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Sausage and Egg Breakfast Sandwich

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Hello, hello! It’s almost the weekend, so I thought I would share one of our family’s favorite weekend breakfast foods. As much as we love to sit down to a hearty breakfast of pancakes, bacon and other goodies, the kids’ busy schedules don’t always give us time to do this. I like to make sure everyone is well fed, so if we’ve got a busy day ahead of us, we serve these Sausage and Egg Breakfast Sandwiches. Since these are pretty filling, I know I won’t have to worry about hungry tummies for a few hours.

english muffin sandwich with eggs sausage and cheese


Weekday mornings are rushed at our house, so breakfast is always simple. And honestly, I’m not really a breakfast person. In fact, I prefer to nibble fruit, cheese or whatever fairly healthy snacks I can find. But we’re on a different schedule on weekends, and having a hearty breakfast keeps me going throughout most of the day. And since the teens love sleeping in whenever possible, these breakfast sandwiches are usually more of a brunch.

sausage and fried egg sandwich on toasted english muffin for breakfast or brunch


This is almost exactly like a Sausage McMuffin, except it’s healthier and cheaper too! The kids and I hate runny yolks. Really. So we fry the eggs until the yolks are firm. I guess the term is technically over-hard, but it’s definitely no longer runny! We make enough for seven people, but you can easily adjust the amounts to fit your family.

Ingredients

  • 7 English muffins, toasted
  • 7 all-natural sausage patties
  • 7 Eggs
  • 7 Cheese slices ( I used both cheddar and provolone )


Directions

Fry the sausage patties, and keep warm. (Since the sausage takes longer to cook, we fry the patties first and keep them in a warm oven until the eggs are ready.)
Fry the eggs on medium heat, flipping once, until the yolk is firm.
Toast the English muffins.
Then, layer the cheese, egg and sausage patty on one half of the toasted muffin and top it all off with the other half.

breakfast sandwich made with sausage patty, fried egg and cheese on english muffin


The pickiest eaters like to drown the their eggs with barbecue sauce or ketchup, but at least they eat them! I’ve learned to choose which battles to fight, and this isn’t one of them.

So, what do you like to have for breakfast on the weekend? Do you stay in or eat out?

Thanks for dropping in today!

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Comments

  1. Miz Helen says

    What a great Breakfast Sandwich! Hope you are having a fantastic week and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

  7. Aimee Shilling says

    I make these all the time for my kids. They love them & it's easy to throw a handful in the freezer to use on busy mornings. The only thing I do different is I scramble the eggs & then bake them in a muffin tin. 🙂

  9. Dee M says

    Hmm — No, I haven't, and I'm not sure how they would taste. The sausage would probably be fine, but I don't know about the egg.

  13. Miss Kitty says

    These sound wonderful! I am on a diet but I have to provide breakfast for my parents and they are not…these sound like a great break from scrambled eggs and bacon for them. Thanks for sharing this "recipe" with us.

  15. Laurie says

    Love these! My hubby is the weekend breakfast chef and usually makes us bacon & eggs, or pancakes, or muffins . . . gotta love a man that can cook!

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