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Sunny BLT Sandwiches

Kelly McDonald of Edinburg, Texas dresses up her BLTs with creamy homemade egg salad. Smoky bacon, ripe tomatoes and crisp lettuce make this sandwich visually appealing and delicious, too!

2 ServingsPrep/Total Time: 20 min.

Ingredients

4 bacon strips
4 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
2 tablespoons 4% cottage cheese
1 tablespoon cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons sweet pickle juice
1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
4 slices whole wheat bread, toasted
2 lettuce leaves
2 slices tomato
2 slices Swiss cheese (3/4 ounce each)

Directions

In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove
to paper towels to drain.
In a bowl, combine the eggs, cottage cheese, cream cheese, pickle
juice, mustard, onion powder, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
On two slices of toast, layer the lettuce, tomato, cheese slices and
bacon. Top with egg salad and remaining toast.

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Sunny BLT Sandwiches (continued)

Directions (continued)

Yield: 2 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 sandwich (prepared with turkey bacon, 1% cottage cheese, reduced-fat cream cheese and reduced-fat Swiss cheese) equals 536 calories, 30 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 491 mg cholesterol, 1,396 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 38 g protein.