Though breakfast is a very important meal of the day, many people try to avoid it. People skip breakfast and have a heavy lunch instead, however, this is exactly opposite to what should be done! Having a light lunch can do, but having a filling breakfast is very important because the energy that the body needs after 8-12 hours of starving is obtained by breakfast. The science behind this is simple, the body gets a chance to refuel the glucose level and as we know that glucose is necessary for energy and also for brain activity. Even if we know the importance of breakfast, we tend to skip it as early morning very few lucky people have to time to prepare something. The following are some quick and easy breakfast ideas which won't consume much of your time and are also healthy to eat.
Quick Omelet
This is one of the easiest and fastest omelet recipe. You just need three ingredients and not more than 2 minutes for this breakfast recipe! And the best part is that omelet is healthy to eat! Here is the recipe for the quickest omelet.
Ingredients
- 1 tbs butter or oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbs water
Take a bowl and beat eggs with 1 tbs of water in it, blend well. Take a 10-inch omelet pan and heat butter in it, no need to melt the butter. Pour the egg mixture on the pan, the mixture will set immediately so with the help of a pancake turner push the cooked portion towards the center so that the omelet gets cooked entirely. When cooked, fill the omelet with any desired mixture and serve immediately.
Apple Waffles
Waffles are one of the most popular breakfast items in the US. Like omelet, waffles can also be made in just about 15 minutes. The recipe given below is one of the simplest recipes of waffles.
Ingredients
- 1 tbs baking powder
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tbs vanilla
- tsp cinnamon
- tsp salt
- 1 cup milk
- 3 eggs
- 1 medium apple, peeled and shredded
- cup melted butter
- 2 cups flour
Take a large mixing bowl and beat eggs into it until creamy. Add milk, vanilla and melted butter to the eggs and beat well, set aside. Take another bowl and sift baking powder, flour, sugar, salt and cinnamon into it. Now add the egg mixture to this mixture and blend well. Add in shredded apple and bake in the waffle iron or waffle maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Breakfast Burritos
If you get bored with the usual breakfast, you can try something different, like breakfast burritos. This dish belongs to Mexican cuisine, it is nothing but a filling wrapped in a tortilla. So you can carry burritos with you if you are in a hurry. The filling can be made of various things, however, sausage and eggs are the commonly used stuffing.
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 tbs butter
- 1 cup shredded Mexican-flavor cheese blend
- 8 ounce(s) uncooked spicy breakfast sausages, casings removed
- 1 large sweet potato, peeled
- 4 10-inch flour tortillas
- red onion, chopped
Dice sweet potatoes into small pieces and set aside. Take a non-stick skillet, melt butter in it and add onion along with diced sweet potato. Cook until the potatoes are tender, stir frequently. When done, remove from heat and pour into a bowl. Now add sausages to the pan, stir to break them into small pieces. When done, put the sausages on paper towels to drain excess grease. If the skillet has become completely dry, add little butter and cook eggs on it, until slightly cooked but moist. Now warm the tortillas in a microwave on high for about 25 seconds. When done, lay tortillas on a flat surface. Now fill them with one-fourth of eggs followed by one-fourth of sausages on top of the eggs, and lastly sweet potato mixture on top of the sausages. Follow the same procedure for all tortillas. When done, add shredded cheese on each tortilla and then wrap the tortillas, tucking at the side. If prepared for the next day, wrap in plastic and refrigerate until serving.
These were some of the easy breakfast ideas, besides these you can also try the following ideas which are as easy as the above.
- Fresh Fruit Salad
- Protein Shake
- Cooked Oats
- Scrambled Tofu
- Sandwiches
- Wheat Muffins
- Donut with Milkshake
- Energy Bars
- Smoothie
- French Toast
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