Entertain At Home, Inexpensively—Bring An Easy Cobb Scramble To Brunch


(NAPS)—Going out is out, eating in is in. Home entertaining has become big again, as folks look for an economical way to gather friends and family together but still stay within a budget. This easy meal in a skillet is just right for any brunch occasion—pregame, lazy Sunday or “just let’s get together”—or for a weekend breakfast or weekday supper. The cook gets a break because this unique dish is as simple as scrambled eggs plus the traditional Cobb
salad ingredients: avocados, chicken or turkey, bacon, blue cheese and some green onion. Serve the scramble right from the skillet, pass whole grain rolls or crisp French bread and add a side of seasonal fruit such as apples or citrus.
 

This winter there’s a bumper crop of beautiful Hass Avocados from Chile. The seasons down there are just the reverse of ours, so Hass Avocados from Chile complement the California supply. Use leftover chicken or turkey and select less expensive blue cheese crumbles and you’ll have an impressive main dish. The food cost is low and so is the calorie count—less than 250 per serving!
 

Avocados are more than just pretty and tasty—they provide nearly 20 vitamins and minerals, including phytonutrients thought to help prevent many chronic diseases, and all for just 50 calories in a 1-ounce serving. They have no sodium and no cholesterol. A 1-ounce serving of avocados contains MUFAs (monounsaturated fatty acids)—the “good” fats.
 

For other eating-in events, consider a fruit plate of citrus and avocado slices sprinkled with some fresh mint, or
Hass avocado slices atop a frittata, in a club sandwich, on a burger or even scattered over a hot dog—a
Chilean favorite.
 

For plenty of great recipes, visit www.chileanavocados.org.

COBB SCRAMBLE
Makes 4 servings
All the great flavors of the famous Cobb salad—turkey, bacon, blue cheese and, of course, avocado—in an
easy, easy skillet breakfast, brunch or supper. Complete the quick-to-make meal with a fruit salad and you’re
done.

1 Hass Avocado from Chile
6 eggs OR 1½ cups egg substitute
½ cup chopped turkey or chicken
2 slices turkey bacon, crisp-cooked and crumbled
¼ cup crumbled blue cheese
¼ cup chopped green onions
Rinse avocado and cut in half. Spoon out pit. Spoon out flesh and cut into chunks. In medium bowl, beat eggs.
Stir in avocado, turkey, bacon, blue cheese and onions.
Heat nonstick skillet sprayed with pan coating over medium-high heat. Add egg-avocado mixture and
scramble, stirring occasionally, until eggs are set but still moist.
Or, scramble eggs and then top with avocado, turkey, bacon, blue cheese and onions.

Nutritional information per serving—calories 243, fat 17g, monounsaturated fat 7.8g, saturated fat 5g, protein
19g, carbohydrates 5g, cholesterol 345mg, sodium 327mg, fiber 1.4g.
With egg substitute: calories 183, fat 11.5g, monounsaturated fat 5.74g, saturated fat 3.27g, protein 17g,
carbohydrates 4.5g, cholesterol 25mg, sodium 328mg, fiber 1.4g.


Avocados are more than just pretty and tasty—they provide nearly 20 vitamins and minerals at only 50 calories
per 1-ounce serving.