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Breakfast On The Go
I don?t know about you, but I never have time on weekday mornings to make myself breakfast before running out of the door for work. I have made it work on some occasions, but those minutes added up when I had a train to catch each morning.
Last week I started a new job, where I am now driving 45 miles to Herndon, VA each day. Talk about a big change from riding the Marc train into DC for the last five and a half years! I decided that the start of this new job was a good time to change my breakfast and lunch habits during the week.
A few weeks ago I found a recipe for Omelet Muffins on The Gourmet Dad (Dean McDermott rocks!), his original recipe can be found here. Dean made the omelet muffins with his kids, but I immediately thought that this recipe would also be great for a quick breakfast on the go during the work week for Joe and I, or for any of you out there who are looking for quick and easy recipes on the go!
I tried the recipe out for the first time last weekend, I made the
muffins on Sunday, so they were ready in Tupperware each morning for us
to grab, heat and go. I followed the recipe for the most part but my
add-ins were cherry tomatoes, green and red peppers, mozzarella cheese,
pre-cooked turkey bacon and salsa. I didn?t use all of the ingredients
in each muffin. I did some of the muffins with salsa and sprinkled
mozzarella cheese (for Joe) and for me, I used the turkey bacon, cherry
tomatoes and peppers. The muffins turned out great and were delicious
not to mention super easy! Just heat in the microwave for 20-25 seconds
before eating. Sorry, I don?t have any pictures of the ones I made, I
didn?t even think about it until they were all gone! 
This week instead of making muffins again, I decided I wanted to use a pie pan and made what could be described as a crustless Quiche. I greased a glass pie plate (with EVOO using my Misto). Best. Invention. Ever! I pre-heated the oven to 350 degrees. Add-ins this week were:
- Chopped green and red peppers (use as much or as little as you like) I used about a 1/4 C since it was what I already had cut up in the fridge.
- Salsa
- Mexican cheese blend
After mixing the ingredients in a bowl, I poured the mix into my pie pan.
I decided this week to make the crustless Quiche instead of the muffins, so I had more control over portion sizes. I felt like last week one muffin was a little bit less than one portion and I still felt hungry after eating it. I had only made 12 muffins for the whole week, so I figured this week it would be easier to cut the right portion sizes for each of us for the whole week.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until cooked through and browned around the edges.
It looks so delicious! I can?t wait until breakfast tomorrow morning!
Re: Breakfast On The Go
That quiche looks good! I made a crustless quiche tonight for dinner with broccoli and colby jack cheese. Yum.
I've made the breakfast muffins before with onion, green pepper and turkey sausage- very easy and tasty.
YUMMY! Defiantly gonna try this one
my hubby as a strange to-go breakfast.
He cooks of some sausage or bacon, scrambled eggs and beans (yes baked beans) then wraps about 3oz of the mix (i know your shaking your head) in puff pasty bakes for 35-40 minutes. Lets them cool then freezes them.
20-30 seconds in the microwave he's out the door.
Strangely enough its quite tasty. haha