Bagel with Eggs - Nourish Nutrition Blog -10 minutes (2024)

Ingredients

Scroll down to the recipe card for the amounts of each ingredient, but here's a quick visual + description of what's in this recipe.

• Bagel: savory type bagels work well in this breakfast sandwich. Use your favorite bagel.
• Eggs: I like making two eggs. But you can adjust the number of eggs to meet your hunger level.
• Butter: Cooking eggs in butter is a must for me. It adds a nice buttery flavor to your bagel breakfast sandwich. Use whatever you like though.
• Salt, pepper
• Cheese: I prefer shredded cheddar and whatever else cheese I have. I add it to the eggs instead of on top because it melts more evenly, and doesn't slide around on the bagel as much. But use what you like.

Instructions

Scroll down to the recipe card for more detailed instructions. Here's a quick overview + photos to see how to make this recipe in general.

1.Mix together eggs, salt, and pepper.

2. Cook eggs, cheese in butter over medium-low heat. Add additional toppings, if desired.

Stir with rubber spatula. Form into a round sphere, about the size of your bagel slice.

3. Assemble your bagel with eggs. Add additional toppings if desired. Enjoy immediately. Add sides if desired (fresh fruit, vegetables or salad, chips are all great).

More Breakfast Bagel Flavor Ideas

• Bacon, egg, and cheese. You can substitute the bacon for Canadian bacon or ham. Also, a sausage patty would be good on this breakfast bagel. A slice of American cheese or cheddar cheese is classic. Use what you have.
• Chilies, cilantro, and salsa. Add jalapenos or pickled chilies to the eggs, cheese, Top with some tasty salsa and/or hot sauce too.
• Feta cheese, olives, jarred roasted bell peppers. Get a salty, sweet bagel sandwich with this combo.
• Canadian bacon, eggs, and avocado. You can add avocado to any of these combinations, but this simple combination is easy and tasty.
• Cream cheese, eggs, and pickled onions. You can substitute any cheese for a smear of cream cheese, but the creamy cheese, eggs, and tangy pickled onions is a delicious take on the classic.

Substitutions/Tips

• Bagel options: plain bagel, wheat bagel, onion bagel, asiago cheese bagel, jalapeno and cheese bagel, everything bagel, etc. You can use a gluten free bagel as well.
• You can also cook your eggs in other ways. Over easy, poached, and sunny side up eggs are great on breakfast sandwiches.
• Toast your bagel for extra crunchiness.
• See additional flavor combinations above.
• Optional toppings to add to eggs: minced onion, bell pepper, jalapenos or other peppers, chopped broccoli, etc.
• Optional toppings for bagel: cream cheese, cooked bacon or ham, sausage, lettuce, salsa, hot sauce, green onion, jarred roasted bell peppers, pickled onions, olives, etc.

FAQ

Other good egg recipes

• Microwave Eggs in a Cup
• Healthy Breakfast Tacos
• Time Saving Frozen Breakfast Sandwiches
• Chorizo Breakfast Casserole
• Apple Omelet with Cheddar Cheese
• Ugandan Chapati Roll
• South African Spiced Shakshuka

What to do with leftover ingredients

When you're cooking for one, you often have leftover produce, cans of whatever ingredient, etc. Here are a couple ideas on how to use up the leftover ingredients. It'll help you save money by wasting fewer ingredients.

• Bagel: BLT Bagel
• Eggs: Carbonara with Lemon, Banana Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins, and Chicken Fried Rice in the Instant Pot.
• Cheese: Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwich, Vegetarian Burrito Bowl for One, and Buffalo Chicken Flatbread.

Bagel with Eggs for One

Make a 10 minute bagel with eggs for one. It's such a delicious and easy meal. Enjoy it for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a bigger snack. I'll show you how to make the basic version, but add whatever toppings you have on hand!

Servings 1 person