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Breakfast Quiche On The Go

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What You Will Need:

  • A mini muffin pan and spray oil
  • 1/4 cup Chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup Chopped green pepper and red pepper
  • 1/2 cup Shredded cheese
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 1/2 pound breakfast sausage.
  • 6 eggs, whisked

What To Do:

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees and spray your muffin pan.
  2. Cook breakfast sausage in a skillet and when nearly done, saute the onion and peppers in the same pan. You want the sausage, crisp and the onion & peppers soft.
  3. Whip your eggs in a bowl and add the salt and pepper. I like to toss in a bit of basil or Italian seasoning as well.
  4. Add shredded cheese of your choice to the egg mixture.
  5. Let the meat and peppers cool a bit and then spoon them into the bottom of the muffin tins.
  6. Cover the meat mixture with the egg mixture. Only fill them to half full.
  7. Carefully transfer into the oven and cook for 10 minutes or less. Check the center with a toothpick to ensure the eggs are fully cooked.
  8. You can cook these in full size muffin tins but it will take at least 20 minutes. Adjust time accordingly.
  9. Remove from the oven and let cool a bit before serving.  These are great with fresh fruit or pancakes!

Camper’s Breakfast Hash

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 2 packages (20 ounces each) refrigerated shredded hash brown potatoes
  • 1 package (7 ounces) frozen fully cooked breakfast sausage links, thawed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
  • 12 large Nellie’s Free Range Eggs, lightly beaten
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions
In a deep 12-in. cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, melt butter. Add the potatoes, sausage, onion and green pepper. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are lightly browned, turning once.
Push potato mixture to the sides of pan. Pour eggs into center of pan. Cook and stir over medium heat until eggs are completely set. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat; stir eggs into potato mixture. Top with cheese; cover and cook for 1-2 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

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Ingredients

  • 1  pound(s)  country sausage
  • 1  medium onion
  • 2  Tbsp  flour
  • 2  tsp  chicken boullion powder
  • 1 1/2  Tbsp  milk
  • 1 – 2  tubes packaged biscuits

Directions:

Preheat oven & bake biscuits as per directions. Brown sausage & onion. Add flour & brown slightly. Add boullion & milk. Bring to boil & reduce heat to simmer until thickened. Serve over split biscuits.

Bruschetta

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Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 5 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1 pint red grape tomatoes, halved length wise
  • 1 pint yellow grape tomatoes, halved length wise
  • 2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 16 whole fresh basil leaves, plus more as needed, chiffonade
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 whole baguette or crusty loaf
  • 1 stick butter

Directions

In a small skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and stir, lightly frying for about a minute, removing before the garlic gets too brown (it can be golden). Pour the garlic and oil into a mixing bowl and allow to cool slightly.

Add the red and yellow tomatoes, balsamic and basil to the bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss to combine, and then taste and add more basil if needed, and more salt if needed (don't over salt, though!) Cover and refrigerate for an hour or two if you have the time.

Cut the baguette into diagonal slices to allow for the most surface area possible. Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet and grill half the bread on both sides, making sure they're nice and buttery. Cook until golden brown on both sides. Repeat with the remaining 4 tablespoons butter and the other half of the bread.

To serve, give the tomato mixture a final stir, and then spoon generously over the slices of bread. Serve on a big platter as a first course or appetizer.

Grilled Jalapeno Peppers

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Ingredients

  • 12  Jalapeno peppers
  • 1  package bacon
  • 1  12 oz. package cream cheese
  • 1  8 oz. package Pepper Jack cheese

Preparation
Cut peppers in half long way (clean out seeds and veins). Fill with cream cheese and a piece of pepper jack cheese. Wrap with bacon and secure with toothpicks. Place on grill or fire grate until bacon looks done and cool and Enjoy! These are great as appetizers or any time.

Baked Santa Fe Dip

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Ingredients

  • 2  c  shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/2  c  light mayonnaise
  • 1  c  shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
  • 1/4  tsp  garlic powder
  • 1  8 ounce can whole kernel corn (drained)
  • 1  medium tomato (seeded & chopped)
  • 1  4 ounce can chopped green chili peppers
  • 1/4  c  sliced green onion
  • 2  tsp  canned chipotle chili peppers in adobe sauce (finely chopped)
  • 2  Tbsp  fresh cilantro (snipped)

 

Directions:

Stir together cheeses, mayo, corn, chili peppers, chipotle chili peppers & garlic powder. Spread mixture into a shallow one quart casserole. Cover and chill up to 24 hours. Combine tomato, green onions and cilantro. Cover and chill up to 24 hours. When ready to serve, bake cheese mixture in 350 degree oven for 25 minutes, until bubbly. Spoon tomato mixture on top in center and serve with tortilla chips.