Valeria Ray - Rise and Shine: 50 Breakfast Recipes from Around the World

This dish features the amazing flavors of salty bacon and sweet caramelized onions in a potato dish. It starts with thinly sliced potatoes, then soft and tender onions and finally topped with salty and crisped bacon. It is best to use a clear Pyrex casserole dish for this recipe so you can see the layers of potato, bacon, and onion but any oven-proof dish will suffice.

Any person would love to have this for breakfast or even as a side to a steak dinner.

Yield:

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Total Cooking Time: 1 hour

Ingredient List:

• 2 pounds potatoes, sliced thinly
• 8 oz. cooked bacon
• 2 large onions, chopped
• cup butter
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• cup cheddar cheese

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Methods:

1. Preheat your oven to 350F and spray an 11x7 baking dish with non-stick spray.
2. In a medium-sized pot, cook the onions in the butter over low heat until completely soft and brown in color. Stir in the garlic and the bacon and saut until fragrant and well-incorporated.
3. Layer the potatoes and onion mixture in the casserole dish, top with a few pats of butter, cheddar cheese, and bacon. Bake for about 1 hour until the potatoes are golden and cooked all the way through.

French toast is one of the classic breakfast dishes out there, but lets be real its so messy to eat! If only there was a way to make it a little more kid-friendly and a little less soggy.

These French toast sticks are a great way to use up day-old bread. Its easy to make and it can feed a lot of people! Making these into sticks or slices makes the texture a little more balanced since youre not cutting into a soggy piece of bread. Every stick has the right amount of crispness and softness.

Yield:

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Total Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredient List:

• 6 slices Brioche bread
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 Tablespoons refined sugar
• teaspoons salt
• 4 Tablespoons butter, for frying

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Methods:

1. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the milk, eggs, vanilla, and salt until fully combined. Slice the brioche bread into wide strips. Dip the bread into the egg mixture until the outer layer is coated, let the excess liquid run off. Fry in butter in a non-stick pan over medium high heat. Do this for the rest of the breadsticks, slicing more brioche if desired.
2. One all the bread is cooked, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Serve with fresh berries and syrup.

Ever wish that you could have apple pie for breakfast? Say no more! This oatmeal recipe has all the flavors of an apple pie. This simple breakfast dish features chia seeds that provide a little more texture than just plain ol oatmeal. Since chia seeds have a lot of nutritional benefits, you can have your cake in this case, apple pie flavored oatmeal and eat it too!

No, this is not your average apple cinnamon flavored oatmeal. The fresh chopped apples really make a difference in this recipe!

Yield:

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Total Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredient List:

• 1 cup rolled oats
• Tablespoons chia seeds
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• teaspoons ground nutmeg
• teaspoons ground cardamom
• 2 cups water or almond milk
• 2 Tablespoons honey or maple syrup
• cup minced apples
• teaspoons vanilla extract

For the topping

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 large apple, chopped
• Tablespoons maple syrup
• teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 Tablespoons Chopped walnuts

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Methods:

1. In a small saucepan, melt the butter and saut the apples. Add in the maple syrup and cinnamon and stir until the apples are coated and starts turning soft. Remove from heat and set aside.
2. In a separate saucepan, combine the oatmeal, chia seeds, spices, liquid, maple syrup, and minced apples and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the oatmeal thickens. Stir in the vanilla extract and remove from heat. Serve in bowls and top with the cooked apples and chopped walnuts.

If youve never had an empanada in your life, then youre missing out. An empanada is a pastry that originates from Latin America. Its basically a heartier and healthier hot pocket. These tasty treats can be stuffed with anything that you want. Traditionally, it is stuffed with meat, cheese, and vegetables.