{"id":53369,"date":"2016-01-08T15:01:35","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T21:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=53369"},"modified":"2021-06-04T14:58:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T19:58:19","slug":"save-time-and-money-with-make-ahead-breakfast-sandwiches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/living\/food-drink\/save-time-and-money-with-make-ahead-breakfast-sandwiches\/","title":{"rendered":"Save Time and Money With Make-Ahead Breakfast Sandwiches"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A few months ago I shared a tutorial on how to make easy, make-ahead breakfast burritos<\/a>. It was surprisingly popular and many folks have proudly sent me pictures on Instagram<\/a> of the breakfast bounty they created by following the instructions in that article.<\/p>\n

But, you know, not everyone is a burrito person. Some folks like to have their meat and cheese wedged between layers of bread. And even burrito die-hards sometimes get the urge to stray and add some variety in their life. So today we’re back with a tutorial on how to save time and money with another morning mealtime favorite: the breakfast sandwich.<\/p>\n

These babies are even easier to make than the burritos, and you really can’t beat a breakfast sandwich. Sausage, egg, and cheese all held together by a warm biscuit or English muffin. It’s great to eat on the go or even while you’re relaxing on a Saturday morning in your sweatpants while you join your kids in watching Paw Patrol<\/em> (Adventure Bay: A city that relies on puppies and a ten-year-old boy for their emergency services).<\/p>\n

You could swing by McDonald’s or a convenience store and pick up a breakfast sandwich, but that won’t save you much time (there’s the drive there and back, and then you have to wait in line) and as we’ll see, it’ll cost almost 3X as much as the homemade variety.<\/p>\n

You could opt for frozen store-bought sandwiches, but then you run into the same problems I had with the manufactured breakfast burritos: 1) they’re dinky and not very filling, and 2) they’re filled with artificial preservatives and flavors.<\/p>\n

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The ingredients list for Bob Evans breakfast sandwiches. These were actually fairly tasty, but too small for my man-sized appetite.<\/p><\/div>\n

A few months ago I spent 45 minutes (including clean-up) one Saturday morning making a dozen hearty breakfast sandwiches. When I was done, I put them in the freezer and pulled one out when I or one of the kids wanted one. The sandwiches were tasty and filling. Gus had a week where he ate one every single day for breakfast. Wheaties got nothing on these babies.<\/p>\n

Below I share the steps I took in preparing my make-ahead breakfast sandwiches.<\/p>\n

Ingredients & Prep Time<\/span><\/h3>\n

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My breakfast sandwich is inspired by the McDonald’s Sausage Egg McMuffin. The ingredient list is much simpler than the make-ahead breakfast burritos, and they take half the time to make. Here’s what I used in mine:<\/p>\n