Sausage Breakfast Sandwich with Egg and Cheese
Kiss those golden arches goodbye. This sausage breakfast sandwich is every bit as tasty but made with simple ingredients and will leave you feeling good and ready to take on the day.
This egg breakfast sandwich is a great choice when you want something hearty and filling but don’t necessarily want to serve your family fast food. Or simply when you don’t feel like leaving your house on lazy Saturday mornings.
This quick breakfast can be made with eggs anyway you like them. I go for scrambled because those are easiest for my son to eat. Try with a fried egg or over easy with a runny yolk. Add in some ooey gooey cheese and you have a breakfast sandwich recipe that gives the local diner a run for their money.
Serve this with a side of my Sweet Potato Hash to take this meal to the next level.
❤️ Why You’ll Love this Sausage Breakfast Sandwich:
- Ready in less than 10 minutes.
- Make the eggs any way you want them.
- Perfect for kids and serve disassembled for toddlers.
- High protein.
- Comforting and hearty but not over the top on calories or fat.
🍲 Ingredients
Sausage Patties or Sausage Links
Large Eggs
Cheese Slices
English Muffins
Butter or Avocado Spray
Optional Toppings
👩🍳 How to Make Sausage Breakfast Sandwiches:
- In a nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook the sausage patties until they are browned and cooked through. Follow the package instructions or cook for about 4-5 minutes per side.
- While the sausages are cooking, prepare the eggs. In a bowl, beat the eggs and season with salt and pepper. Scramble the eggs in a skillet over medium heat until cooked to your liking.
- In the last minute of cooking the eggs, place a slice of cheese on each egg to allow it to melt.
- Toast the English muffins in a toaster oven or on a griddle with a little butter or avocado spray until they are golden brown.
- Place a cooked sausage patty on the bottom half of each toasted English muffin.
- Top the sausage with the cheesy scrambled egg and add any optional toppings like sliced tomatoes, avocado, or greens. Complete the sandwich with the other half of the toasted English muffin.
🪄 Tips and Tricks
- This recipe makes 4. If you only need to make one or two, wrap the extras in parchment paper then aluminum foil and freezer in airtight bag for up to three months. Thaw overnight then reheat in oven.
🗒 Substitutions
- Make your egg sandwiches with any type of egg: fried, over easy for runny egg yolks or scrambled.
- Any cheese of choice: American cheese, Swiss, mozzarella or cheddar cheese.
- Use turkey sausage or crispy bacon.
- Replace English muffin with warm biscuit.
🗒 Best served with:
- Sliced tomatoes
- Avocado slices
- Spinach or arugula leaves
- Hot sauce or ketchup
- Side of potatoes, hash browns or fries.
👝 How to Store Leftovers
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the toaster oven.
Wrap in parchment paper then aluminum foil and freezer in airtight freezer bag for up to three months. Thaw overnight then reheat in oven.
🤔 Common Questions
These will be gluten-free if you use a gluten-free English muffin or slices of gluten-free bread.
To make dairy-free, omit the cheese.
Sausage Breakfast Sandwich
Ingredients
- 4 sausage patties or links
- 4 large eggs
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 4 slices cheese (cheddar, American, Swiss or your favorite)
- 4 English muffins split and toasted
- butter or avocado spray for toating
Optional Toppings
- sliced tomatoes
- avocado slices
- spinach or arugula leaves
- hot sauce or ketchup
Instructions
- In a nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook the sausage patties until they are browned and cooked through. Follow the package instructions or cook for about 4-5 minutes per side.
- While the sausages are cooking, prepare the eggs. In a bowl, beat the eggs and season with salt and pepper. Scramble the eggs in a skillet over medium heat until cooked to your liking.
- In the last minute of cooking the eggs, place a slice of cheese on each egg to allow it to melt.
- Toast the English muffins in a toaster oven or on a griddle with a little butter or avocado spray until they are golden brown.
- Place a cooked sausage patty on the bottom half of each toasted English muffin.
- Top the sausage with the cheesy scrambled egg and add any optional toppings like sliced tomatoes, avocado, or greens. Complete the sandwich with the other half of the toasted English muffin.
