Puns are fun huh! Eggs are a staple in our home and man do we go through them like water. We do supper and desserts with them but our top uses revolve around breakfast and snacks.
My two oldest boys are 18 and 15. They are athletic and know that eggs are a great source of protein which they very much need during workouts and sports throughout the year. I try to keep hard boiled eggs for them on hand at all times. It helps to rebuild their body’s protein levels and is clearly a much healthier option than junk food you know?
Truett is 5 and also loves hard boiled eggs as a snack with his Dad but also really likes a quiche with spinach. YUM! What I love is that no matter what breakfast I make, if it has eggs, he always helps crack them so not only is he getting to help and eating a healthy breakfast, but I’m getting a little bonding time with my baby.
One of the things always lacking no matter what meal or snack…is time. That’s why I was so eggcited to see some really quick & easy egg recipes that you can make in the microwave! We tried this 3-Minute Breakfast Hash from the American Egg Board and holy cow, we loved it!! I quickly made one for Truett and me before we headed off to school and it was a hit. Truett LOVED the fact that it’s a bowl full of yumminess that he could hold himself. It made him feel like a big boy.
Recipe: 3-Minute Breakfast Hash
Ingredients
- *1/2 cup frozen potatoes O’Brien or shredded hash browns
- *1 EGG
- *Shredded Cheddar cheese
- Ketchup or BBQ sauce (optional)
Instructions
- COAT 8-oz. microwave-safe ramekin or small cereal bowl with cooking spray.
- ADD potatoes; MICROWAVE on HIGH 1 minute until hot. SEASON with salt and pepper, if desired.
- BREAK egg into bowl. BEAT egg with fork until blended.
- MICROWAVE on HIGH 30 seconds; stir. MICROWAVE until egg is almost set, about 15 to 30 seconds longer.
- TOP with cheese.
- SERVE with ketchup or BBQ sauce, if desired.
Quick notes
Don’t overcook. Scrambled eggs will continue to cook and firm up after removed from microwave Microwave ovens vary. Cook time may need to be adjusted.
Preparation time: 1 minute(s)
Cooking time: 2 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 1
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THAT’S ALL YOLKS!! teehee
Disclosure: Compensation from the American Egg Board was given for my time and efforts to create this post. Opinions are my own, always have been, always will be. booyah!
I can’t wait to try this, Lori! My oldest, just this year, has been fussin’ for a hot breakfast. My kids have never done hot breakfasts before school really. Unless you count biscuits… and that’s hardly healthy for them, just a mouthful of starch. I was actually kind of thinking of getting him a pack of those little round sausages that he could heat up – and on biscuit days he could have them together. But you know what, you could maybe add it to this hash, like on the top…at the last little bit of time in the microwave.
Love the pic of you and the boys – they are both so handsome!!
My boys will be 17 and 18 this month, so I’m totally feeling you on being mama to boys that are really men that are really boys. *le sigh* Bittersweet, it is….
Oh that is an easy recipe! We eat a lot of eggs too but usually as scrambled. I forget that a hard boiled egg would make a great snack. Thanks for the reminder.
Also, I posted on the fridge and entered! Thank you for sharing.
My goodness Lori! Your boys are so grown up! We are big egg eaters here too. I like the microwave recipe for me for lunch. I also posted on the refrigerator.
Sonya