Healthy Breakfast for Dinner Ideas
Serving up breakfast for dinner might just be one of the most under-rated weeknight dinners of all time. It’s quick, it easily covers your nutrition bases, it’s delicious, and it’s FUN. Keep reading for plenty of healthy breakfast for dinner ideas so that you can put out an easy spread that will have plenty of options for the whole family.
This is designed to be a mix-and-match type of meal, perfect for those nights that you don’t know what you’re going to cook for dinner or you need something simple but tasty. If you want something with some structure, try breakfast tostadas, breakfast taquitos, breakfast bagel sandwiches or sour cream scrambled eggs along with the other components.
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Table of Contents
- What is breakfast for dinner called?
- What You’ll Love About Breakfast for Dinner
- Breakfast for Dinner Protein Ideas
- Breakfast for Dinner Grain Ideas
- Breakfast for Dinner Fruit and Veggie Ideas
- How to Make Breakfast for Dinner
- Breakfast for Dinner Video
- How to Serve This to the Whole Family
- More Easy Breakfast for Dinner Recipes
- It’s 5pm. Are you still wondering what’s for dinner?
This healthy breakfast for kids hack is sponsored by . I’m excited to partner with them more in 2022, especially because we use their products every single week. (If you’ve ever seen my Costco hauls, you’ve seen me recommend their sausages in BULK!)
Today features one of our favorites – Jones Dairy Farm . This breakfast sausage is fully cooked, for fast and easy preparation and is made without binders or fillers (aka it tastes great). It’s also Certified Gluten-Free and allergen friendly, which is especially helpful for families that need to pay close attention to ingredients and allergens.
We like every variety we’ve tried, but this one is super juicy and has a slightly sweet (from the maple!) flavor. It’s delicious.
What is breakfast for dinner called?
Well besides the obvious one, the term brinner is also used. Br (eakfast) + (D) inner = Brinner!
What You’ll Love About Breakfast for Dinner
- Easy dinner option
- Takes less than 15 minutes
- Great way to use up odds and ends
- Always a hit (who doesn’t love a good breakfast?!)
- Endless amount of combinations
- Great to put out
Breakfast for Dinner Protein Ideas
This is the star of the show (IMO) and sausages are obviously a top choice for a few reasons – they are super easy, they cook in less than 10 minutes, and everyone loves them. Choose 1-2 options.
- Jones Dairy Farm
- Ham or Canadian bacon
- Bacon
- Eggs (Any way you like ’em or try Anthony Bourdain scrambled eggs)
- Greek yogurt parfaits
Breakfast for Dinner Grain Ideas
The grain/carb portion can look like a lot of different things. If you keep a few of these stocked all the time, let everyone choose what they want.
- Toast
- Avocado toast
- English muffins
- Bagels
- Breakfast potatoes or hashbrowns
- Waffles
- Pancakes
- Apple monkey bread
- Mini chocolate chip muffins
Breakfast for Dinner Fruit and Veggie Ideas
The last thing on our healthy breakfast for dinner ideas, is fruit and veggies! There are plenty of options to choose from here.
- Fresh berries
- Sliced apples or pears
- Citrus
- Canned fruit
- Green salads (Yes, you can have salad with breakfast!)
- Raw veggies (like cucumbers, peppers, carrots, etc.)
- Israeli salad
- Instant pot applesauce
- Juice
- Blueberry banana smoothie
How to Make Breakfast for Dinner
Because this is a mix-and-match situation, you just need to outline the items that you’ll be serving and then figure out what you’ll need to start cooking and how long everything will take.
I built my meal around breakfast sausage for dinner and needed about 10-15 minutes to prep to cook the eggs and sausage and to get the toaster going.
- Decide on the items you’ll be including.
- Start cooking sausage.
- Prep other components.
- Serve up your breakfast for dinner and let everyone build their perfect meal.
Breakfast for Dinner Video
How to Serve This to the Whole Family
I get it, feeding kids can be tough! But following the Division of Responsibility and knowing your job and your child’s job makes it SO much more enjoyable. You’ll be able to feed your kids any meal, which will help ensure that they are eating a variety of nutritious foods – with plenty of play food sprinkled in. 😉
This is a great meal to serve family style – so put out a few options for each category and let them build their own meal. Even if it doesn’t look exactly like what you would choose for them, it’s important to let them learn these skills!
All of my articles on feeding kids can be found here and if you want a FULL list of all of the videos I have with hacks, tips, scripts, and ideas for feeding kids, check out my instagram or tiktok page.
More Easy Breakfast for Dinner Recipes
If you’re looking for breakfast for dinner recipes, try one of these:
It’s 5pm. Are you still wondering what’s for dinner?
Menu Plans by My Everyday Table can help you out.
The plan addresses three major issues when it comes to weeknight dinners: having a plan, time, and one family meal.
You’ll save time, save money, waste less food, and feel calm when 5pm hits because your dinner is already planned.
Breakfast for Dinner
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Description
Serving up breakfast for dinner might just be one of the most under-rated weeknight dinners. It’s quick, it’s delicious, and it’s FUN.
Ingredients
Protein:
- Jones Dairy Farm All Natural Golden Brown Maple Sausage
- Ham or Canadian bacon
- Bacon
- Eggs (Any way you like ’em or try Anthony Bourdain scrambled eggs)
- Greek yogurt parfaits
Grain/Carbohydrates:
- Toast
- Avocado toast
- English muffins
- Bagels
- Breakfast potatoes or hashbrowns
- Waffles
- Pancakes
- Apple monkey bread
- Mini chocolate chip muffins
Fruits and Veggies
- Fresh berries
- Sliced apples or pears
- Citrus
- Canned fruit
- Green salads (Yes, you can have salad with breakfast!)
- Raw veggies (like cucumbers, peppers, carrots, etc.)
- Israeli salad
- Instant pot applesauce
- Juice
- Blueberry banana smoothie
Instructions
I built my meal around breakfast sausage for dinner and needed about 10-15 minutes to prep to cook the eggs and sausage and to get the toaster going.
- Decide on the items you’ll be including.
- Start cooking sausage.
- Prep other components.
- Serve up your breakfast for dinner and let everyone build their perfect meal.
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