Saturday, April 4, 2009

sausage, egg, cheese muffin

This is my own healthy take on a fast-food breakfast. I only use 1/2 an egg per sandwich to keep the cholesterol low. Also, by using whole grain english muffins you can sneak in some more wholesome goodness into your carnivore. This is a simple but special breakfast for both meat-eaters and vegetarians alike.

Simply toast a couple of english muffins. (Butter them if you like.) Add a slice of American cheese (or whatever cheese you are craving currently) to the bottom piece and let it melt a little bit. Heat up the real sausage patties in a small frying pan. At the same time microwave the soy patties (I personally like Morning Star Farms variety). Spray a separate pan with oil and then fry one egg. Fold it in half and then cut it in half to form to a small triangle. Place one triangle on top of the cheese of each muffin. Top these with the sausage patties. Add the other piece of english muffin to create a marvelous little breakfast sandwich. Good to grab and go or sit and sip with coffee.

menu idea:
Serve these sausage, egg, and cheese sandwiches with a bit of fruit and some spicy southwestern style hashbrowns, and of course coffee!

(In case you are wondering, the soy sandwich has the strawberries on the plate and the real sausage has the grapes. Look a lot alike, huh?)

10 comments:

  1. You don't have to worry about cholesterol in food--dietary cholesterol does not have an effect on blood cholesterol. :)

    Cute egg sammies! I didn't know they made soy sausages. The resemblance is uncanny!

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  2. Thanks Lauren! If you are interest in finding "soysauge" patties (or even links) you can usually find them in the freezer section of your grocery store near the breakfast items.

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  3. You can make them even healthier by cutting back to half a slice of processed cheese per sandwich.

    Thanks for making me hungry at work!

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  4. That looks like the perfect healthy breakfast!

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  5. This is so awesome! I crave egg McMuffins, and have always planned on trying to make a veggie version, but I've never gotten around to doing it! I'm going to favorite this, so that I don't forget!

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  6. It is absolutely true that dietary cholesterol does not affect serum cholesterol levels. Eggs are a very nutritious way to ingest protein - you should use 2 on each sandwich, not 1/2! Do a little nutrition research, and you'll see that it's true. The FDA recommendations don't always match up to the evidence (as I'm sure you're aware).

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  7. thanks for the tip karen! having half does cut the calories though...

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  8. IThat looks like a great quick breakfast!

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  9. Your blog makes me want to be a vegetarian! I love your recipes. ♥

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