Impress your guests this holiday season with a skillfully crafted savory crepe! This recipe packs a punch of flavor with herbs and loads of vegetables you are sure to love.
Serving Size: 1 crepe
Yield: 4 crepes (may have a little batter left over)
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 3/4 cup 2% milk
- 2 tablespoons fresh sage, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup white all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Filling:
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 3/4 cup green onion (both white and green parts), diced
- 3/4 cup roasted red bell pepper (low-sodium), diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 5 cups spinach, packed
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions:
1. Whisk 2 eggs with milk and butter in a large mixing bowl.
2. Combine herbs with flour, garlic powder, and 1/8 teaspoon salt – add to egg, milk, and butter mixture until well-combined.
3. Cover and refrigerate batter for 20 minutes.
4. Add canola oil to a large pan on medium heat.
5. Crack 4 eggs into the pan with vegetables, scramble and cook through, then season mixture with pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
6. For each crepe, spray a large, shallow, nonstick pan with cooking spray and bring to medium heat – add 1/3 cup crepe batter and swirl the batter around to evenly coat the bottom of the pan.
7. Cook crepe until golden brown underneath, then flip (about 1 minute per side).
8. Add vegetable/egg filling to the center of the crepe – fold the crepe over the filling and roll tightly.
Nutrition Information / Amount per serving:
Calories – 225
Total fat – 13.5 g
Saturated fat – 3.5 g
Cholesterol – 108 mg
Sugars – 4 g
Protein – 8 g
Total Carbohydrates – 19 g
Dietary Fiber – 2.5 g
Sodium – 323
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The Kendall Reagan Nutrition Center is in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, part of CSU’s College of Health and Human Sciences.
