   Add milk and goat cheese and whisk together.  Add 1/2 tsp. salt, cracked pepper and mix well.  Add sauteed greens to the bowl.  Rice potatoes and add to the bowl.  Mix well.  In a pie pan, spray with Pam and then sprinkle 3 tablespoons of panko bread crumbs to the bottom.  Pour mixture into pie pan and smooth to even it out.  Bake for 25 minutes.  Add grated parm to the top and return to oven, under the broiler until cheese starts to melt.  Let cool for 10 minutes.

While the original recipe said six servings, since this was my breakfast and lunch, I decided to make it four servings. 

• 308 calories
• 10.5 fat
• 39.75 carbs
• 4.25 fiber
• 15.25 protein

Since I knew Tony wouldn’t touch the Torta with a 10-foot pole, I made him a club sandwich using up the rest of the lunch meat.

Last week I received a prize from a giveaway Pearl was having: PB2!!  I finally had time to do a taste test!

Tony thought the PB2 didn’t have as much flavor as regular peanut butter, but Hannah and I really liked it.  Two tablespoons is only 53 calories and 1.8 grams of fat!  I wonder if you could make a big batch of this in the food processor and store it in the fridge?  Maybe that way it will be more “whipped” like Jif.  Has anyone tried that??

Hannah’s at the car wash vacuuming her car.  We are off to the store when she gets back.  I did a deep clean of my kitchen, just in time for me to mess it up again when I make my homemade tortillas!  Tony also found a recipe for that green sauce from our Mexican lunch yesterday that I am going to try.

So come back tonight to see how the tortillas turn out at our Mexican Fiesta!

Oh almost forgot to post Hannah’s strawberry picture!  She thinks I should enter it into Tastespotting and call it “red zebra!”