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The Breakfast Burger

July 30, 2015 · by Ari ·

With a waffle bun, crispy bacon, a poached egg and a drizzle of maple syrup, the breakfast burger has the perfect balance of sweet and salty with all the textures you could dream of. It may sound strange at first, but one bite and you’ll be hooked!

Okay, okay, let’s chat about this burger before you decide that I’m completely off my rocker. Because, well, I am. Off my rocker, that is, but that has absolutely nothing to do with these burgers, which are only 100% perfection. I have to admit, even my taste testers gave me that one eyebrow look when I said I was putting maple syrup on our hamburgers, but after one bite, they were turned to the other side. The side where sweet and savory always wins. The side where sugar and salt are like pb&j.

I’ve always loved pancakes for breakfast. With eggs and bacon on top and then drizzle maple syrup over the whole thing, then eat. This is not a totally uncommon love, but it’s one that you don’t understand until you’ve tasted it.I wanted to turn that into a hamburger. The perfect breakfast burger that could combine my love of bacon, maple syrup, eggs and hamburgers.

Of course you have to start with a waffle bun.I made gluten-free cornmeal waffles and they were the bomb (does anyone else still insist on saying “the bomb”? Just me?), but you could use whatever you’d like: frozen waffles, paleo waffles, dairy-free waffles, even chocolate chip waffles; whatever your heart desires. Once you choose your waffle, the rest is so easy.

Even poaching the egg. Don’t be nervous. I’ve now had 5 successful poached eggs and the only failure was when I tried to change what was working. If I can poach an egg, so can you my friends! I, of course, used Eggland’s Best. My poaching buddies. The whole dinner comes together in minutes, and it is definitely a fork and knife burger. A fork and knife burger you will love digging into.

The Breakfast Burger

Recipe Type: Entree

Author: Ari Ziskin

Prep time: 5 mins

Cook time: 10 mins

Total time: 15 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

1 lb extra lean ground beef (90% or higher)
salt and pepper
8 waffles
8 slices of center cut bacon, cooked
4 eggs,[url href=”http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/poached-eggs-recipe.html” target=”_blank”]poached[/url] (I used [url href=”https://goo.gl/fVUaKH” target=”_blank”]Eggland’s Best[/url])
Pure maple syrup

Instructions

Preheat grill to 350. In a large bowl add a generous pinch of salt and pepper to ground beef and lightly mix to combine. Form into 4 hamburger patties. Gently press the center of each patty with your thumb (this promotes even cooking). Grill burgers to desired doneness (about 4 minutes per side for us).
Layer each burger on a waffle. Top with 2 slices of bacon and poached egg. Drizzle with maple syrup and then top with second waffle. Serve immediately.

This post is sponsored by FitFluential on behalf of Eggland’s Best.

Pesto Parmesan Green Eggs & Ham

June 24, 2015 · by Ari ·

Hearty and full of flavor, pesto parmesan green eggs & ham are the perfect healthy breakfast, lunch or dinner!

I went to college in a verrrry small town in Idaho with approximately 2 breakfast options: The Bagel Shop, which was awesome, but more for for those 2am after the bar kinda nights, and The Breakfast Club, which was packed every single weekend morning with all the college kids making their visiting parents take them out for breakfast. Myself included.

I would always either get pancakes (with bacon and eggs and maple syrup on top, of course) or their almost-famous green eggs and ham with pesto and parmesan cheese. It was the bomb. I know nobody says the bomb anymore, but I am stuck in 1997. Don’t judge me. Anyway, I’ve been meaning to recreate this dish for a good long time, and after 20 hours of travel and a crap ton of jet lag, this super easy dish was the absolute perfect dinner.

Lately I’ve been eating a lot of eggs and I’ve been using Eggland’s Best eggs. Compared to regular eggs, Eggland’s Best eggs have 25% less saturated fat, 1o x more vitamin E, 4 x more vitamin D and 3 x more vitamin B12. If you’d like more information on their nutrition benefits, you can check out their nutrition info. They worked out great in this dish with the creamy pesto, and simple balance of flavors.

Pesto Parmesan Green Eggs & Ham

Recipe Type: Breakfast

Author: Ari Ziskin

Prep time: 5 mins

Cook time: 10 mins

Total time: 15 mins

Serves: 2-4

Hearty and full of flavor, pesto parmesan green eggs & ham are the perfect healthy breakfast, lunch or dinner!

Ingredients

4 eggs (I used [url href=”https://goo.gl/owhi8q” target=”_blank”]Eggland’s Best[/url])
4 egg whites
small pinch salt
generous pinch pepper
2 tablespoons pesto sauce
large handful baby spinach
3 ounces chopped Canadian bacon
2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese (+ more for topping)
fresh basil for topping

Instructions

In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and egg whites until well combined. Heat a medium-low nonstick skillet over medium heat. Spray with nonstick spray (or olive oil or butter). Add eggs and season with salt and pepper.
Cook about 3/4 of the way (about 5-7 minutes, depending on the size of your pan), stirring often using a spatula or wooden spoon. Add pesto, spinach, Canadian bacon and parmesan cheese, and cook until eggs are fully cooked and spinach has wilted.
Serve immediately topped with more parmesan cheese (if desired) and chopped fresh basil.

This post is sponsored by FitFluential on behalf of Eggland’s Best.

Breakfast Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

March 16, 2015 · by Ari ·

Whether it’s breakfast for dinner or dinner for breakfast, these perfectly roasted breakfast stuffed sweet potatoes filled with drippy eggs, crispy bacon and a drizzle of maple syrup are sure to impress!

Okay so don’t think I’m weird because I love maple syrup on my bacon and eggs. My favorite thing is a stack of fluffy pancakes with drippy eggs, crispy bacon and real maple syrup. The sweet and salty together…sooo good.

My other favorite thing? Stuffed sweet potatoes. Obviously. And what better to stuff them with when ya want something a little different than some protein-packed eggs? I love eggs. They are pretty much the cheapest and easiest way to instantly bulk up the protein in any dish.

For this dish, I used more of my Eggland’s Best eggs. I’m super into them. Compared to regular eggs, Eggland’s Best eggs have 25% less saturated fat, 1o x more vitamin E, 4 x more vitamin D and 3 x more vitamin B12. Whoa! For more information on their nutrition, check out their nutrition info. I’m sold!

I usually eat this as breakfast for dinner, but it totally works as a super filling breakfast–especially if you roast the sweet potatoes and cook your bacon ahead of time. With just a handful of ingredients, it’s naturally paleo, gluten-free and dairy-free. And the perfect bite of sweet and salty deliciousness.

Breakfast Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Recipe Type: Entree

Author: Ari Ziskin

Prep time: 5 mins

Cook time: 1 hour

Total time: 1 hour 5 mins

Serves: 2

Ingredients

2 small sweet potatoes
1 tablespoon olive oil
coarse sea salt
3 slices center cut bacon, cooked and crumbled
4 eggs, cooked to your liking (I did over medium)
pure maple syrup for drizzling, optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400. Use a fork to poke several holes into sweet potatoes. Brush each sweet potato with approx 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil and sprinkle to coat lightly with sea salt. Roast until fork tender (meaning a fork easily slides right into the sweet potato), about 45-60 minutes depending on size of your potatoes.
Once your potatoes have cooked, cook up your eggs. Slice cooked sweet potatoes down the middle leaving about an inch uncut. Stuff each potato with 2 eggs and a generous pinch of crumbled bacon. Drizzle with maple syrup of desired (you only need a small amount) and serve immediately

This post is sponsored by FitFluential on behalf of Eggland’s Best.

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