While we love a good breakfast meal, we don’t have much experience with shakshuka. This meal may have originated in the Middle East, but the egg-based version actually comes from Tunisian cuisine. So trying some shakshuka seemed interesting to us, and the Healthy Choice Roasted Red Pepper & Egg White Shakshuka seemed like the perfect way for us to broaden our breakfast horizons.
The ingredients here aren’t a combination that we’re accustomed to. While we frequently pair eggs with spinach and kale, we’d never think to add steel-cut oats, feta cheese, and red pepper sauce. Thankfully, everything works together very well. The oats pair very nicely with the fresh vegetables, and the sauce adds a lot of flavor to the egg whites.
Healthy Choice rates the spice level of this meal at a 2, and we’d say that that rating is dead-on. The red pepper sauce definitely has a little bit of a kick to it, but the heat level isn’t overpowering. The steel cut oats and chunks of feta cheese help to mute the spiciness without sacrificing any flavor.
Cooking eggs in the microwave is always a risk, but these eggs aren’t rubbery at all. Sometimes, we find egg whites to be a bit bland, but the flavor combinations in the bowl prevent this dish from feeling plain. The spinach and the kale are also cooked properly; there are no slimy ingredients here! Even though this breakfast bowl only has 140 calories, we found it to be quite filling. It’s a very satisfying morning meal.
This low-calorie bowl was one of our first forays into Tunisian-inspired cuisine, and we’re definitely eager to try more. The Healthy Choice Roasted Red Pepper & Egg White Shakshuka isn’t for everyone, but adventurous eaters — and dieters — will want to give it a try.
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