8 Homemade Breakfast Ideas Inspired by Popular Fast-Food Restaurants

Consider these delicious breakfast recipes inspired by popular dishes at national fast-food restaurants that can be made from the comfort of your home.

“You are turning into your parents.” No, boomers, I didn’t disrespect your mama (I know how sensitive we are). However, some consumers are looking for healthier, more convenient breakfast ideas to serve as alternatives to the high-calorie, sodium-rich foods that seem to be at fast-food restaurants at every other busy intersection of counties and cities, large and small. Any child or grandchild of a baby boomer who has uttered to their kids the words, “We’ve got (enter the name of your favorite quick-serve restaurant here) at home,” should appreciate knowing how to prepare dishes popular among their kids in their kitchens.

A healthy breakfast quickly jumpstarts your metabolism overnight and keeps you full longer during the day. It also provides many of the daily essential nutrients that human bodies need to live well and fuels your brain to enhance memory and solve problems. Consider these delicious breakfast recipes inspired by popular dishes at national fast-food restaurants that can be made from the comfort of your home.

 

 

Eight Homemade Recipes That Are Great Breakfast Ideas

Eating a good breakfast sets the best tone for the day, but food preparation is not everyone's strong suit. Morning hunger often leads to poor performance at work and school, weight gain, and other elements of an unhealthy lifestyle, while frequently eating takeout can also strain household budgets. Many of the take-out dishes that are commonly consumed can be more affordable, delicious, and healthy when created at home.

Make These Popular Fast Food Breakfast Dishes at Home

Ham, Egg, and Cheese on English Muffins

Ingredients

• High-quality sliced smoked ham or honey roast
• One large egg
• Grated parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Preheat an oven to 350° F.
2. Line each cup of a six-cup silicone non-stick muffin pan with a layer of butter.
3. Place the ham or honey roast slice inside each muffin cup.
4. Add an egg to the ham or honey roast in each cup.
5. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Fold the overhanging ham or honey roast over the top of each egg. It's OK if it doesn't completely cover the egg.
7. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over the top.
8. Place in the oven for at least 15 minutes.
9. Be sure the eggs are firm before serving between buttered, toasted English Muffins.

Smoked Sausage-Potato Hash

(from the Potato Cookbook)

Ingredients

• One (1 pound) package of smoked sausage, sliced
• One medium onion, chopped
• One green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• One (16 ounces) package of frozen Southern-style hash brown potatoes
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
2. Add the sausage and cook for five minutes until browned.
3. Remove from the skillet, reserving the drippings.
4. Add the onion and green pepper to the drippings in the skillet.
5. Cook and stir over medium heat until tender but still crisp.
6. Stir in the hash browns and cook for about five minutes, until browned.
7. Return sausage to the skillet and season with salt and pepper.
8. Heat through and serve.

Breakfast Burritos

(from the Bacon Recipe Cookbook eBook)

Ingredients

• 12 slices bacon, diced
• 12 eggs, lightly beaten
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 10 (8 inch) flour tortillas
• 1½ cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• ½ cup thinly sliced green onions

Directions

1. In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove to paper towels.
2. Drain, reserving 1-2 tablespoons drippings.
3. Add eggs, salt, and pepper to drippings; cook and stir over medium heat until the eggs are completely set.
4. Spoon about ¼ cup of egg mixture down the center of each tortilla; sprinkle with cheese, onions, and bacon.
5. Fold the bottom and sides of the tortilla over-filling.
6. Wrap each in waxed paper and aluminum foil. Freeze for up to 1 month.
7. When using frozen burritos
8. Remove foil.
9. Place waxed paper-wrapped burritos on a microwave-safe plate.
10. Microwave at 60% power for 1 ½ to 2 minutes or until heated through.
11. Let stand for 20 seconds.

Easy Pancakes

(from the Easy Cookbook)

Ingredients

• One cup of all-purpose flour
• Two tablespoons of white sugar
• Two tablespoons of baking powder
• One teaspoon salt
• One egg, beaten
• One cup of milk
• Two tablespoons of vegetable oil

Directions

1. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
2. Make a well in the center, and pour milk, egg, and oil.
3. Mix until smooth.
4. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium-high heat.
5. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately ¼ cup for each pancake.
6. Brown on both sides and serve hot.

Oatmeal and Spice

Ingredients

• Oatmeal (from the carton canister)
• Skim or soy milk

Directions

1. Microwave a serving of oatmeal with a bit of skim milk, soy milk, or other substitute for about one minute and 45 seconds.
2. Sprinkle ½ teaspoon of cinnamon and a few raisins over the top.
3. Enjoy

Omelet with Cheese Sauce

(from the Cheese Cookbook)

Ingredients

• One (10¾ ounces) can of condensed cheddar cheese soup, undiluted
• ½ cup half-and-half cream
• Six eggs
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• Two tablespoons chopped green chilies
• One tablespoon of butter or margarine

Directions

1. In a small saucepan, cook the soup and cream over low heat until warm, stirring occasionally.
2. In a small bowl, beat the eggs, salt, and pepper; stir in chilies.
3. Melt butter in a 10-in. skillet over medium heat; add the egg mixture.
4. As the eggs set, lift the edges, letting the uncooked portion flow underneath.
5. When the eggs are completely set, remove them from the heat.
6. Fold the omelet in half and cut it into three wedges.
7. Serve with the cheese sauce.
8. Refrigerate any leftover sauce.

Pile-It-On Egg Toast

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• Three slices of bread
• Three eggs

Directions

1. Preheat an oven to 350° F.
2. Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil and evenly coat it with spray.
3. Place bread slices on a foil-lined sheet.
4. Cut out the center of each bread slice with a 2½-to-3-inch round cookie, biscuit cutter, or inverted drinking glass, or pull out the center with fingers, leaving a 2½-to-3-inch diameter hole.
5. Place the cutouts and bread slices on the baking sheet.
6. For extra crispness, lightly coat both sides with spray.
7. Break and slip one egg into the hole of each bread slice.
8. Evenly spread or spoon the topping ingredients over the bread slice and egg white, avoiding covering the egg yolk completely.
9. Place the baking sheet on the middle rack of the preheated oven.
10. Bake for about 12 to 15 minutes until the whites are set, and the yolks thicken and cloud over but are not hard. Baking time may vary depending on temperature, the amount and thickness of topping foods, and the exact diameter of the hole in the bread slice.

Variations:

Ham & Cheese

1. Use pumpernickel rye bread.
2. In a small bowl, stir one cup of fresh baby spinach leaves (about 1½ oz.), ½ cup of chopped lean cooked ham (about three ounces), and ⅓ cup of low-fat cottage cheese.
3. Spoon about ⅓ cups of spinach evenly onto each egg-and-bread slice. Bake.

Mushroom Pizza

1. Use Italian Bread, at least four inches in diameter, sliced ¾ up to one inch thick.
2. In a small bowl, stir one cup of sliced mushrooms (about 3½ oz.) and ½ cups of prepared pizza spaghetti sauce or salsa.
3. Spoon about ⅓ cups of mushroom mixture onto each egg-and-bread slice.
4. Sprinkle with three tablespoons shredded low-moisture, part-skim mozzarella cheese, one tablespoon per slice.
5. Bake.

Breakfast Parfait

Ingredients

• Low-fat vanilla yogurt
• Snack-sized bags of granola
• Frozen berries or fresh fruit

Directions

Add the low-fat yogurt and other ingredients to a travel container.

Peaches 'N Cream Banana Breakfast Smoothie

(from the Smoothie Cookbook)

• 1¼ cups milk
• ¼ cup vanilla yogurt
• One banana broken into chunks
• One packet of peaches and cream flavor instant oatmeal
• Two packets of granular no-calorie sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda®) (optional)
• Five ice cubes

Directions

1. Put milk, yogurt, banana, instant oatmeal, sweetener, and ice cubes into a blender.
2. Cover and puree until smooth.
3. Pour into glasses to serve.

Wrapping Up the 8 Homemade Breakfast Ideas

Breakfast is vital to a healthy, productive lifestyle. Consider using these eight recipes to prepare many national fast-food restaurants' most popular breakfast dishes. Granted, taking up to 11 steps to prepare a meal may be impractical for a busy household as a daily routine. But meals made at home will help you better manage the household's diet, health, finances, and more, and that may make it all worth the occasional effort.

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