Breakfast made ahead

Ok I am going to pile this into one big blog. I am guilty of not being good about breakfast. I hate hitting up that amazing Bavarian cream filled chocolate doughnut filled with regret an hour later. So with planing ahead I have eliminated that! You can make your own breakfast scrambles, sandwiches, burritos in about an hour or so and save tons. Grab whatever your family likes for fillings, I won't be hurt if you think I am crazy for putting black beans in a breakfast burrito. Think that McGriddles maybe hard to make at home, think again! So with that being said lets start.

Vehicle (what keeps the filling off your hands)

Make these ahead or use leftovers from the weekend
Pancakes (I prefer Krusteaz), use cinnamon chips for the McGriddle vibe
French Toast (3 eggs, 1.5 cups of milk, 1/2c sugar, vanilla, for a loaf of bread)
or
Bagel Thins
Flour tortilla
or any other bread you all like
For scrambles just omit the vehicle

Fillings
Rotel Tomatoes, cheese, diced peppers, hash browns, onions, jalapenos, spinach, and black beans.
I've found bacon, sausage (patty or ground), ham, and steak all are house favorites.

Get your bacon cooked off, I do this in an oven so you don't deal with cleanup! Just bake at 350 for about 20-30 minutes depending on how you like your bacon done. When you pull this outta the oven just lay out on paper towels so the bacon can drain. Then when the foil has cooled just ball up and toss in the trash, no mess!

Cook off your sausage, if using patties press them out even flatter so they will fit your sandwich better. For the ground sausage just make sure to drain when your finished.

Steak, I have used leftover grilled steak or some that I get outta the clearance area at our local grocery. If you'd like a southwest feel to a burrito then throw some taco seasoning at the end. If making a steak sandwich I cut a thicker piece in half to make a thinner piece or buy a thinner eye of round steak. I normally chop the leftover for a burrito honestly.

Now lets assemble!

 This week I did a mix of scrambles and burritos. I started with the beans, spread them out. Then I added some sauteed potatoes with onions, Rotel tomatoes, and topped with cheese. I had some steak that was cut for carne asada so I cut that into thin strips and sauteed that off with some southwest seasonings and put them on top of the of cheese. Finally I scramble about six eggs. I normally do one to two eggs over what I am making in number of burritos or scrambles.

For the burrito and sandwiches I wrap them in foil. In the morning when I heat them up I throw them in a cold oven and turn it on to 350. I let them heat up while I am getting ready, normally about 20ish minutes. The scrambles just toss on the lid and throw in the fridge. These last fine till Friday also.

For sandwiches I fry eggs on a griddle. Make sure you break the yolk so that when your eating and driving you don't end up with yolk on your clothes. Yes, I learned this one the hard way.

I will upload this with more pictures as when I make some sandwiches. 

Chicken Pot Pie

So we are all busy and love shortcuts! So here is one that my family loves and it makes about three meals in the process.

You'll need
2 pie crust, I use premade. 4 crust if you want tops.
3 lbs pulled chicken, I get this awesome stuff at Costco
2 lg cans of Cream of Chicken
3 cups of mixed veg
2 cups of diced potatoes
pepper and poultry seasoning to taste
one onion diced
If you use frozen veggies let them thaw, if not you'll have a frozen clump of chicken mix mass and be cussing me.

Lay out your crust, I know square peg round hole. You can use pie pans if you'd like, I just had these.

You can mix this any way you want. But I will be honest and tell you that you wont pick a big enough bowl. 

 

I don't use salt, Cream of Chicken has enough to make a cardiologist squirm.

Start scooping this into your crust. I used 4 cups of the mix into the crust. Then fold over your crust.

 

Next you just cover and label. I wrap what I am freezing with saran and foil.

This ended up making me two pans and a third that I put in a Ziploc for later.

For dinner just heat to 350F and bake. If your using a frozen one then thaw the day before so your crust won't burn and the middle be frozen.