Bagel Breakfast Sandwich

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The reason bagels have holes: for making an (egg-in-the-hole) Bagel Breakfast Sandwich! Hearty and comforting, it’s packed with the delicious flavors you’ve been craving all week. It’s quick and easy to make. Wrap your breakfast sandwich in parchment paper, and take it to go.

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Served in the morning, it’ll power you through a busy day. You can also make this recipe for lunch or dinner. For busy families, it’s an on-the-go portable meal the whole family will enjoy.

🛒 Ingredients

🥑 Customization: This breakfast sandwich comes together with just a few simple ingredients. Feel free to customize the recipe according to your liking, or with the items you already have in the pantry or fridge.

• Bagel: A regular-size bagel. Any variety will do.
• Butter: For pan toasting the bagel. I use salted butter, but feel free to use unsalted butter instead.
• Cheddar Cheese: For a cheesy breakfast sandwich. It pairs well with bacon and eggs.
• Bacon: We cook it until crisp so it’s nice and crunchy. For leaner slices, (before frying) trim off the fatty ends and sides with kitchen shears.
• Egg: It’s the star ingredient of our egg-in-hole breakfast bagel.
• Avocado: For increased deliciousness. It adds a creamy texture and lovely color.
• Tomato: Most any type will do. But the larger the better so the slices will provide full coverage so you can taste it in every bite.
• Salt and Pepper: For seasoning the egg to taste.

🥓 Easy Ingredient Swaps

Missing an ingredient for your breakfast bagel sandwich? No problem. Use what you already have on hand. Here are some easy ingredient swaps.

• Bagel: Substitute with bagel thins, 2 slices of rustic bread, or a brioche hamburger bun. The top portion of this sandwich is an all-time favorite: an Egg in the Hole. Use a 2-inch biscuit cutter or a small glass to cut out a hole in the middle of once slice.
• Butter: Use margarine or olive oil.
• Cheddar Cheese: Use a melty cheese like mozzarella, or a slice of American cheese. Or you spread cream cheese on the toasted bagel.
• Bacon: You can use Canadian bacon, thinly-sliced ham, or a cooked and flattened patty of breakfast sausage, like Jimmy Dean sausage. You can also slice 2 (cooked) breakfast sausage links in half and use those. Or feel free to use turkey bacon instead.
• Avocado: Use store-bought guacamole. Or exchange this ingredient for a leaf of butter lettuce, alfalfa sprouts, arugula, baby spinach, kale, or a handful of mixed greens.

🔪 Recipe Prep

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. On the stovetop, cook bacon until crisp.
2. Mash the avocado. Add diced tomatoes and fold them in.
3. Slice the bagel in half horizontally. With the top half, we’ll be making an egg in the hole. So the hole should be wide enough to hold both the yolk and whites. If needed, enlarge the hole with a 2- or 3-inch biscuit cutter.
4. Cut a slice of cheddar cheese.

📖 Recipe Steps

Follow these easy steps for a great meal. You’ll be handsomely rewarded. This bagel breakfast sandwich awakens the taste buds, getting the morning off to a delicious start!

• STEP 1: Melt butter in a cast-iron comal (or an oven-safe skillet) over medium-high heat. Place bottom half of bagel in the pan, cut side down. Once toasted, flip it over. Top with a slice of cheddar cheese.
• STEP 2: Place the top half of the bagel over melted butter, cut side down. Crack an egg directly into the hole of the bagel. Position the yolk directly over the hole. Cook 1 minute.
• STEP 3: Transfer skillet to oven. Bake until the egg is set, about 8 to 10 minutes. Keep an eye on the bottom half of the bagel. Once the cheese has melted, remove it from the oven.
• STEP 4: Assemble the bagel breakfast sandwich. On the bottom half, spread avocado over the cheddar cheese. Arrange cooked bacon on top of the avocado. Put the egg-in-a-hole bagel piece on top. Season the egg with salt and pepper.

🧑🏼‍🍳 Expert Tip

When making bagel breakfast sandwiches for two or more, use a large baking tray. Butter up the bagels and lightly toast them in the oven. Remove the tray. In the top halves, put an egg in the hole. Lay a slice of cheese on the bottom halves. Return to the oven until eggs are set.

👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQ

These are the most commonly-asked questions when making a bagel breakfast sandwich, and the most helpful answers for recipe success.

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