I was recently asked what I feed my toddler for breakfast and I had to think about it for a moment because my first thought was “anything.” As I’m sure you all know 2 ½-year-olds are super easy to feed am I right? For the most part, I try to do easy breakfasts for lack of brainpower before the coffee settles in, for me that means anything I can make a large quantity of for leftovers.
I am sharing with you some very customizable and easy to please breakfast recipes. Each of these can be made ahead of time and reheat well for more of a get-up and go kind of vibe. These are all vegetarian as well if you are looking for any “Meatless Monday” meal ideas. I will also say I am very much for easier ideas like Kodiak Cakes Power Waffles or Pancake Mix, Boiled Eggs, or Greek Yogurt but sometimes you need something that feels homemade. Also, I promise not to make you read an entire blog post with family photos of the dog, a random apple, and my life story before I get to the good stuff!
*Quinoa bites*
Ingredients
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 cup chopped mushrooms
- ½ cup shredded zucchini
- 1 cup diced yellow onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup quinoa
- ½ tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper
- 1 ½ cups cheddar cheese
- 1 ½ cups or vegetable broth or water.
Directions:
- Cook quinoa in broth or water, set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Prepare muffin tins with cooking spray.
- Chop/shred all veggies finely.
- Add all ingredients to a large bowl and stir.
- Fill muffin tins with quinoa mixture.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown on edges.
- Cool before serving.
Tips:
- You can use a variety of veggies in this breakfast. Feel free to improvise.
- I like to use the mini muffin tins for my toddler and the big ones for us.
- Pack the muffin tins pretty full they do not expand much at all.
- These also freeze well!
*Protein Oatmeal Bake*
Ingredients
- 4 cups of quick oats
- 2 scoops of protein powder (any kind will do – you can also do without)
- ¾ cup of sweetener of choice (sugar, palm sugar, coconut sugar, etc.)
- 2 tsp of baking powder
- 2 tbsp of cinnamon
- 1 tsp of allspice
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup almond milk (or milk of choice)
- Pinch of vanilla extract
- ¾ cup almond or peanut butter (can sub for coconut oil or butter)
- Fruit of any kind. I tend to use a whole large apple cup into small diced pieces or a few peaches cut the same. You can also do any type of berry.
Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 and Spray 13 x 9 baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl combine all dry ingredients and set aside.
- In a separate bowl combine the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, melted nut butter, and fruit mix until fully incorporated.
- Add the wet mixture to the dry and mix until fully combined. If mixture is crumbly add a dash more milk until it is a thick batter is formed.
- Transfer to an oiled baking dish and bake for 35-45 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.
- Cool before serving, but not too much!
Tips:
- Baked oatmeal can be frozen and thawed easily.
- Serve with greek yogurt on top for a creamy almost dessert feel.
- You can also forgo the fruit and add a can of pureed pumpkin to fulfill all your pumpkin spice dreams.
- Add ½ cup of pecans if you please.
*Egg Bake*
Ingredients
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp of black pepper
- ½ tsp dry mustard
- 12 eggs
- 1 cup almond milk (or milk of choice)
- ½ grated cheese (Cheddar, Monterey Jack, Swiss)
- 1 4oz can of green chilies
- 2 cups veggies of any kind
Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 13 x 9 baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a bowl, whisk together the salt, pepper, mustard, eggs until frothy.
- Whisk in the milk then stir in the cheese and green chilies.
- Pour into the baking dish then fold in the veggies.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the eggs set.
- Cool before serving.
Tips
- Veggie ideas: mushrooms, zucchini, spinach, bell pepper, broccoli or onions.
- I like to add whatever veggies I have in the fridge mix and match just getting extra greens in.
- You can always flex this recipe add more eggs or less cheese.
- Serve with salsa.
What are your go-to breakfast ideas? Share them with us in the comments.
