Saturday Morning Fun

While my kids are sorting and classifying the leftover Hallowe'en candy, I thought I would share our new favourite way to do breakfast on Saturday morning.  It was something my kids did at Josh's parents place a few weeks ago, and Brennan loved it enough to get himself in the kitchen and teach us all how to make this fantastic breakfast treat!

Things I love about this recipe, in no particular order are:

• Bacon.  Amen.
• It's easy to customize - the kids label their own bags and do the whole thing by themselves - yay for independence and not having to remember who likes what, where!
• No frying pan to clean up.  And again I say:  Amen.
• Brennan doesn't usually gravitate towards cooking - but this will get him working in the kitchen every single time, and that makes this Momma smile!
• It deserves to be said again:  Bacon.

This recipe has been lovingly dubbed "Egg in a Bag"  by our family - and probably by a lot of other people who have made the same thing.

But I doubt it has ever been shown in such an excellent series of  high quality and artistic photographs.

Begin series:

Crack

Seal

Get rid of all your frustrations through mashing

Frustrations gone, egg mixed

Bacon

Don't forget to label the bags!

Boil!

Toss 'em in!

Serve

Voila!

Please can I kiss this cook?

Where we discovered the cheesy ones need extra cooking ! *Please note we did not feed our son under-cooked eggs!

Yummo!

Tada!  It just slips right out!

Egg in a Bag

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Prep Time : 5 min plus (depending on how much prep  your mix-ins require)	Omelette served in:  15 min
Yield:  one, two-egg omelette
Ingredients:
2 large eggs	Mix-In Ideas:
Salt and pepper to taste (optional)	Grated Cheese
Splash of Milk or Cream (optional)	Crumbled Pre-cooked sausage or bacon
Medium Freezer Bags (Must be high quality, thick plastic bags- we used Ziploc brand)	Diced Ham
	Chopped peppers or spinach
Directions:

·         Fill a large pot with water and set to boil.

·         Crack two eggs into freezer bag –  I am told one doesn’t work  that well, so stick with two!

·         Add salt and pepper and splash of milk, if using

·         Seal bag well and smoosh it around until the egg is well blended

·         Open bag and add mix-ins – about a Tablespoon of each mix-in seemed to work well – we used bacon and shredded cheddar last time!

·         Seal bag and shake to mix

·         Double check the bag is sealed

·         Toss in boiling water

·         Cook for 5 – 7 (ish) minutes. 

Hints:

·         One egg is not enough to work well – haven’t tried three, but it would probably work, though you might need to increase the cooking time.

·         We found that “egg in a bag” without cheese cooked in 5 minutes, but with took about 7 minutes.

·         Bacon is great, and should be added to as many meals as is humanely possible.  Just doing my part to support the pork industry.

I'm looking forward to Saturday already!