I've got an amazing, quick and super delicious skillet dinner for you tonight! This really a "brinner" as it's more of a breakfast meal than a dinner meal...so we'll call it a brinner. Brinner is generally quick and this one is colorful, flavorful, packed with protein and veggies. You can serve it as is, or with some ripe, fresh fruit. The cooking method for this meal is … [Read more...]
Southwestern Frittata
When hunting around the Paleo-blog-osphere this past month, I came across many 'no-brainer-I-can-make-these-for-5-bucks' recipes, including this one. Frittatas are great budget-friendly Paleo meals because they use simple ingredients, are heavy on the protein and could work for breakfast, lunch, dinner or even a midnight snack. The only main difference between a 'regular' … [Read more...]
Frittata with Broccoli & Caramelized Onions
Frittatas seem to be another popular Paleo type of recipe. Reason being, they are naturally free of grains (usually!) and you can throw just about any kind of veggies in with the eggs and you've got a delicious meal. I've made frittatas with Sweet Potato & Zucchini, with Bacon, "Lettuce" and Tomato. Frittatas are so versatile and so delicious. And super easy to … [Read more...]
Sausage & Hashbrown Quiche
Brinner saves the day again! You know that I love breakfast for dinner (brinner) recipes and this is another new one that is on our permanent rotation. It's super easy to make with a gluten free crust (or you can totally use a regular pie crust)! All of the ingredients are common items that you probably already have in your kitchen. And, it's a super flexible recipe, so if … [Read more...]
Bacon & Egg Breakfast Quesadillas
So I can.not believe that it's the 30th of March and our 31 Days of Breakfast series is about over! I've got another new recipe to share tomorrow...it's yet another baked oatmeal recipe...and one that I could not keep my hands off of! It's 'that' good! I don't normally share new recipes on Tuesdays, but I had to get this one into the series because we love it so much!!! For … [Read more...]
Hashbrown Breakfast Pizza
Here's a fun new twist on breakfast pizza crust my friend! It's super simple...hashbrown potatoes, some olive oil (or melted butter) and salt and pepper. Bake the 'crust.' Add the toppings. Wow your family with a few new twist on pizza night and/or 'brinner.' I used my pizza baking stone to make the crust. A rectangular or circular pizza pan will work … [Read more...]
Sausage Potato Breakfast Taquitos
Taquito. Taquito. Taquito. Say that fast five times. You need to get these on your weekend breakfast menu...STAT! They are so tasty...and way cheaper than grabbing them from a TexMex joint. You're also going to want to dip these babies in some salsa or guacamole too. Oh, and they're freezer friendly too. Bake an extra batch, let it cool and then drop them into a … [Read more...]
Egg McMuffin Casserole
This is the classic sausage-egg-mcmuffin in casserole form. It's just like any other egg casserole, except you use English muffins instead of bread for the base of the egg casserole. I know, so simple and easy. And different. This one happened by accident when I went to make an egg casserole and we were out of bread...but had English muffins. Problem solved. And easy to … [Read more...]
Sausage & Egg Zucchini Breakfast Boats
For my friends who are looking for a low-carb breakfast, look no further!!! I'm not sure you can have a breakfast that's any more low-carb than this!!! Zucchini, sausage, eggs, little cheese. Topped with some fresh tomatoes and chives. Mmmmmmmm. Oh, and funny snippet about zucchini... All of my boys have had some kind of speech delay/issue as they've grown through the … [Read more...]
Loaded Potato Frittata
Frittatas. They make a great breakfast. They make a great lunch. And they make a wonderful one dish dinner! You've got the protein from the eggs, cheese and bacon, plus a little starch from the potatoes. Serve it with a side of fresh fruit and you've got the entire food pyramid covered! If I had to pick my most favorite frittata of all time, it might be this one. … [Read more...]