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About This Recipe
Bagel breakfast sandwiches are one of my favorite breakfast recipes, and this version is perfect for keeping you full all morning long! A toasted bagel is topped with fluffy eggs, melty cheese, and any of your favorite breakfast proteins like crispy bacon or turkey sausage. You can also add any of your favorite condiments ketchup, hot sauce, salsa, mustard, etc. They’re so easy to make and totally customizable!
Serve these breakfast bagels with a side of my Berry Fruit Salad or Rainbow Fruit Salad for the ultimate easy breakfast!
For more protein-packed breakfast ideas, try my Healthy Breakfast Burritos, Meal Prep Breakfast Sandwiches, or Copycat Starbucks Spinach Feta Wrap Recipe!
Why You’ll Love This Bagel Breakfast Sandwich Recipe
- High-protein, macro-friendly: These bagel sandwiches are plenty filling without being heavy, so they’re perfect to start your day.
- Quick and easy: In a rush? Have these ready in under 10 minutes!
- Customizable: Easily customize and build your sandwich with whatever you have on hand!
- Great for meal prep: This delicious recipe is made with simple ingredients and perfect for busy mornings!
- Family-friendly: These breakfast sandwiches are tasty enough that the whole family will love them!
- Bagel: Use any kind of bagels you like! You can use a plain bagel, whole wheat, everything, or even a bagel thin for lighter macros.
- Eggs: I like to do a combination of whole eggs and egg whites for a little extra protein. However, you can either use all whole eggs or all egg whites depending on your preference.
- Cheese: Use your favorite type of melty cheese! Colby jack, Monterey Jack, a slice of American cheese, or cheddar cheese all go really great with eggs.
- Optional: Feel free to add bacon, sausage, ripe avocado, condiments, etc.
- Lower carb: Use a bagel thin, high-protein bagel, or even swap for English muffins.
- Gluten-free: Choose a gluten-free bagel.
- Dairy-free: Use your favorite dairy-free cheese or skip it altogether.
- Meat: Add crisp bacon, turkey bacon, Canadian bacon, sausage, chicken sausage, turkey sausage, etc.
- Extra veggies: Add sautéed peppers, onions, red onions, ripe tomato, or spinach for more volume and nutrients.
How To Make
The full printable recipe is below, but let me walk you through the process so you know what to expect when you’re making it!
1. Lightly toast the bagel and set aside. Heat a small skillet over low heat. Coat the pan with butter or oil.
2. Once hot, add the eggs and season with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Cook over low heat, whisking every so often, until scrambled to liking.
4. Scoop scrambled eggs onto the bottom bagel slice.
5. Top with the slice of cheese.
6. Then add the top of the bagel. Microwave just long enough to get the cheese melted (if desired), slice in half, and enjoy!
Scrambled eggs can be meal-prepped in advance and stored in an airtight container for 3–4 days. Reheat and assemble your sandwich when ready to eat.
If you want to prep full sandwiches, assemble them without the fresh toppings (like avocado), wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate. For longer storage, wrap in parchment paper, then foil, and freeze up to 1 month. Reheat in the microwave or toaster oven until warmed through.
To reheat from frozen:
For best results, I would recommend thawing your bagel breakfast sandwiches in the fridge the night before.
Step 1: Microwave. Remove wrap and wrap the sandwich in paper towel. Place in the microwave with a cup of water (this will prevent the bread from getting hard). Then microwave for a minute on defrost setting or 50% power.
If you don’t plan to heat again to get the sandwich more crispy, you can microwave longer to ensure the sandwich is completely defrosted. Just flip the sandwich and microwave another 30-40 seconds until or until the middle is warm. Cook time may vary by microwave.
Step 2: Get sandwich crispy. The microwave does a great job removing the defrost and melting the cheese. But you really need to heat the sandwich a second time if you want it to get a little crispy on the outside. There are a couple of ways to do this.
- Air Fryer – my preferred method! Spray basket with cooking spray and air fry for 2-3 minutes on 375F.
- Oven – reheat make ahead sandwiches on a sheet pan or in aluminum foil for 10-15 minutes at 375F.
- Toaster Oven – toast in toaster oven for 2-3 minutes or until desired crispness.
Meal Prep Tips
🍳Scrambled eggs can be prepped in advance and reheated when ready to enjoy– a small batch or larger batch, depending on how many you plan to eat. Just cook, allow scrambled eggs to cool completely, then store in an airtight container.
🧊When stored properly in an airtight container, scrambled eggs can last for 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator. To avoid bacterial growth, it’s recommended to refrigerate them soon after cooking (after cooling completely first), as per FDA guidelines.
❓Do I enjoy meal prep scrambled eggs by themselves? Not particularly, but throw them in a sandwich and they are something! Same with the microwave scrambled eggs.
✨Other options for cooking the eggs to throw into this breakfast bagel sandwich recipe:
- Sheet pan eggs – Great for meal prep, can customize (add spinach, peppers, bacon, etc.)
- Microwave scrambled eggs – One bowl, fewer dishes, easier clean up
Can I make these bagel breakfast sandwiches ahead and freeze them?
Yes! Just assemble, wrap well, and freeze up to 1 month. Reheat in the microwave (wrapped in a paper towel) or toaster oven.
What’s the best cheese to use?
Anything melty! American is classic, cheddar adds sharpness, and Colby Jack is super creamy.
What kind of bagels work best for this recipe?
You can use homemade bagels, grocery store bagels, or fresh bagels from your favorite bagel shop. Use any flavor you like. You can also use higher protein bagels (like Dave’s Killer Bread) or lower carb bagels, depending on your macros.
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Bagel Breakfast Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1 bagel Use your favorite bagel!
- 2 large eggs + 1 egg white optional
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 slice cheese Colby jack, monterey jack, american and cheddar all go really great with eggs
- Optional: bacon sausage, avocado, condiments, etc.
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Instructions
- Lightly toast the bagel and set aside.
- Heat a small skillet over low heat. Coat the pan with butter or oil.
- Once hot, add the eggs and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook over low heat, whisking every so often, until scrambled to liking.
- Scoop scrambled eggs onto the bottom half of the bagel. Top with the sliced cheese, then the top half of the bagel.
- Microwave just long enough to get the cheese melted (if desired), slice in half and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition is hand-calculated and accurate. No autocalulations! However, note that values can vary based on the brands you use and if you substitute ingredients.
