Sausage Egg and Cheese Muffin
A toasted English muffin filled with a sausage patty, a fried egg and a slice of melted cheese. Two servings in 17 minutes.
It is the drive-through breakfast made at home, for a fraction of the cost. A sausage patty, an egg and a slice of cheese in a toasted muffin: nothing more, and nothing missing.
Form the patty from sausage meat, flattened to 1 cm and slightly wider than the muffin, because it shrinks in the pan. Fry for 4 minutes per side over medium heat until deeply browned and cooked through.
Cook the egg in the same pan, in the sausage fat. A single egg broken and set with a lid becomes a neat round that fits the muffin.
Put the cheese on the hot egg so it melts in seconds. Toast the muffin halves cut side down in the pan after the egg comes out, to take up the fat. A batch of patties can be made ahead and frozen between sheets of paper, ready to cook from frozen. Assemble the sandwiches in the morning, and the whole breakfast takes only a few minutes at the stove.
Questions About Sausage Egg and Cheese Muffin
How long does Sausage Egg and Cheese Muffin take to make?
About 17 minutes in total — 5 minutes of preparation and 12 minutes of cooking. The recipe serves 2.
What are the key tips for making Sausage Egg and Cheese Muffin?
Make the patties wider than the muffin as they shrink. Cover the pan to set the egg and melt the cheese together. Check the sausage is cooked through before serving.
What should I serve with Sausage Egg and Cheese Muffin?
Hash browns; Fruit; Coffee; Orange juice.
Can Sausage Egg and Cheese Muffin be made ahead or frozen?
Best eaten straight away. Assembled muffins freeze for up to 1 month; reheat from frozen at 180°C for 20 minutes.
Is Sausage Egg and Cheese Muffin suitable for a special diet?
This recipe is no added sugar. Those labels are checked against the ingredient list, so a dish is only marked when nothing in it contradicts the claim.
How many calories are in Sausage Egg and Cheese Muffin?
About 574 kcal per serving, with 27 g protein, 31 g carbohydrate and 38 g fat. The figures are calculated from the ingredient list and are an estimate.
Sausage Egg and Cheese Muffin: Step by Step
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Divide the sausage meat into two and flatten each piece into a 1 cm patty a little wider than the muffin.
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Fry in a large pan over medium heat for 4 minutes per side until deeply browned. Lift out.
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Crack the eggs into the pan, season with the salt, cover and cook for 2 minutes. Lay a cheese slice over each.
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Toast the muffin halves, buttered, cut side down in the pan for 1 minute. Assemble with the sausage and egg.
Worth Getting Right
- Make the patties wider than the muffin as they shrink.
- Cover the pan to set the egg and melt the cheese together.
- Check the sausage is cooked through before serving.
Serve It With
Hash browns · Fruit · Coffee · Orange juice
Storage
Best eaten straight away. Assembled muffins freeze for up to 1 month; reheat from frozen at 180°C for 20 minutes.
What's in a Serving
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Treat these as an estimate — brands and cuts vary.
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