Yeah, we know how busy Monday mornings can get. Either you’re the kind who puts a lot of time into cooking a healthy breakfast or the other who grabs an apple and leaves for work. There are a bunch of dishes that you can prepare beforehand and you’re good to go for the week. Hence, we got you our top 20 easy breakfast ideas to make it easier for you.
1. Oatmeal
You can never go wrong with a bowl of oatmeal. Cook it the right way and you’ll fall in love with it. Add in peanut butter and a variety of fruits of your choice. You’ll feel full and satisfied for a few hours which will help you concentrate on work better.
2. Egg Tacos
These are the easiest and one of the recipes that you can prepare beforehand. Make a filling with scrambled eggs, kidney beans, freshly chopped tomatoes, onions, and coriander. Store it in an airtight container. You have your 5-minute breakfast ready. Just heat the filling, stuff it in your tacos and you’re good to go!
3. Baked Oatmeal
Baked oatmeal is a comforting breakfast delicacy prepared with oats, milk, and other common ingredients. It’s just like bread pudding, chewy and creamy. You can also add in some peanut butter or berries for some extra flavors. This is a recipe that you can make ahead of time and later reheat and eat.
4. Cottage Cheese Bowls
Cottage cheese is healthy and rich in Vitamin B12 which improves your blood health. It also keeps you energized the whole day which in turn improves your concentration. Add in a few berries, honey, and dust with some cinnamon. You can top it with apples or other fruits that you like too.
5. Egg Muffins
It’s such an easy, ahead of time recipe that you can never go wrong with it. You can just grab one or two while leaving. It’s full of vegetables and you can add some cottage cheese to make it more nutritious. You can include this if you are on Keto or a low-carb diet.
6. Almond Butter Toast
Butter toast can get boring after some time. You can never get bored of almond butter toast, filled with proteins and nutrients. You can add in some berries or banana and drizzle maple syrup on it to make it even more tempting. You would not want to miss breakfast anymore!
7. Sandwich
Don’t mistake it with the normal sandwich you make. Add in your fluffy egg perched, and a few tomato slices. The secret ingredient is the BBQ sauce which would bring in a smokey undertone. Also, if you want to take a step ahead, put in some Harissa sauce and you’ll have some spicy flavor as well.
8. Ricotta Toast
Simply toast your bread, spread some ricotta cheese on top and choose your topping accordingly. Either top it with fresh slices of tomatoes and drizzle some olive oil. Or you could add in some freshly chopped avocados and sprinkle some chia seeds and sesame seeds on top. Or you could choose a fruit of your choice and top it up with maple syrup.
9. Overnight Oats
A breakfast that requires no cooking! Is it even possible? Oh, yes! Soak the oats overnight in milk. Leave it in the refrigerator and the next morning you’ll find it turned into porridge. Add in some berries or bananas to enhance the flavor.
10. Scrambled Eggs
Scrambled eggs are one of life’s comforts. Scrambled eggs can be the best 5-minute breakfast but you need to know the correct technique for cooking them. If you cook it too hard, it’ll become rubber and tasteless. If cooked correctly, they are soft, creamy, and full of flavor.
11. Omelet
Treat yourself with a french style, classic omelet to which you could add a few vegetables to increase its nutrients. Make sure you cook it until it’s golden from the outside and soft from the inside. You can add an almond butter toast with it to make more filling.
12. Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Sounds weird until you have a bite. It consumes half the flour as a normal pancake would because it largely depends on eggs and cottage cheese. It contains 7 grams of protein, filling in 15% of your protein needs. Top it up with strawberries, blueberries, and maple syrup.
13. Healthy Granola
Another recipe that you can make the night before and it’ll help you get through the week without worrying about your snacks. Commonly, granola recipes have a lot of sugar and oil in them. Instead make it with puffed rice, oats, and maple syrup for sweetness to increase your protein intake. Serve it with curd or almond milk.
14. Quick Quesadilla
Isn’t it satisfying to have such a delicious and filling breakfast right in the morning? Just think about it. Scrambled eggs, black beans, and cheese in a tortilla wrap. You can pair it up with guacamole or mayonnaise.
15. Smoothie Bowl
It is the easiest to make. Add everything to a blender and you’re good to go. Add some berries and almond butter. Blend it into a thick paste. And enjoy your breakfast.
16. Oatmeal Pancakes
These are 100% gluten-free and made of oat flour. It is an easy-to-make recipe but with that, it is tasty and healthy at the same time. You will get obsessed with it. It has a non-sticky texture so no one would know that it is made of oats. You can top it up with chocolate, maple syrup, honey, or any other fruit syrup.
17. Avocado Toast With Eggs
Everyone’s obsessed with avocado toast but to make it even more healthy, you can add it to a fried or poached egg and sprinkle a few sesame seeds to make it even more nutritious.
18. Vermicelli Upma
Vermicelli upma, also known as semiya upma, is a traditional South Indian breakfast dish. It’s a quick and healthful snack that takes only 20 minutes to prepare with basic ingredients. This upma recipe uses vermicelli, a typical round-section noodle comparable to Italian spaghetti, for light and healthful breakfast meals. For all your hunger pangs, this is a great and quick snacking choice.
19. Poha
A quick Indian breakfast, made in almost all Indian houses with flattened rice, onion, potatoes, and coriander. This flattened rice is very healthy and nutritious it’s such a simple recipe that it will become your ultimate favorite. It’s a simple 10-minute breakfast. Top it with some sev and peanuts.
20. Suji Upma
Upma is a spicy South Indian morning dish prepared with rava or creamed wheat. Traditionally, roasted rava is cooked in water flavored with ghee (or oil), cashews, urad dal (lentils), chana dal (husked chickpeas), onion, ginger, and other herbs and spices. For a somewhat sweet and savory dish, sugar might be used. You could also get ready-made upma packets and jo=ust add boiling water. It gets ready in 3 minutes. Here are our top 20 picks for you. You wouldn’t have to miss your breakfast anymore. Make a schedule of what you want to cook for the week ahead of time so that you don’t forget about the most important meal of the day, which is your breakfast.
