Breakfast · Recipe #038
Microwave Egg and Cheese English Muffin
The drive-thru classic, built in a coffee mug. The trick: cook the egg in a mug about as wide as the muffin, and it slides out perfectly round. You'll feel like a short-order cook. You are not. But still.
- Protein
- 25 g
- Appliance
- Microwave
- Time
- 4 min
- Serves
- 1
- Keeps
- Eat now
- Cost
- $
- Heat
- Mild
Steps
- 1
Spray a mug that's about as wide as the muffin.
- 2
Whisk in the eggs and salt.
- 3
Microwave 45 seconds, then in 15-second bursts until set.
- 4
Toast the muffin, or microwave it 15 seconds.
- 5
Run a knife around the mug and slide the egg onto the muffin.
- 6
Top with cheese and Canadian bacon, then the top half. Microwave 15 seconds to melt.
Lazy tip
Make five at once on Sunday. Wrap each in a paper towel, bag them and refrigerate. Reheat 45 seconds.
Two Remixes
Sausage Muffin
Swap the bacon for a precooked sausage patty.
Spicy
Use pepper jack and a few dashes of hot sauce.
From the book
This is recipe #038 of 365.
The rest are in Barely Cooking, with four weekly meal plans, the $30 kit and a protein cheat sheet.
What you'll use
The $30 Dorm Kitchen Kit
Can opener
Half the protein in the book comes in a can. Get a smooth-edge one so lids don't slice your fingers.
See options on AmazonBig microwave-safe bowl (2 to 3 quarts)
For microwave pasta. Small bowls boil over every time.
See options on AmazonTwo big, wide mugs (16 oz)
Egg mugs, mug cakes and mug pizza all start here. Wide beats tall.
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