Thanksgiving Leftovers Breakfast!

We all know hosting during the holidays is stressful enough and after preparing a feast, providing breakfast to your guests the next morning should be kept as simple as possible. Here's one idea to do so!

Ingredients:

       Leftovers:

• Mashed potatoes
• Stuffing
• Gravy (optional)

       Other:

• Eggs (2 for each person)
• Cheese, grated (your choice)
• Salt and pepper
• Milk (optional)

Option One: Breakfast Casserole

1. In a rectangle casserole dish, spray with Pam.....coat bottom layer with leftover mashed potatoes. Top that with a layer of leftover stuffing.
2. In a bowl, mix together your eggs, some milk, salt, and pepper, and cheese.
3. Pour the egg mixture on top of the casserole.
4. Bake at 350 for about 20-30 minutes until done. Top with gravy if you want to.

Option Two: Leftovers Re-Heated and Topped with Egg

1. Heat up the leftovers and put on a plate.
2. Cook 2 over easy eggs per person and put on top of the leftovers.
3. Top with gravy if you want.

Enjoy!

Fancy Feta Sausage, Veggies, and Eggs Breakfast!

Want to impress your guests with a fancy fake out breakfast? This is the one and it's super easy!

Ingredients:

• 1 Spinach and Feta Sausage (I got mine from Sprouts and got Chicken)-made into 4-5 patties
• Tuscan cheddar cheese, 4-5 thin slices for on top of patties (or your favorite cheese)
• 1/2 red and yellow bell pepper chopped
• 1/2 onion chopped
• EVOO
• 1/2 tsp garlic salt
• 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
• 1 small eggplant, chopped into bite size pieces
• 1 yellow squash, chopped 
• 4 eggs

What to do:

1. Cook your sausage patties until done, then top with cheese slices until melted. Set aside on a paper towel and top with foil.
2. Saute your veggies in EVOO, top with garlic salt and black pepper. Cook for about 15 minutes. Set aside and top with foil.
3. Finally, cook your eggs over easy (or however your prefer them)...top with black pepper. 
4. On a plate, put a layer of the sauted veggies, then top with two sausage patties, finally top it with 1-2 eggs. 

Enjoy!

Super Savory Quiche w/Sausage!

Ingredients:

• 8 eggs
• Pepper
• 1/2 cup milk or water
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• EVOO
• 1 handful of spinach
• 1 sausage, bite size pieces (hot Italian sausage or sweet or chorizo)
• Feta cheese or your favorite cheese

What to do:

1. In a small bowl, combine the eggs, pepper, and milk. Mix together well.
2. Saute the spinach in EVOO and set aside. 
3. Saute the onion, garlic, and red pepper. Set aside. 
4. Cook the sausage until done. De-grease by setting on a paper towel. Set aside. 
5. In a round oven safe bowl, spray with Pam and pour in half the egg mixture.
6. Layer in some spinach and then some onion and pepper mixture and then some sausage. 
7. Slowly pour in the second half of the egg mixture.
8. Repeat the layers (spinach, onion mixture, and sausage). 
9. Top with your favorite cheese. 
10. Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes...until golden brown on the edges and solid in the center. 

Serve it up with the extra sausage on the side. Enjoy!

Kielbasa, Ham, Potato, and Cheese Quiche

This is perfect for a meal after a long run or just for Sunday brunch with friends. :)

Ingredients:

• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 3 ounces crumbled goat cheese or feta cheese
• Salt and pepper
• 1 cup kielbasa cubed
• 1 cup finely cubed potatoes
• 1 cup ham cubed
• Chipotle adobo sauce
• 1 tbsp coconut oil or EVOO
• Pam

What to do:

1. Preheat the oven to 350.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, mix the eggs, milk, and salt and pepper together. Set aside.
3. In a medium skillet, heat up the EVOO on medium. Add the ham, kielbasa, and 2-3 tbsp of adobo sauce. Cook until done and seasoned well (approximately 5-7 minutes).  Set aside.
4. Coat a 9 inch cake/pie pan with Pam. 
5. Add the potatoes and kielbasa/ham mixture into the bottom of the pan. Top evenly with the egg mixture. Top with the cheese crumbles.
6. Cook 30 minutes or until done.

Crustless Crab Quiche!

Ingredients:

• 8 ounces imitation crab meat (or fresh meat), chopped
• 1 cup low fat cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup goat cheese, crumbles
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 4 large eggs (I use brown organic)
• 1 cup milk (I use organic)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 1 dash paprika

What to do:

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
2. Coat 9 inch pie/round cake plate with vegetable oil or Pam. 
3. Combine chopped crab, onion, and cheeses in a bowl. Press ingredients into pie pan.
4. Beat together remaining ingredients except paprika and pour over the crab. 
5. Sprinkle with paprika.
6. Bake 30 minutes.

Serve it with a tossed salad topped with lemon juice and a side of sliced and cleaned strawberries.

Enjoy!

Easy Spinach and Cheese Quiche!

Ingredients:

• 8-10 eggs (I used brown organic eggs)
• 1 tsp salt
• Pepper to taste 
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 handfuls of spinach
• 2 tbsp goat cheese crumbles (or your favorite cheese)
• 2 tbsp bleu cheese crumbles (or your favorite cheese)
• EVOO (2 tbsp or so)

What to do:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together your eggs, salt, pepper, and water. 
3. Take a round pan (cake pan) and coat with EVOO, use a paper towel to cover the edges. 
4. Add half the egg mixture to the pan. Then layer in half of the spinach and one cheese (goat cheese).
5. Add the second half of the egg mixture and layer with other half of spinach and the other cheese (bleu cheese). 
6. Put in oven and bake for 20 minutes, until done. 

Recipe courtesy of my Liz Stampley. :)

Enjoy!