Did you know September is National Breakfast Month? If you’re like me, the answer is “no.” I learned this fact when I was asked to prepare a recipe for a local television news program. My topic was ‘breakfast sandwich.’ After receiving the recipe, I read through the list of ingredients. It sounded okay, but not something I was excited to create. Especially for a segment filmed way too early on a Saturday morning. I decided to jazz it up a little. When I was finished, I had a tasty BET (bacon, egg, and tomato) Breakfast Sandwich.
How to Make A Delicious Breakfast Sandwich
The original version of this sandwich contained egg, tomato, cucumber, shredded cheese, salt, pepper, fresh herbs, and toast. Yes, that’s it. It sounds okay, but certainly not something I’d be excited about.
My version of this tasty bacon, egg, and tomato sandwich has the addition of a fluffy, whipped cream cheese spread for a base and, of course, bacon. Everything is better with bacon, right? I left out the cucumber, but feel free to add it back if you like.
Whoever created the recipe must have liked improvisation, because the ingredient list read ‘herbs of your choice’ and “shredded cheese.” I used some of my favorites from my garden; basil and chives, along with Italian Blend shredded cheese. Cheddar would also be a good choice.
Printable Recipe:
- 2 slices toast
- Cream Cheese spread (recipe below)
- 1 hardboiled egg
- 2 to 3 slices bacon
- 1 tomato, sliced
- To Make Cream Cheese Spread: (this recipe will make extra spread)
- 4 ounces of cream cheese, softened
- ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- ½ teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
- 2 ounces shredded cheddar OR Italian blend cheese
- ¼ cup fresh herbs (chives, rosemary, and basil are good choices) -adjust the amount of herbs to your taste
- Place the softened cream cheese in a medium bowl. Add the salt, pepper, shredded cheese, and herbs. Using a mixer, beat the cream cheese blend until smooth. Store the remainder in a airtight container in the fridge.
- Prepare toast.
- Spread 1 tablespoon of cream cheese mixture across one slice of bread.
- Thinly slice the hardboiled egg.
- Layer the egg slices on top of the cream cheese mixture.
- Top with tomato slices.
- Add bacon.
- Place the 2nd slice of bread on top of the bacon slices.
Cooking Tips:
- It can be served on toast of your choice. I use oat bread.
- If you are in a hurry and need a hand-held breakfast sandwich, you can serve it wrapped in a tortilla or placed in a pita pocket.
- Need a gluten-free version? Use gluten-free bread or pitas.
- Make it vegetarian by using vegan bacon.
- If you do not have fresh herbs, replace it with ½ teaspoon of dried herbs.
Gardening Tip: Crush the eggshells and mix them with coffee grounds. Place this mixture in the bottom of plant containers for a calcium and nitrogen boost. It’s cheap fertilizer!
Do you have a favorite go-to breakfast sandwich?
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I love a yummy and easy breakfast like this. I’m a great fan of cream cheese and bacon!
This looks like such an easy breakfast to make! We always have hardboiled eggs in the fridge.
This looks amazing! My family loves a good sandwich for breakfast! Can’t miss the bacon and egg!
You had me at bacon, this recipe looks delicious and easy to make, yummy
I haven’t had breakfast yet and this is making me so hungry. LOL. I have all the ingredients needed, though so this may be my breakfast today. Thanks for the idea!
I’m a sucker for a good breakfast sandwich and this one looks delish! Gotta try out your recipe tomorrow morning!
This recipe would be perfect to be for my family this weekend for brunch. It looks so yummy and very flavorful.
This sandwich is spot on! Who wouldn’t want to have a bite and crank this up right? I like this a lot.
Hmmm yum! How I wish it’s breakfast already! This Bacon Egg Tomato breakfast sandwich recipe looks really delicious.
The healthiest and easy way to grab breakfast. My daughter can have this every morning!
Oh my! I consider myself an egg snob and here you go and make something that sounds incredibly amazing that I have never had. Cannot WAIT to make this for myself.
It sounds delicious! I’ll have to try making that cream cheese spread, it seems like it would be good on bagels too.
Any sandwich with bacon is a hit in our house. This breakfast sandwich would be gone in a hot minute at our place.
Hmmm yum! I really love sandwiches in the morning! This recipe of yours looks really delicious. I might have this tomorrow for breakfast.
this looks SO yummy- i actually never thought to ad an egg to a sandwich like this for breakfast but it def makes it sound delicious!
This looks really tasty! I think I will have to get the ingredients for this upcoming weekend!
This looks tasty. It would be good with a fried egg as well. Of course, it wouldn’t be as portable as your delicious-looking breakfast sandwich.
Yum, this would be a tasty breakfast. I will have to make it one morning. I tend to gobble down anything with bacon.
This looks great and so easy to make that we can do it for lunches and snacks. Thank you for sharing.