Make a batch of these simple healthy breakfast sandwiches on Sunday and enjoy a hearty, warm breakfast all week long!
I know I should get to bed early. I try, I really do! But then something happens that keeps me up (and yes, that something is often a show like The Bachelorette sucking me in and dragging out a storyline until all of a sudden, it’s 11pm!).
Lucky for me — and the girls — David is a super dad and when I’m moving slowly, he picks up the slack.
How that man does it sometimes, I have no idea.
Speaking of David, he has an odd schedule and spends a lot of time in the car. He’s up early and can’t always count on having time to eat lunch. He’s not a big fast food fan, so I try to stock his car with easy-to-grab snacks.
Bars, fruit, almonds and extra waters. No-cooler-necessary snacks.
Being that he gets up and out early, I try to make sure he has a hot breakfast before he goes. You can call me a 1950s housewife, but knowing he has something decent to eat before his day starts makes me feel good.
…however, waking up earlier than 6am to cook up eggs isn’t happening. I guess I’m not that 1950s-ish.
David is a big fan of my freezable breakfast burritos, but they do take some time to assemble. I decided to experiment and loved how quickly these Sausage, Egg and Cheese sandwiches came together so quickly. David loved how they tasted.
- 6 English muffins (***I HIGHLY recommend using Ezekiel Sprouted Grain English muffins. I switched brands once and they turned out soggy when reheated. Ezekiel brand does not absorb the liquid and doesn’t get soggy.)
- 6 slices of cheese (I recommend pepper jack for some zest)
- 6 sausage patties of choice, fully cooked (or cook them yourself before assembling)
- 6 eggs
These came together in about 5 minutes.
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First, I cooked the eggs. You could baked them in muffins tins and they’d be the right size, but I opted for stove top.
I cracked the eggs in a heated pan, making sure to break the yolks.
Once the bottom set, I added 1-2 Tbsp of water and covered the pan. I use this trick when I fry my eggs in the mornings, too. It keeps the eggs from sticking and essentially steams the egg.
While the eggs cooked, I slightly toasted each muffin, then set up my assembly station.
The muffins can be toasted or untoasted. If toasting, allow them to cool fully before assembling.
Once the eggs were cooked, I topped each one with cheese and allowed them to sit for a minute until slightly melted.
This helped the tops stick.
Once mostly cool, I wrapped each sandwich in Saran wrap, then put them into a labeled freezer bag.
Voila!
To reheat, simply remove from plastic and loosely wrap in a paper towel. Microwave for 1-2 minutes until heated through.
Healthy Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 6 breakfast sandwiches 1x
Description
Make a batch of these simple healthy breakfast sandwiches on Sunday and enjoy a hearty, warm breakfast all week long!
Ingredients
- 6 English muffins
- 6 slices of cheese
- 6 sausage patties of choice, fully cooked
- 6 eggs
Instructions
- Cook the eggs, making sure the yolks aren’t runny.
- Lightly toast each muffin, if desired (let cool completely).
- Set up assembly line. From the bottom up, stack the muffin bottom, sausage, egg and cheese.
- Allow cheese to melt slightly.
- Place muffin top on the cheese.
- Wrap each sandwich in plastic wrap.
- Put wrapped sandwiches into a labeled freezer bag.
- To reheat, simply remove from plastic and loosely wrap in a paper towel. Microwave for 1-2 minutes until heated through.
One benefit of breakfast from home is having control of all the ingredients. No chemicals, fillers, hormones or artificial flavors. It may taste like an egg McMuffin, but these mom-McMuffins over fresher flavor and are better for you.
|
Calories |
Protein |
Fat |
Sodium |
|
|
McDonald’s Sausage, Egg & Cheese McMuffin |
450 |
21g |
27g |
890mg |
|
Mom McMuffin |
368 |
22g |
24g |
590mg |
Plus, in 5 minutes, over a week’s worth of breakfasts were complete. Pretty sweet.
What are some of your favorite, no-cooler-necessary, car snacks?
I’m always looking for new ideas!
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says
These look so awesome. I had no idea that you could freeze something like this and that it would reheat well. You mentioned baking the eggs. At what temperature and for how long would you bake them in muffin tins?
Brittany Dixon says
Use a nonstick or silicone pan. Scramble 1 egg in each tin. You could also personalize it by adding shredded cheese or chopped veggies. Then bake it at 350 for about 10-12 minutes. Let them cool, then proceed! 🙂
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says
Awesome. Sounds easy enough! Thanks so much :).
Madeline @ Food Fitness and Family says
LOVE this! We are so going to make these 🙂
Hanna says
I’ve been making my husband frozen b’fast burritos ever since you first posted them on your blog. He loves them! This last time I cooked 18 eggs and a lb of sausage and then tossed everything in a big bowl. Everything meaning, frozen hashbrowns, salsa, cheese, eggs and sausage. I mixed it all up and assembled them, which saved on the amount of dirty bowls. I really like your “Mom McMuffins”! I’ll have to give those a go when he eats all of his burritos.
Brittany Dixon says
I’m totally doing that next time! No need for it to look pretty on the inside, right? Thanks 🙂
Sandi says
How do you make the burritos? Do you wrap all the ingredients in a wheat tortilla and then freeze? I just wondered if the tortilla would get soggy after freezing and microwaving. Also original recipe states while cooking eggs toast the muffins then after the pic it states the muffins should be untoasted. Which is it? Thank you.
Brittany Dixon says
The recipe to my burritos is here: http://www.ahealthysliceoflife.com/make-ahead-breakfast-burritos/
Sorry for the toasting confusion! You can do it either way, though I usually slightly toast and allow to fully cool before freezing.
Paulina says
Wow, these look delicious! I’m pregnant and have been struggling to make a nutritious and filling breakfast that packs well to eat at my desk. Thanks for the recipe! I have never bought breakfast sausage, does it come fully cooked out of the box?
Brittany Dixon says
I bought frozen all-natural turkey sausages that were fully cooked just as a time saver. You could easily buy raw and cook before assembling if you wanted to. You can find then frozen or in the fridge section next to the bacon and sausage 🙂
Congratulations of your pregnancy!
Erin @Wholesomerd.com says
Doh! Bachelorette spoiler! 🙁 These look fantastic!!
Brittany Dixon says
ohhhhhh darn it, I’m so sorry!! I was in twitterverse last night and figured everyone had seen it. Shame on me. I’m sorry!
Verna says
Great idea! My family is a big fan of muffins. My husband grabs a couple, warms them up, and eats them on his way to work. I might have to try this and mix it up a little.
Erin @ Sugar Magnolia says
This looks wonderful! I’ve got to get my husband to start eating breakfast (he refuses to take a minute to sit and eat it) but I bet he would definitely love this!
Brittany Dixon says
Same here! David won’t sit down for a bowl of oatmeal or cereal, so I make things he can heat and take with him. What is it with men being in a hurry?!
Ashlee@HisnHers says
I do these every week for myself and my husband and we love them! I put jam on mine and he puts tabasco. So typical boy-girl, right? 😉
Brittany Dixon says
I must be manly because I’m team hot sauce 😉
Kathy says
Those look delish! I have done something similar in the past. I would wrap mine in wax paper-micro friendly–one less step. 🙂
Brittany Dixon says
I didn’t know you could microwave wax paper! #somethingneweveryday
Giselle@myhealthyhappyhome says
Ugh! How annoying was the break up last night! I really don’t think they needed to stretch it into a two night ordeal.
Freezing egg muffins is such a great idea! I used to do the breakfast burritos for him but he got burnt out so this is perfect!
Lisa says
I spent the same amount of time waiting for that awkward conversation with Brooks and Des. I was really confused the whole time. Like, Brooks just step away from her…you are dumping her. Or Des, get your act together and run away from him.
I clearly was annoyed 😉
That’s such a great idea for the on the go Breakfasts. I can’t eat eggs myself, but I know the guys in my life always love Breakfast sandwiches. Is that part of the guy code that they all need to love them? I swear it’s true.
Brittany Dixon says
Oh, it’s part of guy code FOR SURE 😉
And seriously. I wanted to stand Des up, brush her off and tell her to save some face. Painful to watch!
Christine@ Apple of My Eye says
I love the idea of making homemade Mcmuffins! I actually saw it on Pinterest before but haven’t brought my dreams to realization yet ;). Yours look so good! That’s one lucky hubby!
Ashley @ My Food N Fitness Diaries says
You’re such a good wife! I feel good if I get Cody’s lunch packed and dinner made. Breakfast is on him! 😉
Brittany Dixon says
Haha, well I don’t pack him lunch so 5 minute breakfast sandwiches are my substitute 😉
Maria says
I love how most “manly recipes” on blogs are always my favorite. I don’t know what that says about me, but I’ve always been a meat and potatoes kind of girl. 🙂
Brittany Dixon says
Probably because the manly recipes are a bit more than just a bowl of green with a topping 😉
Jane Preston says
Those muffins look great and my hubby would love them. HOWEVER, most mornings, he drinks his JP+ shake with me. Then, I send him off with two healthy snacks for his flights….pre-packaged raw almonds from Trader Joe’s , banana, water, coffee and a bag of Juice Plus+ Gummies!
Chelsea @ RunChelseaRun says
Those look great! What an easy way to get a meal ready in the morning without having to be up earlier than necessary!
My husband has been taking real estate classes so I’ve been making lunch/dinner on the go for him. I will definitely have to check those out, I’m sure he’d like those much more than what’s available in his work cafeteria.
char eats greens says
I love that snack basket idea. You seriously are an amazing wife. Can you be mine, too?! haha
I think I wanna do the basket idea for Tyler next week. He would absolutely be so thrilled!!
Jen@HealthyFoodandFamily says
Love it! I get up and make my husband’s breakfast and lunch every day, he works so hard for our family, and I like doing nice things for him 🙂
Totally going to make up a batch of these though…for those really rushed mornings once school starts again.
Matt @ The Athlete's Plate says
He’s a lucky man to have you make these for him!
Heather @ Fit Mama Real Food says
Awww what a sweet wife you are! Those look über tasty. I’d love to have them in the freezer for me in the mornings!
Meg @ Meg-in-Training says
I love this! I make breakfast burritos ahead and it gives husband and I one dinner and then breakfast for the whole week! I need to try these sandwiches next!
Avery @ YoungAspirations says
This is a fantastic idea! I might start doing this for my hubby. He loves breakfast sandwiches but never wants to take the extra time in the morning to make them himself!
calee says
More interesting than the small differences in nutrients: the ingredient lists of both of these options! This is a smart idea! I wouldn’t have thought to freeze these, and I’m the freezer queen.
Neil Butterfield says
I’m not nuts about eggs, but my wife would love this breakfast.
Karen says
Hi Brittany,
I love this idea. I am going to try this for my boyfriend, I couldn’t find turkey sausage so we grabbed some of those small ham steaks. Since these are basically pre-cooked do you think this would work? Also, do I toast the english muffin before or not? I am confused on this part.
Thanks
karen
Love your blog
Stephanie says
These look wonderful! We don’t have a microwave though. Any idea how I could heat them in the oven?
Nesha says
How do you rewarm them? What is the best way?
Brittany Dixon says
To reheat, simply remove from plastic and loosely wrap in a paper towel. Microwave for 1-2 minutes until heated through. Enjoy!
Nicole says
Hi Brittany!
These look great! I definitely want to try them as an on-the-go breakfast option when I go back to work this week (after 3 years of SAHM life :)). I’m a bit confused on the muffins, though. Above the photo you said you toasted the muffins while the eggs cooked. However, under the picture it says the muffins should be untoasted. Could you please clarify?
Thanks!
Brittany Dixon says
Wow, talk about mommy brain, huh, sorry! I’ve made them both ways, toasted and untoasted. I prefer them toasted before assembling and freezing. I do highly recommend the thick English muffins though because they hold up much better. Hope you enjoy 🙂
Tiffani says
How would this work heated up in the oven
Brittany Dixon says
I’m sure they would be fine, though may take a while. Maybe 20-25 minutes at 350? If you try it, please report back! Thanks 🙂
Anna says
Hi Brittany! I have a silly question – I’m making these right now for the first time and was wondering if you cook the frozen sausage before assembling? I read through the post again and comments to see if you mentioned it already but may have missed it.
Brittany Dixon says
Not silly! If the sausage is fully cooked, then you don’t need to heat it before assembly. If you are buying uncooked/raw patties then yes, cook it then assemble! 🙂
Anna says
Thank you!! I just finished making them! Looking forward to having a quick and yummy breakfast this week!
Julie says
I made these this wknd & they were incredibly quick & easy to make! They reheated beautifully & tasted delicious! I didn’t have sausage on hand so I actually used some ham lunch meat (w/ swiss cheese), & they were really good.
Brittany Dixon says
Awesome!! Thank you so much for the feedback! Love your creative substitutions 🙂
Kelly says
What if your Ezekiel bread already came frozen?
Brittany Dixon says
It’s fine to assemble it frozen! You might have to defrost a little to be able to separate the pieces, but otherwise, frozen is fine.