Atkins Cheese Recipes

Ingredients:

2 tbsp butter
4 oz morel or shiitake mushrooms, sliced
= (or half that amount of reconstit
dried mushrooms)
1/4 cup finely-chopped red onion
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
1/2 tsp grainy Dijon mustard
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
6 eggs
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, plus sprigs
for garnish
3/4 cup shredded Gruyere cheese

Instructions:

Melt butter in a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; sauté
mushrooms, onion, garlic and thyme 4 minutes, until tender. Stir in
mustard and season with salt and pepper; remove from heat.

In medium bowl, whisk eggs, parsley and 1/4 cup cheese until mixed. In
same skillet, melt 1/2 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat and add half
the egg mixture. Tilt pan or spread eggs to cover bottom of pan. Cook
until set, lifting omelet with rubber spatula to allow uncooked egg to flow
underneath.

Top omelet with 1/4 cup grated cheese and half the mushroom mixture. Fold
up filled portion over center of omelet and roll it out onto serving plate.
Repeat with remaining butter, egg mixture, cheese and mushroom mixture.
Garnish with parsley sprigs.

This recipe yields 2 servings.

Carbohydrates: 18.5 grams
Net Carbs: 14.5 grams
Fiber: 4 grams
Protein: 38.5 grams
Fat: 42 grams
Calories: 612

Comments: Dried mushrooms may be easier to find than fresh wild mushrooms,
and they're available all year. To use rinse, soak in warm water for 20
minutes and squeeze dry. Strain the soaking liquid and use to flavor soups
and sauces.

Source:
"Atkins Cookbook at http://atkinscenter.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-01-2003 by Joe Comiskey - Mad's Recipe Emporium"

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 305 Calories; 25g Fat (73.5%
calories from fat); 17g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber;
592mg Cholesterol; 288mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2
Vegetable; 3 1/2 Fat.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Preparation Time: 0:00

Servings: 2