Sheet Pan Breakfast Recipes to Elevate Your Weekend
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If you haven't jumped on the sheet pan meal trend, now's the time. You put everything on one sheet pan and bake it, so there's minimal effort and time involved.
Most sheet pan recipes are for dinner, but it makes sense to utilize them for breakfast when the family is even more crunched for time. Chances are, they'll be healthier and cheaper than any fast-food breakfast you can get, too. So next time you're you want an easy and amazing breakfast that the whole family will love, try one of these sweet or savory sheet pan breakfast recipes.
1. Breakfast Nachos
This probably isn't a recipe you're going to make often, but can you imagine surprising your family with breakfast nachos for a weekend brunch? They've got all the usual nacho toppings like black beans, tomatoes, and sour cream, but with the delicious addition of scrambled eggs. Bacon or chorizo would be amazing too.
Recipe: Budget Bytes
2. Meal Prep Breakfast Sandwiches
These sheet pan egg, spinach, and bacon breakfast sandwiches will either feed a crowd, or you can take advantage of the extra egg servings and make sandwiches for your freezer. That way, you can just grab one, pop it in the microwave, and hit the road.
Recipe: Pinch of Yum
3. Sheet Pan Breakfast Bake
Hash browns on a busy morning? They're totally feasible with this sheet pan recipe and pre-shredded potatoes. Bake them until they get crispy, then lay some bacon and crack some eggs on top for a full breakfast. A big cast iron skillet works well for this recipe if you prefer.
Recipe: Damn Delicious
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4. Sheet Pan Sweet Potatoes and Black Bean Hash
This recipe is packed full of veggies, including sweet potatoes, zucchini, corn, and red bell pepper. It's got a Southwestern flair and would be great topped with salsa or sour cream.
Recipe: The Kitchn
5. Ultimate Sheet Pan Eggs
Cooking eggs in a sheet pan is really just like a giant frittata or omelet. You can put anything you want in it, and it cooks pretty quickly. This one is fancy enough for company with grape tomatoes, bell peppers, ricotta cheese, and basil.
Recipe: My Recipes
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6. 3-Ingredient Bell Pepper and Cheese Egg Cups
It's hard to beat a three-ingredient recipe, especially on a busy morning. These bell pepper and egg cups are full of nutrients and protein, making them a great healthy choice. Plus they're tasty even at room temperature, if you have to eat one on the go.
Recipe: Eating Well
7. Breakfast Pizza
Breakfast pizza may sound strange, but it's impossible to pass up. Start with a crust of crescent roll dough, add cooked breakfast sausage, hash browns, eggs, and cheese. You can use precooked sausage links if you want to skip cooking the sausage first.
Recipe: The Cookie Rookie
8. Sheet Pan French Toast
Just like pancakes, you can also make french toast on a baking sheet in the oven to save tons of time. This recipe is a decadent version with cinnamon, vanilla, and mascarpone cream, but you can easily adapt your favorite recipe to the technique.
Recipe: Modern Honey
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9. Loaded Sheet Pan Breakfast Burritos
Instead of scrambling everything together in a pan for all-in-one breakfast burritos, you can do it in the oven. Potatoes, bell pepper, mushrooms, and bacon stud these burritos, but you can use anything you like in addition to the eggs.
Recipe: Live Simply
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10. Sheet Pan Pancakes
Forget standing over a stove and flipping pancakes all morning. You can simply make the batter, pour it into a well-greased sheet pan, and bake it instead. Plus everyone can have a section with their favorite fruit or chocolate add-in.
Recipe: Feel Good Foodie
This article was originally published on Cheapism
