The Best Sausage, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Sandwich
These delicious sausage, egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches are absolutely the perfect weekend breakfast and make the best grab-n-go breakfast sandwich that is homemade.
Servings: 12 Sandwiches
Calories: 626kcal
Ingredients
Instructions
To Make the Homemade English Muffins
- Whisk together warm milk, yeast, and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Let bloom in bowl for 5 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, add flour and salt.
- Add in milk, yeast, sugar mixture, melted butter, and egg. Mix until dough forms.
- Shape dough into a tight ball and place in a greased bowl. Cover with a dish towel or plastic wrap and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Punch down the dough and divide into 12 pieces.
- Shape dough pieces into balls and place onto a baking sheet dusted with cornmeal. Dust tops of balls with cornmeal. Let rest for 10 minutes.
- Take one dough ball at a time and dust with cornmeal, then flatten.
- Place in a cast iron pan over low-medium heat and cook for 3-5 minutes on each side.
- Next, add back to baking sheet and bake for 7-10 minutes at 350°
- Remove English muffins from the oven, let cool slightly, and slice in half.
Cooking the Sausage and Eggs
- Form the sausage patties into thin rounds and place them in a preheated frying pan. Fry over medium-high heat until fully cooked through.
- Remove cooked sausage patties from pan and place on a paper towel to absorb any excess grease.
- Spray a small frying pan with nonstick cooking spray and heat ever medium heat.
- Place a 3-4 inch round metal biscuit cutter into frying pan and crack one egg in the middle.
- Once egg starts to cook, remove biscuit cutter and flip egg using a spatula.
- Cook egg to your liking and then remove from pan. Repeat with all of the eggs.
To Assemble The Breakfast Sandwiches
- Toast English muffins, place sausage patty on the bottom half, add egg, then a slice of American cheese and other half of muffin.
- Enjoy as is or add your favorite sauce to enhance your breakfast sandwich even more.
Notes
Nutritional values are approximate.
Please note that these values can change with different brands and any modifications made to the recipe. For the most accurate information, use a nutritional calculator with the exact brands and measurements.
Nutrition
Calories: 626kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 268mg | Sodium: 1238mg | Potassium: 417mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 697IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 312mg | Iron: 4mg