Preferably something that has little to no preparation required.

  • beastlykings@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I’m cheap, and I also have barely any time for breakfast in the morning, and my wife likes it when I make her breakfast but she leaves for work an hour after me.

    So this is what I do, and have done for almost three years straight now.

    You get yourself some fully cooked frozen chicken patties Some small flour tortillas And a big bag of shredded cheese, your choice

    First thing I do when I walk into the kitchen is start the toaster oven, getting it hot. Then I take a chicken patty out of the freezer and break it in half on the edge of the counter while it’s still in the bag. Then I take a half sheet paper towel, and fold it in half, because I hate doing dishes. I put both halves of the chicken patty on it, pop it in the microwave for one minute, 30 seconds per half if I’m only doing one. Then while that’s going, I slap two tortillas on the counter, sprinkle a healthy dose of cheese on them and spread it out evenly. By the time I’m done, so is the chicken, so I put each half on one side of each tortilla. Next comes the flavor. You can sprinkle a little garlic salt and pepper, or a dash of worcestershire, or my favorite was a dab of Chick-fil-A sauce under the patty. Then, slide it onto the rack in the piping hot toaster oven. Then I walk away to go start getting ready for work, just a simple task like finding socks or something, then I come back a minute or two later and the cheese is nice and bubbly, the tortilla is browning on the edges, it’s just about ready to pull out. Then I pull them out, fold them in half, put mine on my water bottle to cool, and hers goes back into the toaster oven, but it’s a fancy oven so I set the temp to 160f so it’s nice and hot when she gets up, but doesn’t keep cooking too much.

    The whole process takes less than 10 minutes, maybe even 5 minutes if I’m really on my game in the morning.

    The whole thing costs like 50 cents, and is plenty filling for me. It’s probably not the healthiest option, but… 🤷‍♂️

    Why don’t I use something more breakfasty, like sausage? Because I can’t find it as cheap as the chicken. Funny enough, I actually started this whole process during COVID, with frozen precooked sausage patties. We got a bag of them with one of our low income commodity boxes, and couldn’t figure out what to do with them. So I started doing this. Then when the bag ran dry, I transitioned to chicken. Not as good, but still good, and like I said, I’m cheap lol.

    Hope this helps!

      • R0cket_M00se@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        It’s definitely got the protein requirements, for a lot of people that’s the main thing they worry about getting enough of. It’s not like you have to eat it everyday or anything.

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      1 year ago

      Cheap? Am I wrong in thinking most other typical breakfasts are considerably cheaper than tortillas, chicken and cheese?

      I’m talking things like oats, museli, bread/toast with jams, cheese, meats, etc, eggs.

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        1 year ago

        I mean, I guess it depends. Oats are pretty cheap, I’ll give you that. But eggs? The cheapest I can source in my area is about $2.50 a dozen, maybe less if I looked harder. That’s 20 cents an egg, and since you said eggs, plural, I’ll assume two eggs. So 40 cents, that is cheaper than my 50 cent concoction, but… eh.

        I do like eggs for breakfast, and I do change up the routine on weekends. But for work days I don’t want to have to think about my breakfast, and I want to be able to eat it with one hand, so I can run.

        Toast and jam is a little too much like dessert for me, not enough protein 🤷‍♂️

        I’ll agree there are cheaper breakfasts, but there are also way more expensive ones 🤷‍♂️