Homemade Frozen Breakfast Burritos

 Need a quick, protein-packed breakfast or snack? Of course you do. We all do. You can make these breakfast burritos over the weekend and then microwave them as needed over the course of the week. They're delicious, inexpensive, and ready in 1 minute 30 seconds from when you take them out of the freezer.

The following recipe makes about 9 breakfast burritos, depending on how full you stuff your tortillas.

10 eggs
9 burrito-sized tortillas
1 lb. bacon (Buy the bacon ends and pieces. They're cheaper, and you're going to chop them up anyway)
1 cup (or more) shredded Cheddar
salt and pepper
Olive or vegetable oil

Heat a tablespoon of the oil in a skillet on the stove. While it heats up, whisk the eggs in a bowl. Pour the eggs in the skillet and scramble them until they're no longer runny. Season them with salt and pepper. Set aside. Cook the bacon in a skillet or the microwave until it is crispy. Drain the bacon and chop it into bite-sized pieces. Warm the tortillas by wrapping 3 or 4 at a time in a damp paper towel and microwaving them for 30 seconds. Lay the tortillas out on your countertop, and divide the eggs, bacon, and Cheddar cheese among them. Fold two sides in and roll each tortilla up. Place the burritos on a parchment-lined cookie sheet, not touching, and put them in the freezer for at least one hour. Remove the burritos from the freezer and roll each one in a paper towel. Place all the burritos in a gallon-size zippered plastic bag, and label it.

When you're ready to eat a breakfast burrito, remove one from the freezer and place it i the microwave, still in the paper towel. Microwave it for 1 minute 30 seconds. Instant breakfast!

German Pancakes

1 stick butter (I only use 1/2 stick)
1 c. milk
6 eggs
1 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt

Melt butter in a 9×13 pan while oven preheats. Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a blender, mix eggs and milk; add flour and salt and blend again. Pour mixture into pan with melted butter. Bake 15 to 20 minutes at 425 degrees. (This will rise, but will not run over pan.) Cut in squares.

-From Janet Thompson

Breakfast for Dinner???

I love breakfast for dinner! My stomach is never awake enough to enjoy it in the morning. I hope a pancake recipe doesn't sound lame, but I hate box pancakes, the consistency is never how I like it. So here is the scratch recipe I like to use:

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cups all purpose flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon of white sugar

1 1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
3 tablespoons butter or margarine; melted

Directions:
Mix dry ingredients first. Then add milk, vanilla, egg and melted butter. Mix until most of the lumps are gone. Cook on griddle at 350 degrees. Yields 12-14 pancakes depending on how big you make them.

Hash brown quiche

Frozen or refrigerated hash browns
butter
grated cheddar cheese
grated swiss cheese
cooked bacon pieces
diced canadian bacon
approx 1 Cup milk
approx. 6 eggs
salt
pepper

Spray bottom of 9x9 pan with cooking spray. Add hash browns about 1 inch deep. Salt and pepper lightly, then brush with melted butter. Bake at 425 degrees for about 25 minutes until golden brown. Remove pan from oven. Add grated cheeses and meats. Beat together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour over potatoes, cheese and meat. The egg mixture should just cover potatoes. Sprinkle a little shredded cheddar cheese over top. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25-35 minutes, until eggs are set.