Top 5 Breakfast Ideas for Summer Vacation
No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks!
As another school year comes to it's end, we realize our cupboards are getting thin and our children are still hungry. Time to break out the cooking lessons, DIY projects and attempt to feed the kids for a whole summer.
Step 1: Make meals fun.
Step 2: Don't make it sound TOO healthy.
Step 3: Let the kids create meals & help cook.
Step 4: Make sure it's delicious & (of course) made with love.
Included is a list of my top 5 most popular breakfast meals (according to my household). Try breakfast recipes children can heat up at their own convenience- as well as easy, healthy meals kids can enjoy on their own.
Hash Brown Casserole
Perfect way to serve mom's best when she is on the go? Make a night-before casserole and leave directions out for kids who are of age to cook. Or- bake it the night before and leave it in the fridge for starving teenagers to heat up throughout the day. Nothing better than mom's home cooking even when she is away.
1 (32 ounce) Package Frozen Shredded Hash Browns, Thawed
1 (10.75 ounce) Can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Cup Sour Cream
2 Cups Shredded Colby Jack Cheese
2 Cup Finely Crushed Corn Flakes
4 Tablespoons Butter, Melted
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine hash browns, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and cheese. In a smaller mixing bowl, combine corn flakes and melted butter. Mix together by hand and place over top of casserole. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes until golden brown and bubbly. Cool, and serve warm.
(About 10 Servings)
Chocolate Chip Blueberry Pancakes
1 Large Egg
1/2 Cup Sprite
1/4 Cup Water
2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
3 Teaspoons Baking Powder
1 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar
1/2 Cup Mini Chocolate Chips
1/2 Cup Ripe Blueberries
In a medium mixing bowl whisk egg. Add all-purpose flour, Sprite, water and vegetable oil and mix until smooth. Add salt, baking powder, sugar and chocolate chips to mix and stir gently until completely blended. On a cast-iron skillet or small sauce pan, grease with cooking spray and pour a 3-4-inch round circle of batter in the center of the heated pan. Add 4-5 blueberries by hand to each pancake before completely cooked. Flip when bubbles start to form, about a minute on each side, until pancakes are lightly golden and fully cooked in the center.
(About 5 servings - About 10 pancakes)
Breakfast Tacos
There is nothing more satisfying to a hungry belly in my house than a taco. Our favorite are dad's famous meat, egg and cheese stuffed breakfast tacos. The older kids throw splashes of hot sauce over top, and the youngest loves extra eggs! However you do your tacos, do them up and they will get eaten!
1 Cup Bacon Crumbles
2 Cups Breakfast Potatoes
2 Cups Scrambled Eggs
Small Flour Tortillas, Warmed
1 Cup Shredded Mexican Blend Cheese
Over a hot stove, cook and crumble breakfast sausage until completely cooked. Place onto a paper towel to drain completely and return to pan. Keep on a low heat until ready to serve. Cook bacon over medium heat until bubbly and brown. Drain on a paper towel and cut with kitchen scissors until small and crumbly. Set aside. Cube, season and cook breakfast potatoes, or pre-made poatotes in a hot pan, let cook on high heat with olive oil and spices until brown and softened, stirring often. When cooked, reduce heat and let warm until serving. In a mixing bowl, add cracked eggs and a splash of milk. Add butter to a hot pan, whisk eggs until blended and add to melted butter. As eggs cook, stir with a spatula until scrambled eggs have formed. Remove from heat. In a clean frying pan, add each flour tortilla and warm on both sides. Top with sausage, bacon, potatoes, scrambled eggs and shredded cheese. Fold and serve warm.
(About 6 Servings)
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
Rolls
4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
1/3 Cup Sugar
1 Teaspoon Salt
2 (8 ounce) Packages Dry Yeast
1 Cup Milk
1/4 Cup Butter, Room Temperature
1 Large Egg
Filling
1/2 Cup Sugar
2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
1/4 Cup Butter, Room Temperature
Glaze
1 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 Tablespoon Butter, Room Temperature
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla
2 Tablespoons Milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing-bowl, add 2 cups flour, sugar, salt and yeast and stir with a wooden spoon until well mixed. In a small saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat until warm and frothy. Add warm milk, butter and egg to the flour mixture. Beat with a mixer on low speed 1 minute, and medium speed 1 minute, stopping frequently to scrape bowl. Add remaining flour, about 1/2 cup at a time, until dough is soft, leaves side of bowl and is easy to handle. Sprinkle flour over counter top or large cutting board. Place dough on floured surface. Knead by folding dough toward you, then with the heels of your hands, pushing dough away from you with a short rocking motion. Move dough a quarter turn and repeat. Continue kneading about 5 minutes, sprinkling surface with more flour if dough starts to stick, until dough is smooth and springy. Spray a large bowl with the cooking spray. Place dough in bowl, turning dough to grease all sides. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place about 1 hour 30 minutes or until dough has doubled in size. Dough is ready if an indentation remains when you press your fingertips about 1/2 inch into the dough.In a small bowl, mix 1/2 sugar and the cinnamon; set aside. Spray the bottom and sides of a 13x9-inch pan with the cooking spray. Sprinkle flour lightly on a counter top or large cutting board. Gently push your fist into the dough to deflate it. Pull the dough away from the side of the bowl, and place it on the floured surface. Using a rolling pin, flatten dough into a 15x10-inch rectangle. Spread 1/4 cup butter over dough to within 1/2 inch of edges. Sprinkle with sugar-cinnamon mixture. Beginning at a 15-inch side, roll dough up tightly. Pinch edge of dough into the roll to seal edge. Stretch and shape roll until even and is 15 inches long. Using a sharp serrated knife or length of dental floss, cut roll into 15 (1-inch) slices. Place slices slightly apart in the pan. Cover pan loosely with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place about 30 minutes or until dough has doubled in size. Remove plastic wrap. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove rolls from pan; place right side up on a cooling rack. Cool 5 minutes. In a small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth, adding enough milk so glaze is thin enough to drizzle. Over the warm rolls, drizzle glaze from the tip of a tableware teaspoon, moving the spoon back and forth to make thin lines of glaze. Serve warm.
Burly Breakfast Bowl
with Scratch Made Sausage Gravy
2 Cups Breakfast Potatoes, Prepared
2 Cups Scrambled Eggs
8 Slices Cooked Bacon
1 Cup Sausage Gravy
Sausage Gravy
In a medium-sized mixing bow, add 2 Tablespoons butter and heat over medium-high heat. When butter has melted, add 1/4 cup all-purpose flour and whisk continuously until thick and bubbly. Add milk, 1/4 cup at a time, while whisking until 1 1/2 cups of milk have been added. Stir until gravy becomes thick and smooth. Reduce heat to low, stirring until heat has reduced. Add 1/2 cup medium breakfast sausage that has been cooked and crumbled. Add 1 teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, and 1/2 teaspoon all-purpose season salt. Stir until all ingredients are well mixed. Continue over low heat until ready to serve. Add milk to mixture if it becomes too thick.
Breakfast Bowl
In a personalized bowl, add three prepared biscuits. Top with 1/2 cup cubed breakfast potatoes, 1/2 cup scrambled eggs, 2 slices of crispy cooked bacon, and drizzled with warm sausage gravy. Season with additional black pepper to taste and serve warm.
(About 4 Servings)
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Recipes and Blog by ©Amorie Keys, 2014. ©Honey I'm Home-2013 and ©Broke Momma Cooks-2014. Homemade Cinnamon Rolls Recipe By ©Betty Crocker at ©http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/old-fashioned-cinnamon-rolls/988d41dd-c0f6-4fe4-a012-b42c770f95f7 , re-written by Amorie Keys. Photo credit - fruit parfait ©www.completelydelicious.com , bacon pancakes ©www.howsweeteats.com , cinnamon rolls (2 photos) ©www.culinarycoutureblog.com , waffles ©www.preppy-monstahhh.tumblr.com , breakfast skillet ©www.simplyscratch.com , hashbrowns ©www.cleverlyinspired.com , breakfast pizza (1) ©www.omnivorescookbook.com , Breakfast Pizza (2) ©http://www.pinterest.com/p_and_c/ , blueberry pancakes ©http://www.pinterest.com/shatch29/ , eggs bacon & Sausage ©www.cosmopolitan.com , apple oatmeal ©www.eatgood4life.blogspot.com.
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