Breakfast Bowls

I have a confession to make, I am addicted to McDonald's.  My love of breakfast (and sweet tea) is well known by my friends and colleagues.  The problem is that a sweet tea and a couple of breakfast burritos per day is not good for either the waistline or the pocket book.

Lately I haven't been feeling the healthiest.  Not that I'm feeling terrible, just sluggish and yucky.  Typically when I feel like this is because I'm overloading on non-healthy food, sugar, caffeine with a little bit of not exercising thrown in.

Outside of the fact that I love their sweet tea and burritos, one of the reasons I stop every day at McDonald's is the convenience.  Having a non-fast food breakfast requires planning and forethought - how fun is that?  You're right, it's not very fun at all but a necessity if I want to improve my eating habits.

One trick that I've been using is to buy the Jimmy Dean Delight Breakfast Bowls.  They're very yummy and I can get them for about $2.19 at my grocery store which is only a couple of pennies more expensive than my McDonald's run (minus my sweet tea).  Of course, my next thought is "I can make that myself and save myself the money!"

The beauty of making your own breakfast bowl is that 1) you can choose your own ingredients 2) it's significantly cheaper 3) no preservatives or additives.

Breakfast Bowl
Makes five servings

• 1 dozen eggs
• 2 small potatoes
• 1 small onion
• 1 package turkey sausage
• cheese (any cheese works fine)
• other ingredients as desired (mushrooms, tomatoes, etc)
• seasonings (salt, pepper, rosemary, garlic, etc)

Dice your potatoes, onions and other ingredients.  Season (I used rosemary and garlic) and saute until cooked.  Add to a large mixing bowl when finished

I used pre-cooked turkey sausage so I just cut into small pieces and then added to the mixing bowl.  If you are using non-cooked sausage you will want to cook, drain and crumble before adding to the mixing bowl.  I personally like to use Jones Turkey Sausage because there are no nitrates or additives, however any brand will work.

Crack your eggs in a bowl, adding any additional seasonings.  I used salt and pepper with a dash of milk to to make them fluffy.  If you prefer, you would be able to use egg whites or an egg substitute instead.  Typically I like my scrambled eggs a little more cooked but since these will be heated up in the microwave I left them a tad bit underdone but still thoroughly cooked.  Once finished, add to the mixing bowl.

Add cheese and mix thoroughly separating into five containers.  As you can see, I like to use freezer bags but a bowl you could eat out of would be more convenient.

Voila!  The finished product

I estimate that these cost about $.75  and are about 275 calories per serving.

Now I'm not only eating healthier but with making my own sweet tea I'm saving money too!

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