Most Eggcellent: How I Learned To Poach Eggs

Alton Brown taught me how to poach an egg, so I thought to share with all of you! This is not as vegetable-centric as I usually am, but eggs are so delicious and a really important source of protein for me. Be sure to check out some of the interesting ways I use poached eggs after the video, as the center of a meal and as an awesome addition to add interest to whatever else I happen to be consuming. Here's the video!

Poached eggs are a Weight Watchers power food - plus, without adding any extra oil or butter to cook, a single poached egg is only 2 points plus value (ppv)! I rely on eggs while keeping an eye on my diet as a healthy source of protein. I like to use poached eggs in some of the following ways to help me stay full longer while still eating really well:

• Simply Spicy Sriracha Poached Eggs and Toast: Two poached eggs (4ppv) over one slice of whole grain toast (2ppv) with a sprinkle of salt, pepper, and Sriracha hot sauce. Substitute sriracha for ketchup, chipotle sauce, tobasco, freshly sliced scallions, dill, season-salt, Mrs. Dash or any topping that you think would go well. 6ppv total, and keeps me full for a while. Simple yet spicy does the trick here - this was inspired by my love for 'eggs in a basket' and trying to find a lighter version to cut out the butter when cooking eggs. I think that this easy recipe is simply successful in doing just that!
• Orange Curry Poached Eggs: Two poached eggs (4ppv) over one slice of potato bread toast (2ppv) or your favorite greens with a sprinkle of McKormick's yellow curry powder and a tablespoon of Smucker's sweet orange marmalade (1ppv). 7ppv total, this makes for a really exciting dinner! The curry powder and orange marmalade complement each other so well - it may sound outlandish but it is really good.
• Poached Eggs Arugula Salad: One poach egg (2ppv) over a salad of 2 cups arugula, .25 cup thinly sliced red onion, .25 cup bell pepper, 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts (3 ppv), 2 tablespoons feta (1ppv), 2 tablespoons golden raisins (2 ppv), salt and pepper. 8ppv total, and I don't even use salad dressing because that yolk is so good! 
• Sesame Vegetable Egg Wrap: Add a poached egg (2ppv) to a tortilla wrap (4ppv) with grilled vegetables - onion, pepper, carrot, zucchini tossed in sesame oil (1ppv for sesame oil coating), 2 tablespoons hummus (2ppv), and a dash of Sriracha if you like. This is 9ppv total, and totally worth it because the hummus and egg yolk combination is a match made in taste bud and texture heaven. I don't know how to describe this except as ridiculously yummy. 

I can't wait to try these all again for dinner this week!