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These breakfast stuffed mushrooms are packed full of scrambled eggs, breakfast sausage, basil, chives, and a sprinkling of cheese.
I have totally complained about this before but breakfast is the hardest meal for me to eat.
The very thought of getting up and doing so much activity right away is just too much for me to process.
Honestly, it’s probably a good thing I’m not a parent. I’m so selfish about my time in the morning that my poor child would live off dry cereal and milk from the carton.
Even as a nanny I never worked for a family where I had to make breakfast or have super early morning hours.
I guess I was pretty spoiled in that regard.
Well, wait. I did once work for this one family where the mom was so super high maintenance she was basically a child herself.
I would have to wake her up every morning {annoying} and then start her coffee {really annoying} then she would yell down the stairs her breakfast order {really really annoying!}
She would also come home from work early to go sit by the pool.
Then call me from her cell phone and ask me to bring her a bottle of wine and some snacks.
Seriously people, if you think a nanny is around for making you breakfast and picking out your wine, you’re wrong.
However, the one good thing that came out of that job was a serious love for breakfast sausage.
I used to always be a bacon lover but then slowly sausage made its way to the top of my love list.
See, miss fancy pants’ boss always requested sausage with her breakfast platter.
Soooooooo I made A LOT of sausage for her and her kids. Which of course meant I ate a lot of sausage.
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Breakfast Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 4 large portobello mushroom caps
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 7 ounce box mild sausage patties
- 4 large eggs, scrambled
- 1/4 cup diced basil
- 2 tablespoons diced chives
- Kosher salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Remove the stem and gills from the underside of the mushroom. Make sure there is enough space to fill them up with eggs.
- Rub the inside of the mushroom with a little bit of olive oil and roast in the oven for about 5-7 minutes. Just let the mushroom soften slightly. They still need to keep their shape.
- While the mushrooms are cooking start browning the sausage and breaking up the patties with your spatula. Once the sausage is browned stir in eggs, basil and chives.
- Stir together as you cook so the eggs and ingredients all scramble together.
- Once the eggs are fully cooked add them to the mushroom caps. Pile it on high since you are serving one cap per person.
- Sprinkle each cap with 2 tablespoons of shredded cheese and add back to the oven for 5 minutes to help melt the cheese.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I work as a nanny, and I can’t believe you had to wake up the mom, that is crazy! This recipe looks amazing as always, Brandy!
Wait – I didn’t know I could get a nanny to make my morning coffee! JK, that’s what hubby is for 😉 Seriously I am not a morning person either but I would wake up to eat this breakfast. Seriously great idea!
So, were you the mom’s nanny or the kids’ nanny? Wow. What an employer, huh?
Seriously – these mushrooms look so good! They made me think of all the lovely breakfasts we enjoyed on a trip to Ireland which invariably included the loveliest sauteed mushrooms.
I am the exact same way with breakfast. The only reason I force myself to eat it now is because I need to eat lots of protein for my workouts and eggwhites always fits the bill for that! But, these stuffed mushrooms look incredible and savory enough for my taste in the morning! Yum!
WOW! What a neat idea! I love stuffed mushrooms and these breakfast ones are taking it to a whole new level! They look amazing!
She’d call you from the pool..LOL. Wow! I love this breakfast mushroom idea. I’d love it even now for lunch!!
What a great breakfast idea! These mushrooms look amazing!
I love this idea and think I will make some this weekend.
How different! What a delicious change from the usual breakfast foods!
Love the presentation here, they look delicious!