Quick Breakfasts - 30+ Ideas

I'm on a new quest....

I have quit buying breakfast cereals.  They're expensive, and I haven't been using coupons lately.  To be honest, I feel guilty feeding them to my family.  I, personally, am a leftover type of girl.  I will pretty much eat anything for breakfast--the easier the better--pizza, left over spaghetti, whatever....My family, most of them, don't do things the way I do.  So, it's for them, that I have embarked on this quest.

I buy granola in the bulk food section of the store, but my family loves it so much that it's gone so quickly; best when stirred into yogurt.  We eat oatmeal frequently.  #6 very often runs out the door with a paper cup full of oatmeal and a plastic spoon.  Half of the family leaves by 7:10am, so whatever we eat has to be prepared early and quickly.

My hope was to end up at least 30 options.  I think I've ended up with a few extra.  Enjoy!


Things that go together rather quickly:

• fruit and yogurt parfait - layer berries or chopped up fruit with any flavor of yogurt in a cup.
• yogurt and granola
• hard boiled eggs - make ahead and have on hand.  We mark our hard boiled eggs with an "x" in pencil on the shell, so we can assure that it's not a raw egg.
• scrambled eggs - throw in veggies or cheese.
• French toast in a mug
• smoothie - you can throw pretty much anything you like in a blender along with a little bit of milk, blend it up, and you have a smoothie.  Freeze bananas, blueberries, peaches, etc. to throw in, or use fresh fruit and ice.  You can also throw in a tablespoon or two of frozen apple or orange juice concentrate for a bit more sweetness or sprinkle a bit of cinnamon in for a bit of spice.
• oatmeal - throw in brown sugar and a little bit of milk.  Add a bit of pumpkin pie spice--my kids love it.
• English muffins - topped with whatever you like or make into a sandwich with ham and eggs.
• bagels - with peanut butter or cream cheese and /or jam.  I like my cream cheese softened in the microwave for a few seconds until creamy on a toasted bagel.  Yum!
• fruit and cheese - or anything and cheese.  Seriously, how can you go wrong with cheese?  Can you tell I'm an addict?
• scones - Rhodes rolls left to rise overnight, flatten and deep fry; top w/jam or make elephant ears by sprinkling them with cinnamon and sugar.
• poached egg on toast - fry an egg in a bit of water (1/4 C. or so), cover and let simmer until the white of the egg is no longer gushy.  Butter a piece of toast and put the egg on top.
• rice sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar and a bit of milk
• toast topped with whatever you like

Crockpot:

• Southwestern Crockpot Breakfast
• Ham n Taters Crockpot Casserole
• Deluxe Crockpot Oatmeal
• Crockpot Granola Casserole
• Crockpot Omelette Casserole
• Crockpot Sausage and Egg Casserole
• Good Morning Breakfast Pie
• Breakfast Bread Pudding (only cooks for 6 hours)
• Western Omelet

Things to have ready in the freezer (throw them in the toaster or microwave, and voila!):

• premade pancakes - The Warden makes pancakes on Saturday morning.  It's been family tradition FOREVER.  If he makes too much, I put them in bags and put them in the freezer for a busy morning.
• premade waffles
• premade French toast
• bacon hash brown roll ups
• freezer breakfast burritos
• egg and muffin sandwich
• breakfast pizza

Other items to premake that don't require a toaster:

• muffins (make them yourself the night before or buy the muffins at the store)
• banana bread (I've linked you to my favorite)
• zucchini bread (there's a really good recipe in the Madhouse cookbook)
• pumpkin bread
• ...you get the idea.