Breakfast Grilled Cheese with Eggs puts browned breakfast sausage, soft scrambled eggs, and two layers of Colby-Jack between crisp sourdough slices. Each sandwich combines the structure of grilled cheese with a complete hot breakfast filling.
The recipe makes 4 sandwiches in 30 minutes, including 10 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking. Moderate skillet heat gives the cheese time to melt before the buttered bread becomes too dark.
Breakfast Grilled Cheese Ingredients
Use ½ pound ground breakfast sausage and exactly 6 large eggs, beaten. For four sandwiches, measure exactly 8 slices sourdough bread, 8 slices Colby-Jack cheese, and 4 tablespoons softened butter, divided.
Two tablespoons of the butter cook the eggs. The remaining softened butter coats the bread exteriors. Each sandwich receives 2 bread slices and 2 cheese slices, with about ½ cup sausage-and-egg filling between them.
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How to Make Breakfast Grilled Cheese with Eggs
- Brown the breakfast sausage in a nonstick skillet over medium heat, breaking it apart until no pink remains. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined bowl and wipe the skillet.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high. Add the 6 beaten eggs, let them begin setting, and stir gently until almost no liquid remains.
- Remove the paper towel and combine the eggs with the sausage. Clean the skillet and heat it over medium.
- Butter one side of every bread slice. Build each sandwich with bread butter-side down, one cheese slice, about ½ cup filling, another cheese slice, and bread butter-side up.
- Cook 3 to 4 minutes per side, until golden and melted. Repeat to make 4 sandwiches and serve hot.
For food-safety guidance while cooking, use the USDA safe minimum temperature chart.
Brown Half a Pound of Sausage
Scramble Exactly Six Eggs
Combine the Hot Filling
Butter Only the Outside Faces
Build Four Equal Sandwiches
Keep the Four Portions Consistent
Cook the First Side Three to Four Minutes
Flip and Melt the Second Side
Serve Four Sandwiches Hot
Storage and Reheating
Conclusion
Brown and drain ½ pound breakfast sausage. Melt 2 tablespoons butter and softly scramble 6 beaten eggs, then combine with the sausage. Butter one side of all 8 sourdough slices. Build 4 sandwiches, each with bread butter-side down, Colby-Jack, about ½ cup filling, a second cheese slice, and bread butter-side up. Cook over medium for 3 to 4 minutes per side until golden and melted.
Frequently Asked Questions
- → How many sandwiches does the recipe make?
It makes exactly 4 breakfast grilled cheese sandwiches.
- → How many eggs should I use?
Beat and scramble exactly 6 large eggs.
- → Why drain the sausage?
Draining on paper towel removes excess grease that could make the filling and bread oily.
- → How long does each sandwich side cook?
Cook each side for 3 to 4 minutes over medium heat.