Make Ahead Breakfast Sandwiches
Here’s my recipe for make ahead breakfast sandwiches along with tips for freezing, reheating and different variations of ingredients to suit your taste.
As a 40 year old mom with ADHD making sure I eat breakfast every morning tends to be a struggle. With the season of life I’m in my mornings are pretty full and I would prefer to just grab a cup of coffee for breakfast and call it good. Having to stop and prepare a meal for myself can be really hard for my ADHD brain especially when I’m already focused on other things. For my health currently I need to be eating breakfast with lots of protein. So I’ve started collecting ideas for stress free breakfasts starting with these make ahead breakfast sandwiches.
And even if you don’t have ADHD like me, this easy, no-stress recipe is perfect for busy mornings. You’ll prep everything ahead of time, freeze your sandwiches, reheat and have a hot, and handy breakfast ready to go.
Why Make-Ahead Breakfast Sandwiches?
- Time-Saving: Prep a batch or two on Sunday, and you’ll have breakfast ready for the entire week or two.
- Customizable: Switch up the ingredients to suit your cravings or dietary needs.
- Budget Friendly: Skip the coffee shop or fast-food drive-thru and save money by making your own breakfast at home.
- Nutritious: You control the ingredients and their quality ensuring a healthier, more balanced meal.
Ingredients you will need for these make ahead breakfast sandwiches:
- Sourdough Bagels: Use whatever number you would like for however many sandwiches you are wanting to make ahead. You can make your own sourdough bagels using my sourdough bagel recipe. But of course you can use whatever bagel you would like. You can also switch these up and use English muffins or tortillas.
- Sausage Patties: You can buy premade patties or buy your favorite bulk sausage and shape into patties to fit your sandwiches.
- Eggs: I like to make a big pan of scrambled eggs that are baked in the oven that way I can use the right size cookie cutter to cut them out to fit the sandwiches. You can also fry up your eggs separately if you prefer them that way.
- Cheese: Use a thin slice of any cheese of your choice. I typically enjoy regular cheddar or pepper jack.
How to make these make ahead breakfast sandwiches:
- Prepare your eggs: If you are wanting to use scrambled eggs I suggest baking them in the oven on a cookie sheet so you can get then nice and even and cut them to the size of your sandwiches. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, line a cookie sheet with parchment (very important or the eggs will stick!), whisk how ever many eggs you are wanting to use in a mixing bowl. I like to add a little heavy cream and salt and pepper. Pour onto the lined baking sheet and bake until set but not brown. The time this takes depends on the size of your cookie sheet and how many eggs you use so just keep checking until they are done.
- Prepare your sausage: I like to cook my eggs and sausage in the oven at the same time to save time. I use a broiler pan for the sausage and shape the patties into the right size rounds to fit the sandwiches. You can make them as thick or as thin as you would like. Bake in the 350 degree oven until they are done. Once again the time will depend on the size and thickness of your patties. To be safe use a meat thermometer to make sure the internal temperature of the patties is 160 degrees.
- Slice your cheese: Slice your cheese of choice into slices that fit your sandwiches. How thick is up to you.
- Prepare the parchment paper and aluminum foil for storing: Cut large squares of parchment paper that will easily wrap all the way around your sandwiches. Same with the foil.
- Prepare the breakfast sandwiches: Layer the sausage, egg and cheese onto your bread of choice. First wrap in the parchment paper and then wrap in the foil. Put into large ziploc bags and store in the freezer for up to a month.
How to Reheat Breakfast Sandwiches:
*I recommend pulling a sandwich out the freezer the night before and letting thaw in the fridge overnight. This will shorten the reheating time and help the sandwich to reheat evenly. *
- Reheating in the oven: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. I find that unwrapping the sandwich, opening it up, wrapping it back up and reheating it open face helps it to heat up evenly. This will take between 15-25 minutes.
- Reheating in the microwave: I don’t recommend reheating in the microwave. Unwrap the sandwich from the foil but keep wrapped in the parchment paper. Place on a microwave safe plate and heat for 30 second increments until reheated.
Ingredient Variations to Try
Breads:
- English muffins
- Croissants
- Whole wheat bagels
- Ciabatta rolls
- Biscuits
Proteins:
- Bacon
- Ham
- Turkey or chicken sausage
- Chorizo
Cheeses:
- Swiss cheese
- Pepper jack
- Gouda
- Provolone
- Mozzarella
Veggies:
- Sauteed spinach
- Roasted red peppers
- Caramelized onions
- Avocado slices (add after reheating)
- Tomato slices (add after reheating)
Spreads and Sauces:
- Cream cheese
- Pesto
- Sriracha mayo
- Honey mustard
- Guacamole
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Make Ahead Breakfast Sandwiches
Here's my recipe for make ahead breakfast sandwiches along with tips for freezing, reheating and different variations of ingredients to suit your taste.
Ingredients
- Sourdough Bagels: Use whatever number you would like for however many sandwiches you are wanting to make ahead. You can make your own sourdough bagels using my sourdough bagel recipe. But of course you can use whatever bagel you would like. You can also switch these up and use English muffins or tortillas.
- Sausage Patties: You can buy premade patties or buy your favorite bulk sausage and shape into patties to fit your sandwiches.
- Eggs: I like to make a big pan of scrambled eggs that are baked in the oven that way I can use the right size cookie cutter to cut them out to fit the sandwiches. You can also fry up your eggs separately if you prefer them that way.
- Cheese: Use a thin slice of any cheese of
Instructions
Prepare your eggs: If you are wanting to use scrambled eggs I suggest baking them in the oven on a cookie sheet so you can get then nice and even and cut them to the size of your sandwiches. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, line a cookie sheet with parchment (very important or the eggs will stick!), whisk how ever many eggs you are wanting to use in a mixing bowl. I like to add a little heavy cream and salt and pepper. Pour onto the lined baking sheet and bake until set but not brown. The time this takes depends on the size of your cookie sheet and how many eggs you use so just keep checking until they are done.
Prepare your sausage: I like to cook my eggs and sausage in the oven at the same time to save time. I use a broiler pan for the sausage and shape the patties into the right size rounds to fit the sandwiches. You can make them as thick or as thin as you would like. Bake in the 350 degree oven until they are done. Once again the time will depend on the size and thickness of your patties. To be safe use a meat thermometer to make sure the internal temperature of the patties is 160 degrees.
Slice your cheese: Slice your cheese of choice into slices that fit your sandwiches. How thick is up to you.
Prepare the parchment paper and aluminum foil for storing: Cut large squares of parchment paper that will easily wrap all the way around your sandwiches. Same with the foil.
Prepare the breakfast sandwiches: Layer the sausage, egg and cheese onto your bread of choice. First wrap in the parchment paper and then wrap in the foil. Put into large ziploc bags and store in the freezer for up to a month.
Notes
How to Reheat Breakfast Sandwiches:
*I recommend pulling a sandwich out the freezer the night before and letting thaw in the fridge overnight. This will shorten the reheating time and help the sandwich to reheat evenly. *
- Reheating in the oven: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. I find that unwrapping the sandwich, opening it up, wrapping it back up and reheating it open face helps it to heat up evenly. This will take between 15-25 minutes.
- Reheating in the microwave: I don't recommend reheating in the microwave. Unwrap the sandwich from the foil but keep wrapped in the parchment paper. Place on a microwave safe plate and heat for 30 second increments until reheated.
Ingredient Variations to Try
Breads:
- English muffins
- Croissants
- Whole wheat bagels
- Ciabatta rolls
- Biscuits
Proteins:
- Bacon
- Ham
- Turkey or chicken sausage
- Chorizo
Cheeses:
- Swiss cheese
- Pepper jack
- Gouda
- Provolone
- Mozzarella
Veggies:
- Sauteed spinach
- Roasted red peppers
- Caramelized onions
- Avocado slices (add after reheating)
- Tomato slices (add after reheating)
Spreads and Sauces:
- Cream cheese
- Pesto
- Sriracha mayo
- Honey mustard
- Guacamole
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