I am a big fan of Weston A. Price and I make eggs and sausage or eggs and bacon, every single morning for myself and Penelope and sometimes Peter if he has enough time before work. It gets pretty old. Not the taste of it, pastured eggs from a local farm, are delicious, but the making a full meal, using the stove, cleaning up in the morning, is just time consuming.
I was looking for a way to streamline my morning breakfast routine without giving in to eating something like cereal and milk. I saw someone who had made and frozen breakfast burritos on Pinterest and then I remembered something my friend Bethany did years ago, I used both as inspiration and came up with my own little, frozen, breakfast meal idea.
I basically made a simplified version of my quiche. I did 12 eggs, some raw milk, a package of sausage (from a local pork farmer, cooked and chopped before adding in), a little bit of cheese and salt and pepper. I didn't measure anything, I just eye-balled it.
Then I poured it into a cupcake cooking pan. I made the HUGE mistake of not lining them with paper cups or at least buttering the pan. I had to throw the pan out, after three days of soaking and scrubbing, I still could not get it clean. Don't make my mistake!
I cooked them at 350 for about 20 minutes. Actually, I am not too sure on the time, I check on them and when they look and smell done, I stick a knife in to see if any egg sticks to the knife. If the knife comes out clean, they are done.
And then you have little individual servings of an egg and sausage breakfast! I froze them all after they cooled, I put them on a cookie sheet to freeze them, sort of like how I freeze blueberries. Then after they were frozen a little bit, I bagged them into small, individual, freezer bags.
I pull two out the night before I want to eat them in the morning. It is defrosted by the morning and then I zap them in the microwave for 30 seconds. You could warm them in your toaster oven or regular oven if you wanted to avoid using a microwave. You should if you can, it really is bad for you, to use your microwave, but I am lazy.
Enjoy! If you have any questions let me know.
Great idea! Healthy and easy - love it!
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why is it bad to use the microwave? (feels like i'm asking a dumb question)
ReplyDeletelove the idea though - i never get quiche cuz my husband is allergic - so why make a whole one just for me?! now i can!!!!
and i work from home - so quick easy breakfasts are something i need! and it's far cheaper than buying the frozen ones that suck anyway!
LOVE This and I am totally doing this over the weekend. Keep the ideas coming!
ReplyDeleteThis is dumb but what is raw milk? Just like regular milk?
ReplyDeleteI think I'm going to make this shortly so I can have good breakfasts b/c I work all the time and I hate buying breakfast out!
With a baby on the way in three weeks I'm always looking for frozen meal ideas. Can't wait to make these for breakfasts!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you all like it!
ReplyDelete@heather..not a dumb question at all! If you check out this link, it explains it pretty well: http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/2010/03/dangers-of-microwave-cooking/
@CajunFleur...raw milk is unpasteurized. It has all the healthy enzymes and bacteria in it, that normally get killed during pasteurization. The link I gave Heather, has some good info on raw milk...just search raw milk at that site and prepare to have your mind blown!
Love it. Bet you could also cut each one in half through the side to make egg/sausage patties and put them on buttermilk biscuits or something like that.
ReplyDeleteMmm these sound yummy and just perfect for our family!!! never heard of "raw milk" before! would it make a difference in cooking, taste, or freezing if I was just to use "normal skim milk?"
ReplyDeleteI also recommend http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/cottage-cheese-muffins-recipe.html. Heidi Swanson is one of my favorite food bloggers and she is also a photographer so her images are always lovely. I have never made a recipe from her site that I haven't loved. These muffins are a staple in our house.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your time-saving freezer meal ideas! Especially the crock pot ones with lots of veggies :)
ReplyDeleteThe comment about microwaving started me thinking, though, as I've heard a little bit here and there about the dangers of it. So, I decided to finally do a little research and put my science background to use. After reading several legit articles, I think this one sums it up pretty well: http://www.cspinet.org/nah/04_05/microwavemyths.pdf
I personally still prefer to microwave food in glass containers as opposed to plastic, but I hope now we can maybe be a little less afraid of the big not-so-bad microwave!
Awesome. I'm gonna have to try this. I don't wanna sound.. dumb - but why is it bad to use a microwave?
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@Jess...it is kind of hard to explain, your best bet is to do a google search about it. Or check Weston A Price foundation's main website. And p.s. that is a great question! Thanks for taking the time to ask.
ReplyDeleteMade these for my husband yesterday. He tired them this morning and loved them! Thanks for the recipe!
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