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Hard-Boiled Egg Whites

I love to have egg whites on hand at all times. A whole large egg white has only 17 calories and no fat, so they’re great right out the refrigerator any time of day, whether as part of a meal or for the munchies. I just sprinkle them with a bit of sea salt and fresh cracked pepper or one of my favorite rubs, and they’re good to go.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    1 egg white

Ingredients

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Put 6 to 10 eggs in a medium saucepan with a lid. Pour in enough water to cover them by 1 inch. Bring the water to a boil over high heat. Cover the saucepan and turn the heat to low. Cook the eggs for 13 minutes. Immediately drain them and fill the saucepan with ice, and then run cold water over them; the water should quickly turn ice-cold. If it does not, add more ice. As you peel the eggs, run them under cold water so the shells remove easily. Remove the shells and discard the yolks. Refrigerate any remaining eggs in a resealable plastic container (in or out of the shell) for up to 3 days.

  2. nutrition information

    Step 2

    Calories: 17

    Step 3

    Protein: 4g

    Step 4

    Trace Carbohydrates

    Step 5

    Fat: 0g

    Step 6

    Saturated Fat: 0g

    Step 7

    Cholesterol: 0mg

    Step 8

    Fiber: 0g

    Step 9

    Sodium: 55mg

Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.
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