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A great day starts with a great breakfast. With 10 kids between us, we’ve had a lot of opportunities to get creative with breakfast. Picky eaters, hectic mornings, and providing a healthy start to the day are challenges we all face when it comes to planning breakfast. We get it!
Here we have over 33 breakfast ideas to help you and your family rise and shine. Each recipe here is a tried and true family favorite we know your family will love. In addition, we’ve included a recipe for our hearty Breakfast Quesadillas.
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Quick and Easy Breakfasts (Only 2 Ingredients)
When you need to come up with something quickly, these two-ingredients breakfast ideas are lifesavers! Keeping some of these ingredients on hand for those mornings that are rushed is always a good idea. It only takes a few minutes to throw these morning meals together, yet they are still filling and will hold you over until lunchtime.
More 2-Ingredient Breakfast Ideas:
- Toad in the Hole. This is a fun breakfast idea for cooking toast with an egg. Cut a small circle in the center of piece of bread, butter both sides, then place it in a small skillet. Crack an egg into the hole. The bread is toasted and the egg is cooked all at once.
- Cottage Cheese with Fruit. Top a bowl of cottage cheese with sliced peaches, pears, pineapple, and berries for a quick and refreshing breakfast.
- Bagel and Cream Cheese. With so many bagel and cream cheese options, you can mix and match flavors every morning for a month! One of our favorites is an everything bagel that is toasted and topped with whipped cream cheese.
- Bananas and Peanut Butter (or Nutella). Place 1 tablespoon of peanut butter in a small bowl and use it as a dip for a banana or apple slices for a fast breakfast. Crunchy peanut butter or Nutella are also delicious.
Breakfast Sandwiches
Breakfast sandwiches may be one of the best breakfast ideas out there! They are hearty and easy to eat, especially for kids. Breakfast sandwiches can be eaten alone, however, adding some fruit on the side instantly creates a nice, sit-down morning meal or brunch.
More Breakfast Sandwich Ideas:
- Breakfast Croissant Sandwiches. Layer a fried egg with sausage or bacon on a flaky croissant for an appetizing and hearty breakfast. Don’t forget a slice of cheese for added yum!
- Eggs Benedict. The secret to Eggs Benedict is in the creamy Hollandaise sauce. Although it sounds fancy, our simple recipe helps you make it perfectly every time.
- Meat Lovers Breakfast Sandwich. 3 slices of toast loaded with sausage, bacon, and ham.
Healthy Breakfasts with Eggs
You just can’t go wrong serving eggs for breakfast. Eggs are low-carb, yet high in protein which sustains energy throughout the day. Furthermore, they are loaded with nutrients like vitamin D, folate, riboflavin, and selenium. Eggs are also versatile and can be combined with a wide variety of ingredients to make a protein-packed meal. Serve with a side of hash browns, or toast for a hearty morning meal.
More Egg Breakfast Ideas:
- Omelets. Start with eggs and then add your favorite meats, cheeses, and veggies for a healthy and colorful omelet.
- Eggs Over-Easy. This is a popular way to serve eggs. The egg whites are cooked through on both sides, but the yolks stay runny in the center. Source: thekitchn.com
- Breakfast Quesadillas (see recipe below). A breakfast quesadilla is similar to a breakfast burrito, however it is easier to eat and has an added crunch to the outer shell.
Sweet Breakfasts: Pancakes, Waffles, French Toast
A big pancake or waffle breakfast is always a favorite with kids and likewise, adults! Weekends are a great time to pull out the waffle iron or griddle and make up something special. Some hot maple syrup or a flavored syrup and sprinkled powdered sugar on top are just the ticket for a fun start to the day. Everyone will be asking for seconds when you make up one of these delicious recipes.
Waffle Recipes
French Toast Recipes
Breakfast Breads
For a taste of homemade goodness in the morning, breads are the way to go. Breakfast breads, muffins, and cinnamon rolls can be made ahead, saving time and energy in the mornings. And, baked breads just make you happy. They taste so good. Without doubt, each bite will put a smile on your face and you know it will be a good day!
Muffin Recipes
Sweet Roll Recipes
Grab and Go Breakfast Ideas
We included some quick breakfast ideas above with only 2-ingredients. These breakfasts are also quick, but require a few more ingredients. Make one of these portable breakfasts and enjoy them on the car ride to school, on the commute to work, or as you watch the soccer game early Saturday morning. They also make great after school snacks.
Portable Breakfast Recipes
Smoothie Recipes
How to Make Breakfast Quesadillas
In addition to our breakfast ideas, here is our promised bonus recipe for our delicious breakfast quesadillas. Much like a breakfast burrito, Breakfast Quesadillas are filled with egg, cheese, and your favorite meat.
Whenever my kids attempt breakfast burritos, they always have the eggs spilling out the back, not so with these. Everything stays nice and put.
Personally, I like having the little crunch from the crispy shell. It just adds a nice dimension that a breakfast burrito doesn’t provide. Hope your family loves these as much as ours does! Enjoy!
Easy Breakfast Ideas: Breakfast Quesadillas
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Ingredients
- 2 eggs beaten
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 flour tortillas
- 2 slices bacon crumbled (and/or cooked, crumbled sausage)
- 1/2 cup Mexican blend or Monterey Jack cheese shredded, divided
- salsa and sour cream to taste
Instructions
- In a large skillet, scramble the eggs (add salt and pepper to taste).
- Spray skillet or griddle with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat. Place one tortilla on the skillet or griddle and heat on one side.
- When tortilla is hot, flip and add half of the cheese.
- Add scrambled egg and distribute evenly.
- Add bacon over the top.
- Sprinkle on remaining cheese and top with remaining tortilla. Cook for about 1 minute or until cheese starts to melt, then CAREFULLY flip (you don't want all the egg falling out).
- When the cheese is melted and the tortilla is golden brown, remove from pan. Cut into quarters with a pizza cutter and serve with sour cream and/or salsa.
Notes
Recipe tips
- Bacon, breakfast sausage, and diced ham all work great in this recipe.
- Hand shredded cheese from a block melts better and keeps the ingredients within the quesadilla when eating.
- Serve with salsa, sour cream, and/or guacamole.
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So many yummy breakfast recipe. Can’t decide which one to make first.
I couldn’t decide at first either. I eventually went with the breakfast casserole and it was delicious! You should definitely try that one out.
Yum!! Breakfast is the best! We could eat it all day long! The quesadillas are amazing! They are a favorite of ours!
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe! Will surely have this again! It’s really easy to make and it tasted so delicious! Highly recommended!
Great idea and I never thought about quesadillas for breakfast. I am diabetic, so I used low carb wraps, fat-free, no cholesterol liquid egg substitue and chopped up frozen, microwaveable sausage patty to cut down on prep. Was great and reduced carb over regular flour tortilla.
Very helpful. Thank you.
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Those breakfast quesadillas look so good!! I am excited to try some others! We can’t live without breakfast!
Your recipes are delicious!! Love breakfast & you’ve shared some yummy ideas!
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipes! Will surely have this again! It’s really easy to make and it tasted so delicious! Highly recommended!
I made this for my siblings today 🙂
I used homemade tortillas and didn’t any bacon in and it was still great! My brother loves it so thanks !
Great 👍!!!
good, simple, quick, satisfying