English Muffin Breakfast (or Dinner!) Pizzas
As made by Laurie.
The recipe started with one from ourbestbites.com and can be expanded based on what you have in the cupboard or refrigerator.
Though labeled a "breakfast pizza", likely due to the role of eggs, we nevertheless first had it for dinner with broccoli on the side. For breakfast it is a handy make-ahead recipe. Just cook a batch and freeze them.
The two photos below represent two variations, made at different times.The first photo is more of a dinner orientation and the second is more of a breakfast orientation. Your mileage may vary. (I'm responsible for the lack of onions, sorry.)
Laurie did not forget the cheese. In both cases above, the final ingredient before placing in the oven is, of course, cheese! You can pick and choose the other ingredients based on preference, but cheese is a requirement. In this case it was non-fat shredded cheddar.
One neat thing about this recipe are the eggs, a staple for breakfast fare. You will not notice any eggs in the images. Yet they are there!
The secret is to soak both sides of the English muffins in a pie plate with a mix of eggs, milk, and salt. This reminds me of making French toast. I should point out that though the original recipe prescribes 10 dashes of Tabasco sauce in the egg mix, Laurie did omit this ingredient in deference to me and my sensitivity to spicy food.
Out of the oven
On the plate: Breakfast Pizza and steamed broccoli for dinner
English Muffin Breakfast Pizzas
What is needed:
- 6 English muffins.
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 12 thin deli slices of ham prepared as indicated below
- 3/4-1 cup shredded cheddar or pepper jack cheese
- Any or all: chopped veggies such as tomatoes, onions, sliced black or green olives, mushrooms, green peppers, red peppers, mozzarella balls
What to do:
- Dredge the 12 English muffin halves through a pie plate (or similar) in which the eggs, milk and salt have been whisked together, just like you'd do with French toast. But don't make the English muffins soggy.
- Place 12 muffin halves on a baking pan lined with foil
- Place all but the cheese on top in any order you desire.
- Add the cheese.
- Bake 15 minutes at 400F.
Ideas and suggestions:
- We did not use the Tabasco sauce.
- Because the melted cheese sticks a bit to the aluminum foil even if sprayed with cooking spray, it might be helpful to use something like Reynolds Wrap non-stick foil.
- We used shredded non-fat cheddar cheese. We worried it would not melt, but it did just fine.
- Note in the photos how the ham was prepared in little curls or wheels. To look like that, each slice of ham was rolled up, then cut in 1/4" slices. (Try this technique for chief's salads too.)
- Chopped chives were sprinkled over the top of the cheese.