Make-Ahead Breakfast Sandwiches
These healthy breakfast sandwiches are a LIFESAVER on busy days.
Ingredients
- 6 english muffins
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup bell pepper diced
- 6 slices light cheese
- 1 tsp cooking oil
Instructions
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In a 350 degree oven toast English muffins for 5 minutes. While muffins are hot, top with cheese.
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In a nonstick pan, heat cooking oil on medium heat. Add peppers and sauté for 2-3, until they start to soften.
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Grease 6 ramekins. Add an egg to each. Break the yolk of the egg with a fork but do not scramble.
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Add 1/6 (about 2 heaping tablespoons) of peppers to egg cup.
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Place in oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or until eggs are firm. Let cool and remove from ramekins.
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Place cooked egg on top of of cheese and top with muffin top.
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Let cool for 10 minutes
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Wrap in parchment paper or cellophane. Store in a freezer bag or freezer container.
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To reheat, place in microwave oven for 1-2 minutes, until thawed and heated through.
Recipe Notes
You can cook the eggs stove top in a non stick frying pan with a 3″ ring.
For extra protein, add one of my healthy chicken sauasge patties.
I like to make a batch up on Sundays, freeze and then eat all week.
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This post was originally posted on November 11, 2013. It was updated for accuracy in August of 2018.
Looks yummy-
Have you thought of using the big sliced pepper (semi round) as a way of keeping the egg in place ?
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