Cottage Cheese Baked Eggs with Chimichurri Sauce may sound a bit strange, but I promise it’s delicious. The bright flavors make it feel like a decadent breakfast, but really it’s an easy, healthy way to start the day!
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Pancetta and Caramelized Onion Quiche [Recipe]
This cheesy Pancetta and Caramelized Onion Quiche is perfect for Mother’s Day brunch or a simple brinner. You’ll be amazed at how quickly it comes together!
In a perfect world, breakfast would be eaten all day long. Which is why I love quiche – it seems perfectly acceptable to serve in the morning, afternoon, or evening. Not that I care about what’s acceptable… sorry mom.
Quiche is one of those dishes that you can throw together with whatever you have on hand. Who doesn’t love a meal that comes together without having to try too hard? I even keep a crust on my freezer for just such an occasion.
That’s right. I said freezer crust. One of the reasons this meal is so fabulous is that it’s fast… which means I’m not about to make a homemade crust. There are so many options out there, I just can’t justify spending the time to make it from scratch unless is a really, really special occasion.
Vegas cut the… quiche…
Take this quiche base and make it your own. It can be made vegetarian with mushrooms, greens, bell peppers, etc. Use bacon instead of pancetta, or cooked chicken or other meat. Change up the herbs as well – I’m forever looking for a way to use up herbs from other recipes. Endless options, making it the perfect way to celebrate Earth Day this weekend (April 22) and join in this month’s Recipe ReDux challenge to reduce food waste. Whatever you would normally toss at the end of the week, reduce your food waste and use it in a quiche!
I served the version below at Easter brunch… and then I whipped up a second one STAT when I realized we had 3 additional guests. A true testament to the ease of this recipe. Special thanks to the prepared crust people for packaging them in twos. The second quiche was broccoli, bacon, and gruyere, FYI.
My brunch plate, round 1.
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Pancetta and Caramelized Onion Quiche
Prep Time: 8 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Keywords: bake breakfast brunch low-sugar nut-free Easter
Ingredients (6-8 servings)
- 1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tsp salted butter
- Pinch of brown sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 C 2% milk
- 1/2 C heavy cream
- 1 C diced pancetta
- 1/2 C shredded mozzarella
- 2 T chopped parsley
- Pinch of cayenne
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 prepared crust
Instructions
Place the butter in a medium pan with butter, or a mixture of olive oil and butter. Heat the pan on medium high heat until butter is shimmering. Add the onion slices and stir to coat the onions with the butter. Spread onions out evenly over the pan and let cook, stirring occasionally. Check the onions every 5 to 10 minutes; they should be done in 20-25 mins. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Whisk the eggs, milk and cream in a large. Stir in remaining ingredients.
Slowly pour the egg mixture into the prepared crust until it is almost full. You may have egg mixture left over if you have a shallow pan.
Bake for 35-40 minutes. Remove from the oven when quiche is just about set. Let cool before cutting and serving.
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Mother’s Day is just 3 weeks away! This spring is flying by already.
Do you make your own crust?
What is your favorite quiche flavor combo?
Egg Muffins with Turkey Sausage & Asparagus
Egg muffins with turkey sausage and asparagus are easy to make and even easier to eat! They can be made ahead of time and reheated for the perfect grab and go breakfast.
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Microwave Eggs, Poached and Scrambled
No one wants to spend all their time cooking on vacation.
And when you don’t have a stove, it’s impossible.
Breakfasts have been quick and easy for us. We only have a microwave and a fridge in our studio… so when I bought eggs Vegas gave me a weird look. Apparently she’d never had microwave eggs before. It sounds strange, but it’s actually really good.
This Egg McMuffin didn’t stand a chance:
Please note my lioness bed-head in the microwave reflection. #bighairdontcare
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Cornbread Waffle Breakfast Sandwich [Recipe]
This Cornbread Waffle Sandwich uses cornbread as a healthy “bread” for a cheesy egg and bacon breakfast sandwich. The perfect customizable breakfast for a crowd!
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Revisiting Strange But Good
Normalcy* has returned.
*I use that term loosely.
Vegas and I made it back from Vegas leaving the 115 degree temps behind. The sun is out again in San Diego and it’s a balmy 75 degrees.
https://instagram.com/p/5aqIMkGjVz/?taken-by=sprint2thetable
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Bacon Dijon Deviled Eggs [Recipe]
These Bacon Dijon Deviled Eggs are nearly perfect thanks to 3 tips from an old elderly Southern lady. You know that has to make them good!
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Hatch Chile-Cherry Breakfast Wrap
Cooking is hard on one foot.
Rather, motivating to cook is hard.
I’m feeling a bit better now – limping much faster – but it was a struggle earlier in the week. Sunday morning it took me 3 hours to convince myself to get up to make breakfast. If you know me at all, you know that if I delay a meal, the struggle is real. When I finally dragged my ass off the couch, I knew I had to make it worth the effort. That’s just what I did with the strange sweet ‘n spicy combo.
Hatch chiles are only in season for a few weeks. They’re grown in one region, the Hatch Valley, along the Rio Grande in New Mexico. The terroir gives them an deliciously strange smoky, earthy flavor. I’m in love.
Craving some sweetness for breakfast, I loaded up my last Julian Bakery coconut wrap with cherries too. I sautéed the hatch chiles and cherries with a bit of turkey (totally optional), and I added a schmear of Roots sriracha-mango hummus. (I had to mix in more sriracha… some like it hot!)
It’s not breakfast without #yolkporn. If you’ve never bitten into a wrap or sandwich that’s stuffed with a runny egg… well, you just haven’t lived. The joy in insurmountable.
I’m not exaggerating.
That’s a wrap.
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Hatch Chile-Cherry Breakfast Wrap
- 1/2 C cherries, pitted and sliced
- 1 Hatch chile, sliced
- 1 oz turkey (optional)
- 2 T hummus
- 1 wrap
- 1 whole egg
In a small pan, sauté cherries, chile, and turkey (if using). Meanwhile, shcmear a wrap (or toast) with hummus. When cherries and chiles are softened, transfer to the wrap.
In the same pan, cook an egg to your desired level of doneness. Place egg on top of wrap, roll up, and enjoy!
Note: I added basil for garnish.
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I know you’ll ask… yes, I really like the wraps. But yes, the are extremely expensive. I buy them and hoard the pack for a couple months.
Have you tried a hatch chile?
How do you like your eggs?
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