Breakfast For Dinner: 5 Delicious Sweet and Savory Recipes

by Maria Konou
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Everyone knows that breakfast food is superior. Classics like fluffy pancakes, eggs Benedict, waffles, and breakfast burritos are just some of these delicious morning meals. What’s more, breakfast food is extremely fast and easy to make, it is rich in flavors, nutritious, and super filling. It is meant to give you energy for the rest of the day. No wonder it is called the most important meal of the day! If you have a good and filling breakfast first thing in the morning, you have enough energy to contour anything the day brings! That is why breakfast for dinner became a thing! It only makes sense to have your favorite easy and delicious meals two times a day! In this article, we will share 5 of our favorite breakfast for dinner foods – from healthy breakfasts to delicious sweet treats. There is no doubt that you will love making and eating these tasty breakfast for dinner foods!

Breakfast food is extremely fast and easy to make

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Nutritious Breakfast Burrito

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 25 – 30 minutes

Servings: 4 servings

What you will need:

  • 4 ounces red potatoes (cut into cubes)
  • 4 breakfast sausages of your liking (you can substitute for a vegan or vegetarian sausage option)
  • Half a cup of diced white onion
  • Half a cup of diced bell pepper
  • 2 cups of finely chopped spinach
  • 4 eggs
  • one cup of egg whites 
  • some garlic powder
  • some onion powder
  • salt and pepper
  • 4 tortillas of your liking (whole-grain, gluten-free, etc.)
  • some shredded cheese of your liking
  • Salsa or hot sauce for topping
  • some fresh cilantro for topping
  • Homemade guacamole or sliced avocado

Step-by-step Instructions:

  1. First, start by sautéing the potatoes for a couple of minutes until they become soft. 
  2. Next, chop the sausage of your choice into pieces and add it to a pan along with the chopped white onion and bell peppers. 
  3. Then cook the veggies and sausage for a couple of minutes and then add in the spinach. 
  4. Once the vegetables become soft and the sausage has cooked, pour in the eggs, egg whites and sprinkle the seasonings.
  5. After that, fill your tortillas of choice with the mixture and the toppings you want.
  6. Then fold in the sides of the tortilla over the filling, so your breakfast burritos are secured.
  7. After that, put the burritos on the pan seam side down, so they can set until they become golden brown. 
  8. Then flip them over and continue cooking for a few more minutes.

Enjoy!

Cook the veggies and sausage for a couple of minutes and then add in the spinach

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After that, pour in the eggs, egg whites and sprinkle the seasonings

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Then stir well until the eggs have cooked

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After that, fill your tortillas of choice with the mixture and the toppings you want

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Then fold in the sides of the tortilla over the filling, so your breakfast burritos are secured

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Finally, add more topping if you feel like it, and enjoy!

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A delicious savory breakfast for dinner recipe

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Classic Eggs Benedict with Creamy Hollandaise Sauce 

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Servings: 4 servings

What you will need:

  • 8 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 4 English muffins of your liking
  • 8 slices Canadian bacon (or other bacon alternatives)
  • some smoked paprika
  • some fresh chives for topping

For the creamy Hollandaise sauce

  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ¼ cup hot water
  • ½ lb unsalted butter (or any other butter alternative)
  • a pinch of kosher salt

Step-by-step Instructions:

  1. First, to prepare the poached eggs, you need to fill a pan with 3 inches of water and add the white vinegar and bring the water to a simmer.
  2. Then crack one egg at a time in a separate bowl and slip it into the simmering water. Cook the eggs for 2-3 minutes and use a spoon to gently remove the eggs from the water. 
  3. After that, use a paper towel to dab the eggs from the water and leave them aside.
  4. Then preheat your oven to 425 °F. Put the bacon slices and muffins of your liking on a sheet pan and bake for around 10 minutes.
  5. Then to make the creamy hollandaise sauce, just place the butter over low heat in a pan to melt. Then add the egg yolks and lemon juice to a high-speed blender and blend while slowly adding the hot water.
  6. After that, slowly drizzle the melted butter into the yolk mixture and blend until the sauce thickens. 
  7. Add more lemon juice or salt to taste if you want, and keep the sauce in a pan over low heat to keep it warm. 
  8. Finally, assemble your eggs, Benedict, in the following way: plate two muffin halves and top with the creamy hollandaise sauce, add a slice of bacon, a poached egg, and drizzle with more sauce. Sprinkle with smoked paprika and fresh chives and serve!

Enjoy!

First, prepare the poached eggs

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After that, use a blender to make the creamy hollandaise sauce

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Time to assemble your delicious eggs Benedict

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Finally, add fresh fruit if you are craving something sweet

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Or, cut some veggies for a salad side

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Experiment with flavors and different food combinations

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Spinach Quiché 

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Servings: 8 servings

What you will need:

  • 1 deep dish pie crust (can be frozen)
  • some olive oil or butter
  • Half a cup chopped yellow or white onion
  • 2 minced garlic cloves 
  • 1 1/4 cups milk of your liking
  • 4 eggs
  • 1egg yolk
  • some salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste
  • crushed red pepper to taste
  • 10 ounces of spinach (frozen or fresh)
  • A cup of your favorite shredded cheese (Gruyere cheese works very good)

Step-by-step Instructions:

  1. First, start by preheating your oven to 375 °F. Bake your pie crust for a couple of minutes and take it out
  2. Then take a fork and gently prick the pie crust – bottom and sides. 
  3. After that, bake the crust for 10-12 more minutes and set it aside. Reduce the temperature of the oven to 325 °F.
  4. Then add the butter or olive oil to a pan until melted before adding the onion, as well. Sauté the onion until it becomes soft and translucent before adding the garlic. After a minute or two, remove the pan from the heat.
  5. After that, whisk the milk, eggs, egg yolk, salt, pepper, and red pepper.
  6. Then add the cooled onion and garlic mixture to the pie crust. Spread it evenly. 
  7. Next, add in the shredded cheese on the top, the spinach, and finally the milk and egg mixture over the top.
  8. Then transfer the Quiché to the oven and bake it for 50 minutes to an hour, or when you see the crust becoming golden brown.
  9. Finally, leave the Quiché to cool down before serving and enjoy it both warm or cold! 

Enjoy!

First, gently prick the pie crust

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Then sauté the onion until it becomes soft and translucent

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After that, whisk the milk, eggs, egg yolk, salt, pepper, and red pepper.

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After that, add the cooled onion and garlic mixture to the pie crust

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Then add the shredded cheese, the spinach, and finally the milk and egg mixture over the top

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Finally, bake until golden brown

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And, enjoy this healthy and delicious breakfast for dinner recipe

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French Toast

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Servings: between 8 and 12 pieces

What you will need:

  • 1 loaf of bread of your liking
  • one and a half cups of milk of your liking
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2 tablespoons of butter or coconut oil
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup, agave syrup or brown sugar
  • a tablespoon of vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon 
  • a dash of salt 
  • Fresh fruit, chocolate, maple syrup, sugar (for serving)

Step-by-step Instructions:

  1. First, start by cutting your bread into ¾-inch thick slices. You want around 8-12 pieces of bread.
  2. Then slightly warm the milk in the microwave. You want it to be at room temperature and not cold from the fridge.
  3. After that, separate the yolks from the eggs and mix them with the warm milk, melted butter or coconut oil, maple syrup or other sweeteners, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt, and whisk well until the mixture is smooth. 
  4. Then pour the egg mixture into a baking dish.
  5. Next, place the bread slices into the egg mixture, making sure that each side is well submerged. Transfer each slice to the baking sheet.
  6. Whisk the egg mixture once again to redistribute the cinnamon. Repeat with the remaining slices, whisking the mixture between batches.
  7. Then take a cast iron or a griddle and put it over medium-low heat. 
  8. Once the cast or skillet is hot enough, transfer a slice and cook it until golden on both sides. Repeat this with all of the bread slices. 
  9. Finally, add your toppings of choice and serve! 

Enjoy!

First, start by cutting your bread

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Place the bread slices into the egg mixture

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Take a toast slice and cook it until golden on both sides

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After that, repeat for all of the bread slices

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Then add two bread slices in a dish per person

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Finally, add your toppings and enjoy

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Fluffy Soufflé Japanese Pancakes

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Servings: 2 servings

What you will need:

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg whites
  • 35 grams of all-purpose flour or any other flour of your liking
  • one tsp of baking powder
  • half tsp of vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
  • 2 tbsp milk of your liking 
  • 2 tbsp sugar-free sweetener of your liking
  • Fresh fruit for topping
  • Whipped cream for topping

Step-by-step Instructions:

  1. First, start by separating the 4 egg whites and putting them in the freezer for 10 minutes. 
  2. Then take 2 of the egg yolks and add your milk and the vanilla extract before sifting the flour and baking powder and mixing well.
  3. Next, take out the egg whites from the freezer and add the cream of tartar and salt to before beating it with an electric mixer.
  4. Then slowly add your sweetener of choice and beat the egg whites until they are smooth and a stiff peak forms. 
  5. After that, fold the egg whites into the flour mixture without over mixing it.
  6. Then heat up and grease a pan on the lowest setting. Scoop 2 tablespoons of the mixture into the pan and over it for 5 minutes. 
  7. After that, add one more tablespoon of the pancake mixture on top of the pancake, as well as a tablespoon of hot water to the pan. Then cover and let the pancakes steam for another 5 minutes.
  8. Then gently and carefully flip the pancakes over and cook on the other side.
  9. Finally, add your toppings of choice and serve!

Enjoy!

If you freeze your egg whites for 15 minutes, you won’t need cream of tartar

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Make sure your egg whites aren’t over beaten because they’ll deflate when you cook the pancakes

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Cake flour makes softer pancakes

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And, finally remember, you can never go wrong with some fluffy pancakes and maple syrup

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Maria Konou

Maria Konou is a specialist in the field of digital marketing and fashion. However, she has always had a way with words. That’s what led her to her dream job here at Archzine. She has worked in many different fields over the years, but according to her, being an author has been the most rewarding. Maria is a huge plant enthusiast, loves everything fashion-related, is very sustainably aware, and is always open to learning about new things.