Homemade EggMcMuffin for Breakfast...

Scarpozzi

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I think I found the ultimate cheap way to eat breakfast and it's pretty quick too... Here's my recipe. Next time you're at the grocery store... buy a bag of english muffins ($1.44), a dozen eggs ($.99), and some american cheese slices ($1.99). If you can find the stuff cheaper, go for it. You'll also need a splash of milk, but most peeps have that in their fridge. :p


Slice an english muffin and put it in a frying pan (nonstick) with no oil or butter... Let it heat up on both sides and try to toast the inside sliced part.

All you have to do is grab a glass or porcelein bowl. Crack an egg open and beat it in the bowl with a fork. Add about 1/2-1oz of milk and continue to beat the egg. Sprinkle a dash of salt and pepper on top. Then throw it in the microwave for 45 seconds. Use the fork to punch holes in the egg to keep it from fluffing up too much. You'll want to add 20 second increments until your egg patty gets to the right consistancy. Some microwaves may take up to 2 mins, but the glass will continue to cook the egg after it heats up in about 30 seconds.

Once the egg is the right consistancy, use the fork to extract the egg and place it on the english muffin and put one slice of cheese on top....then add the top of the muffin. Nuke it for 20 seconds on the serving plate to melt the cheese just a little and you're ready to consume with coffee or juice.

Aside from the carbs in the muffin and the cholesterol in the egg, the cheese is the worst thing for you in this, and it's not all bad. :p
 

Ika

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the ultimate cheap way to eat breakfast is to not eat it at all.

barring that, buying 6 bagels for $1. barring THAT, cereal.
 

Scarpozzi

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Originally posted by: Aflac
the ultimate cheap way to eat breakfast is to not eat it at all.

barring that, buying 6 bagels for $1. barring THAT, cereal.
You got me there...I was just comparing it to paying out $3.29 for one meal at McD's. I've been eating bland food for breakfast for weeks. It's good to have something that's less healthy than non-fat yogurt and grape nuts.
 

Ika

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Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Originally posted by: Aflac
the ultimate cheap way to eat breakfast is to not eat it at all.

barring that, buying 6 bagels for $1. barring THAT, cereal.
You got me there...I was just comparing it to paying out $3.29 for one meal at McD's. I've been eating bland food for breakfast for weeks. It's good to have something that's less healthy than non-fat yogurt and grape nuts.

point taken. but I've never eaten breakfast at McDs, and from the looks of it, I don't think I ever will.
 

djheater

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All that microwave, frying pan shuffling can be eliminated.

/wants one...

I prepare cereal in tupperware bowls and place a ziplock bag of milk on top, grab that with a banana and eat it at my cube.

That or homemade trail mix.
 

marvdmartian

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Well, the whole microwave/frying pan can be simplified too. I realize the reason for nuking the egg is to do it in the bowl for the nice circular shape. But they also sell egg rings (Amazon has 'em for $2.99 for a pair, likely available wherever kitchen stuff is sold), similar to pancake rings, that will keep your egg in a nice circular shape. Add some low-fat ham (the sliced stuff you use to make sandwiches with) or better yet, some turkey ham, to make it more like an egg mcmuffin. :)

Oh yeah, and if you're worried about the cholesterol, use Vytorin or Lipitor!! ;)
 

Trikat

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You idiots are making me sooo hungry!!!
Stop already!!!

And also make me want to cook! :Q
 

mrchan

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Originally posted by: Scarpozzi


All you have to do is grab a glass or porcelein bowl. Crack an egg open and beat it in the bowl with a fork. Add about 1/2-1oz of milk and continue to beat the egg. Sprinkle a dash of salt and pepper on top. Then throw it in the microwave for 45 seconds.

Microwaving an egg? Disgusting.
 

Ika

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Originally posted by: mrchan
Originally posted by: Scarpozzi


All you have to do is grab a glass or porcelein bowl. Crack an egg open and beat it in the bowl with a fork. Add about 1/2-1oz of milk and continue to beat the egg. Sprinkle a dash of salt and pepper on top. Then throw it in the microwave for 45 seconds.

Microwaving an egg? Disgusting.

that... cooks it...
 

vi edit

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Microwaved "scrambled" eggs acutally aren't bad at all. Just add a dab of milk to help them fluff up and keep moist.

My wife and I usually make our "Egg McMuffins" this way. Except we just toast our english muffins instead of pan frying them.
 

XZeroII

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Originally posted by: brtspears2
I use an old tuna can to make the egg that perfect mcdonalds round.

Won't the microwave explode if you put a tin can in there?
 

SampSon

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If you can't accurately reproduce an egg mcmuffin in your kitchen, you're way too dumb to even turn on a stove.

I like the yolks runny.
 

blahter

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isn't there some kind of toaster that toasts your muffin while it cooks the egg? i remember seeing it at walmart once