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!
Brooke
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why is it bad to use the microwave? (feels like i'm asking a dumb question)
love 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!
This is dumb but what is raw milk? Just like regular milk?
I 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!
So glad you all like it!
@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.
Mmm 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?"
I 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.
I LOVE your time-saving freezer meal ideas! Especially the crock pot ones with lots of veggies
The 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.
Made these for my husband yesterday. He tired them this morning and loved them! Thanks for the recipe!
This looks yummy! I’ve pinned it to Pinterest and I will be making it when we move into our house next month and I get into freezing meals.
-Courtney
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Thanks so much!!
I am excited to try this out. I love eggs, but never find time to make them in the morning for just myself (my husband is allergic). I loved this idea so much, I featured a link to this post on my freezer breakfast meals roundup. Thanks!
http://www.nestcandy.com/2012/02/make-ahead-freezer-breakfast-meals.html
Awesome! Thanks so much!!
So what works best – buttering the pan or cupcake liners? I’m not into having to butter (I’m lazy in that area!) and yet I’d think the batter would stick pretty bad to the liners.
I love this idea – I was just saying this a.m. that I didn’t want to cook, almost wished we had cereal & milk to eat (but I haven’t had dry cereal around in ages).
THANKS!
Oh, I know the feeling! Sometimes I curse that I know better and wish that I could just eat cereal and milk and not have to cook an entire meal every morning. I think they probably would stick to the liners, but not too bad.
I tried these both ways and spraying the pan with non-stick cooking spray worked much better for me! They didn’t stick AT ALL to the pan but did stick a little when I used the liners.
Good to know, thanks!!
I made these and used cupcake liners – where it saved my pan, the liners are difficult to peel off. Where I know its a concern for some, I’m going to try the silicone liners/pan and report back.
Like they stuck to the quiche in small pieces or chunks of quiche came off on the liner when you peeled it off? Yes, let us know how the silicone liners do!