How do you like your eggs?
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You see a lot of stories these days about “superfoods” like kale or açai berries that are supposed to be loaded with nutrients and basically magical. Well, I don’t know about that, but I can tell you what’s my idea of a real superfood: eggs.
I mean, think about it. They’re cheap, they’re tasty, they’re filled with protein. Eggs are a nutritional powerhouse, with one egg containing 6 grams of high-quality protein and nine essential amino acids, for 70 calories. Eggs are also one of the few foods that are a natural source of Vitamin D, nothing artificial.
Plus, you can do just about anything with them in a matter of minutes– making them perfect for back-to-school. You can cook them a dozen different ways: hard-boiled, soft-boiled, fried, poached, scrambled, shirred. And you can put them in anything, from omelets to souffles to muffins. You can make them savory or sweet. You can serve them at any meal. What other food can do that?
Here’s an example of a recipe that puts the humble egg through its paces. It’s a breakfast quesadilla that you can make four different ways. They all have the same base—eggs and cheese between two tortillas—but by changing up the add-ins, you can give the same dish a completely different flavor.
There’s the hearty Meat Lover, packed with bacon, sausage and ham. The Cheese Lover mixes it up with three kinds of cheese, and the Veggie Lover is loaded up with fresh peppers, onions, and mushrooms. And last but not least, you can give it a tropical touch with the Hawaiian, with cheddar, ham, and pineapple.
And the mixing and matching doesn’t stop there! Because this isn’t just a great breakfast…you can also pack up the leftovers for a fun lunch. So it’s not just four meals in one…it’s four different breakfasts, and four different lunches.
I’d like to see an açai berry do that.
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Freezer Breakfast Quesadillas 4 Ways
Ingredients: (per 1 quesadilla, serves 2)
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tablespoon butter/cooking spray
- 2 large (8 inch) tortillas
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- salt to taste
Optional Fillers
The Meat Lover: Add in 1-2 Tablespoons of each
- bacon, cooked and diced
- sausage, cooked, drained and chopped
- ham, chopped
The Hawaiian: Add in 1-2 Tablespoons of each
- pineapple chunks, well drained
- ham, chopped
The Veggie Lover:
- bell peppers, diced
- onion, diced
- mushrooms, diced
The Cheese Lover:
- (reduce base cheddar cheese to 1/4 cup)
- 1/4 cup monterey jack cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- In a small bowl, whisk the eggs and salt.
- Coat a large skillet with cooking spray or 1 tablespoons of melted butter. Add eggs and cook, stirring over a medium heat until eggs are fluffy and set. Set eggs aside in a bowl.
- Now place a tortilla in your skillet. Spoon eggs over tortilla and then top with your choice of fillings (about 2 tablespoons per filling and 1/2 cup of cheese) Top with other tortilla and cook over low heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted.
- Cut into fourths and serve (serves 2)
- Not only are these fun to eat for breakfast, but make a super lunch! Talk about the perfect way to break out of that lunchbox rut!
Want to save time for the week? Make a large batch of these egg-tastic breakfast quesadillas and freeze them. After following the above directions. Place individual quesadillas on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and flash freeze them for 1-2 hours, until frozen. Remove them from the baking sheet and place them inside a freezer safe bag.
When ready to use, warm in toaster oven until warmed through or microwave (about 45 second – 60 second per serving)
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Freezer Breakfast Quesadillas 4 Ways
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tablespoon butter/cooking spray
- 2 large 8 inch tortillas
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- salt to taste
Optional Fillers
The Meat Lover: Add in 1-2 Tablespoons of each
- bacon cooked and diced
- sausage cooked, drained and chopped
- ham chopped
The Hawaiian: Add in 1-2 Tablespoons of each
- pineapple chunks well drained
- ham chopped
The Veggie Lover:
- bell peppers diced
- onion diced
- mushrooms diced
The Cheese Lover:
- reduce fat cheddar cheese to 1/4 cup
- 1/4 cup monterey jack cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk the eggs and salt.
- Coat a large skillet with cooking spray or 1 tablespoons of melted butter. Add eggs and cook, stirring over a medium heat until eggs are fluffy and set. Set eggs aside in a bowl.
- Now place a tortilla in your skillet. Spoon eggs over tortilla and then top with your choice of fillings (about 2 tablespoons per filling and 1/2 cup of cheese) Top with other tortilla and cook over low heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted.
- Cut into fourths and serve (serves 2)
- Want to save time for the week? Make a large batch of these egg-tastic breakfast quesadillas and freeze them. After following the above directions. Place individual quesadillas on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and flash freeze them for 1-2 hours, until frozen. Remove them from the baking sheet and place them inside a freezer safe bag.
- When ready to use, warm in toaster oven until warmed through or microwave (about 45 second - 60 second per serving)
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Nutrition Information:
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Ilona @ Ilona's Passion says
Definitely perfect for school lunch:)
Katharine in Brussels says
thank you for this post! (I am really sorry but for some reason this is in all caps although my shift lock is off.) I’m making a stack today to wean the little people off their morning sugar rush of sugary cereal or toast with jam. Going to flash freeze on a silicon baking mat to reduce waste. Thanks!!
Margo says
Oh my goodness, these look right up our alley! My hubby and oldest son would love for me to have these stocking our freezer! 🙂
LL says
These were great! Wonderful fresh AND frozen. Such a great idea and so worth it.
Shari says
I love freezer meals of all kinds and this one is just perfect! I would add that you can fill just half of one tortilla and fold it in half for a single quesadilla, instead of making a whole one and cutting it up. I live alone, so it’s more economical for me to do things in individual servings, unless I am making big batches of things like meat, sauce, or rice to be used in a casserole or something.
Laura says
Do they get soggy or watery when frozen?
Diana T says
I made this and spread cream cheese a scrambled eggs and chopped green onions. Sprinkled a little cheddar cheese. Used mild. Taco sauce for dipping.
MK says
How long can these stay frozen in the freezer for?
Corey says
I would use them within 3-4 months