Gourmet scrambled eggs, flavorful sliced potatoes, and sugared sausage or bacon is easy to cook and impressive to serve as a morning meal.

It’s true. In less than one hour you can serve an amazing gourmet breakfast. Although scrambled eggs, potatoes and meat are nothing new, these recipes present old standbys in a new light.

Serves: 4

Time to Table: less than 1 hour

Big Daddy D’s Breakfast Potatoes

This dill-seasoned sliced potato dish is the perfect accompaniment to a hearty breakfast, but still is a delicious addition to any meal. These savory seasoned potato slices are unlike anything you’ve ever tasted. They are nearly foolproof to cook and will wow your guests.

Ingredients:

• 5 large baking potatoes
• ¼ stick of butter
• dried or fresh dill
• Nature’s Seasoning
• garlic salt
• dried onion

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
2. Cut potatoes in thin, 1/8” slices.
3. Brush melted butter over the bottom of a large baking pan.
4. Lay potato slices along the bottom of baking pan in one layer and brush each with melted butter.
5. Sprinkle each of the seasonings over the potato slices to taste. Then bake for 30 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.

Parmesan & Sour Cream Scrambles Recipe

These savory scrambled eggs will get rave reviews with or without the addition of ham. The meat does, however, add another level of complexity to this rich, cheesy scramble.

Ingredients:

• 8 eggs
• ½ cup of sour cream
• ½ cup of shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup of sliced precooked ham
• ½ tsp Lawry’s Seasoned Salt
• dash of pepper

Directions:

1. Scramble raw eggs and then mix in other ingredients.
2. Place mixture in a microwave-safe glass covered bowl.
3. Microwave, stopping to stir at three minute intervals, for 9 minutes.
4. Add ham and continue microwaving for 2 more 3 minute intervals, or until moist and fluffy.

Sweet Meat Side Recipe

Maple Sugar Sausage

With 4 to feed, cook up an entire package of sausage (smoky links is best). When warming up the precooked sausage in a frying pan, add a tablespoon of maple syrup to the pan while warming the links and the results will be more sweet accolades for the chef.

or

Brown Sugared Bacon

1. Use a ½ pound of bacon and, before laying each strip in a roasting pan, coat it in brown sugar.
2. Place each coated strip in the bottom of a roasting pan in one layer.
3. Place in the oven 30 minutes, starting at the same time and temperature as potatoes.
4. Every 10 minutes, separate slices and pour off excess fat if necessary.
5. If you like your bacon crispy, brown under the broiler for the last minute.

Accompaniments

A pitcher of fresh-squeezed orange juice and toasted English muffins served with butter and jam are the perfect extras for these delicious main dishes.

More Breakfast Ideas

For more delicious recipes from this author, see the articles Curried Cranberry Chicken Salad, Garam Masala Spinach Daal, Easy Beef Pot Roast, and Banana Buckwheat Pancakes (fruit, yogut & whole grains).