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Sunrise Breakfast Quesdillas

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Breakfast is one of those meals that always makes me really happy – if it’s done well. When I first started meal prepping, breakfast always involved tortillas. Something about a tortilla made me feel less like I had added eggs to a Pop Tart.

These are quick and easy and you can add anything to it. If I have a lot of left over veggies, I’ll add onions, peppers, even tomatoes. So good. Great kitchen sink dish – toss everything in and it still tastes good.

Feel free to use non-dairy egg substitutes and vegan cheese if you’re looking for a dairy-free option.

Meat: Dry: Dairy:
Sausage (1 package) Tortillas Eggs (1/2 dozen)
  1. Warm a small frying pan to be used for the sausage and eggs
  2. Cut the sausage into thin slices and cook according to the package instructions
  3. Lay sausage out on a paper towel and blot grease
  4. Crack eggs, whisk with pepper
  5. Pour the eggs into the warm frying pan, scramble
  6. Remove the scrambled eggs from head
  7. Warm a medium to large frying pan on low to medium heat (big enough to fit the tortilla or use a griddle)
  8. Place the tortilla into the pan
  9. Begin layering
    1. Cheese – thick or thin depending on your preference
    2. Add a layer of sausage
    3. Add a thin layer of cheese
    4. Lower the heat just a bit
    5. Add a layer of eggs
    6. Add a slightly thicker layer of cheese (this is your glue layer)
  10. Put the second tortilla on top
  11. Take a small (glass or ceramic) plate and lay it on top of the quesadilla
  12. Allow the cheese to melt for about 30-40 seconds
  13. Put on an oven mitt – seriously – hold the pan handle with your non dominant hand, place your mitt-hand on top of the place. Flip the pan over so that the plate remains in your hand with the quesadilla in the plate… Please be careful. I’ve never burned myself doing this but it would be really easy to do it. This does not work with the griddle đŸ™‚
  14. Gently slide the quesadilla ( back into the pan and allow the opposite side to brown slightly – you can use the plate method again to get it out of the pot. I think it’s the less messy option.
  15. Allow to cool a bit before you slice it

Enjoy!

Did you try the plate method? What other items did you put in the quesadilla?

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Vegan Ramen Bowl

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I realized about halfway through this meal that I really wished I had made enough broth for it to be a full-on Pho. Pho is Vietnamese soup and my Ramen bowl is more of a Pho light… as in light on broth.

Today’s meal prep felt longer than usual. I was distracted by the beautiful weather and the dismay of the weekend being over. I also got started a lot later than usual so that didn’t help. I stopped by Publix and Whole Foods to get the items on the grocery list from the Best of Both Food Worlds meal plan. Luckily, I had a few on hand already so the actual shopping part was relatively quick. I tweeted the trip and picked up a few extra items like tofu.

Here’s what you need for this dish:

Produce: Dry: Optional:
Bell peppers (2 sliced) Vegan Ramen Noodles (1 bag) Tofu
Sweet Onion (1/2 sliced) Vegetable Stock (16 oz) Sriracha
Broccoli (about 1/2 cup, florets and short stems only) Soy Sauce (8 oz)
Fresh Ginger (palm sized, minced) Sesame Oil (8 oz)
Garlic (2 tbsp)
Green onion (1 bundle)
Edamame (8 ounces)
Carrots (matchstick bag or one fresh, about 1/4 cup)
Bean Sprouts (1 fresh container)

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  1. Start with the broth. Warm a medium sauce pan. Add 6 oz of the Sesame oil, ginger, and garlic. Allow it to simmer for 1-2 minutes. Add the onions. When the onions start to brown, add the vegetable stock. When the mixture begins to boil add 4 oz of the soy sauce. Simmer for 15 minutes
  2. After 15 minutes, stir the mixture and taste. Add more soy sauce if needed. Return to a low simmer.
  3. Chop the bell peppers, onions, and carrots. Saute in the remaining sesame oil for 3-4 minutes. Avoid letting them lose their crispness.
  4. When the vegetables are done cooking, remove them from heat, sprinkle the edamame in the pan and allow them to warm through the residual heat of the vegetables.
  5. Bring water to boil for the Ramen noodles. Cook according to the package instructions – if it says cook for 2 minutes, it’s because they cook incredibly fast and also turn to mush incredibly fast.
  6. If you’re using pre-seasoned and/or baked tofu, warm it in a pan.
  7. Stir and taste the broth again. Add more soy, stock, or garlic to taste, if needed.
  8. Strain the noodles.
  9. Rinse the bean sprouts.
  10. In a bowl, layer on the noodles, sauted vegetables, broth, tofu, and bean sprouts.
  11. Add Sriracha, if wanted and only if you’re eating/serving it now.
  12. Serve and enjoy! OR take a bite and pack in your meal prep containers for the week.

This recipe was inspired by The Minimalist Chef. I made it almost exactly following her recipe last week for my brother who is vegan. It was amazing. Then I used my left over ingredients a few days later to make it again and realized I actually really liked the simplified version. It felt good to spend less time in the kitchen and still get a great ramen bowl. After all, I am a lazy cook.

How did yours turn out? Did you decide to add meat? What did you change?

 

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