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No this isn't our place but
in our heads this is what we see |
The best part of the weekend is a leisurely breakfast enjoyed with a nice cup of Graffaeo coffee. We're eggheads so weekends for us involve a full breakfast at least one of the days. Omelettes, poached or over easy eggs. Potatoes. Fruit. Some type of meat. Maybe toast.
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| Merr's Casserole |
I started out with Egg McBagels when the kids were small - a scrambled egg on a toasted bagel with a slice of American cheese. But recently I've been making single serve omelettes for the Hubs on weekdays, 1 beaten egg folded over a few veggies and cheese, which he heats up at work. Sometimes it's oatmeal, sometimes cereal, but he's on the go earlier than I am and I'd rather him have some options for the week.
First, I eyed a friend's holiday brunch casserole as a possible option. It is really delicious.
Essentially it is sourdough sliced lengthwise and placed butter side down in a lasagna pan, a bunch of cheese layered over, your favorite cooked meat, some diced chiles, seasoned eggs and milk, and a 350 oven for about 1 hour 15. A meat strata. I mean, what's not to love.
It feeds an army, and you can individually package them up for the week.
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| Meat Lovers Pie |
But I really wanted mine in muffin tins, true individual servings, and I didn't want sourdough to be an every day of the week thing, so I played around in the kitchen for something new.
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I purposefully under beat the
egg to give the pie texture |
Meat: Sautéed up 6 frozen zucchini pancakes and lined the bottom of sprayed muffin tins with them. There were leftover beef hot links in the fridge so I cubed and sautéed them with some onion. Each tin got 1/2 link and a handful of shredded Mexican cheese, and poured over it was a beaten egg (1) seasoned with ground pepper and garnished with leftover green chiles.
350 oven for about 22 minutes until set.
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Meatless with leftover bagels
to line the outside |
Without meat: Leftover stale bagels were repurposed. I sliced them vertically in 1/2 slices and cut them in half so they stick up a little around the rim (3 per). Cubed pepper jack cheese filled the center with 6 or 7 chunks, a small sprinkling of shredded Mexican cheese was added, and a beaten egg seasoned with -- a bit of sage, paprika and rosemary.
350 oven for about 22 minutes until set.
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Remove from tin and serve (or cool)
right away so it does not overcook |
They turned out! The zucchini made a nice bed and the meat was a pretty layer in the middle of the pie. The bagels crisped up nicely with the meatless variety and gave it additional texture and crunch.
But the Father's Day Breakfast Muffin Tin Challenge winner was~~~
The meatless!
It won out for the flavor combo with the pepperjack cheese. The meat wasn't even missed.
I was surprised, pleased. Anytime something can be repurposed instead of pitched, it's a good day. Working towards meatless, but it's a s-l-o-w go.
