Homemade Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Biscuits: Delicious and Budget-Friendly Breakfast Option!

[komalsinghaws]

We are a fan of bacon egg and cheese biscuits but after spending over $30 on drive thru for breakfast one day over the weekend I decided to give the homemade version a shot since they seemed fairly easy. They turned out great! I whipped up 8 eggs, sprayed a glass 9x13 dumped in the egg and cooked as a sheet in the microwave until they were done. Topped the egg with 7 slices of cheese and then cut into 8 squares. Air fried the bacon. This made 8 sandwiches for under $8. We each ate 1 with my teenage son eating 2. Wrapped the remaining 3 in paper towel and put in container in fridge for later. Will be doing this way more often!
Eggs - Free from friend with chickens ($1.90 at store for a dozen)
Bacon- $2.99 lb
Sliced cheese - $2.50 for 12 slices
Biscuits- $1.79 for 8

 

[gwsany]

Good idea but you do not cook bacon in the airfryer. It will destroy your air fryer. All the grease splatters into the convection fan. Thats number 1 do not cook besides wet battered foods.

 

[kaylon69]

@gwsany my air fryer came with a bacon pan.

 

[worshipready]

@gwsany I cook my bacon in microwave or in the oven at 400 degrees. I have 2 microwave bacon racks in case one of mine wears out (over years going through dishwasher the plastic does wear out) Picked them up at thrift stores for $1 each.

 

[komalsinghaws]

@gwsany thanks for letting me know!

 

[sparky63]

I make these weekly for myself and my daughter. You should try breakfast burritos too. So yummy.

 

[shacky]

@sparky63 I make breakfast burritos 10 or 12 at a time. We are retired but it is so much easier. I wrap & freeze & hubby just sticks in the microwave. If I don't want burritos I just cook about 24 oz of bacon in the oven for sandwiches etc... put some in fridg & some in freezer.

 

[ti3five]

@shacky Might be a stupid question but what's the best way to freeze bacon?

 

[torahpointstohim]

@shacky you might want to try this recipe! It has changed my bulk breakfast burrito making life there are 10 in my family so I made three different versions for the freezer … we can bake this up and easily divide it into 16 even portions and add cheese to the burrito, roll, wrap and freeze.

Easy Freezer Breakfast Burritos

I've tried a lot of breakfast burritos in my day, and these are definitely the best easy freezer breakfast burritos! So simple...so delicious!

www.melskitchencafe.com

 

[trisholeary]

My husband and kids love these! 2 dozen or so at a time and freeze them saves a ton of time & money! The eggs I do salt, pepper, garlic & fresh chives before cooking. I use English muffins and toast them before putting together and freezing… and do a variety of sausage , bacon & ham! (Just egg and cheese for myself)

 

[tsealock]

@trisholeary We use Canadian bacon and pepper jack.

 

[trisholeary]

Ooooh I bet pepper Jack is good! I’ll have to try that! Usually just use cheddar since we always have it on hand

 

[tikiman53]

@trisholeary how do you store them when you freeze them?

 

[trisholeary]

@tikiman53 saran wrap each one & then place as many as I can fit in gallon size freezer bags. When you’re ready to heat them up I unwrap them & place them on a paper towel in the micro for a 45 seconds or so.

 

[tikiman53]

@trisholeary thank you!

 

[trisholeary]

@tikiman53 you’re welcome! So easy & my kids can make their own while I get myself ready. It’s so convenient!
I also pre-make them pancakes & wrap them the same way (2 pancakes per pack). Same storing and heating directions.

 

[komalsinghaws]

@trisholeary my husband would love the pepper jack! I'll throw a couple of those in next time!

 

[mufpan]

We toast English muffins, (buttered), fry eggs, heat Canadian bacon , and top with cheese. We have these often. Make these a few times a week but I’ve never tried freezing them

 

[spankythepig]

Looks delicious

 

[sixe]

Sub the biscuit w/sourdough bread, it tastes really yummy!