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.

  • AA5B@lemmy.world
    2·
    10 hours ago

    Wow, too much thought for morning.

    My weekday breakfast for years is

    • press the button on the Keurig, hoping I remember to put a mug under it
    • glop some plain low fat yogurt into a bowl
    • throw in a cut up fruit, usually a banana
    • pour cheerios until just about to overflow
    • beastlykingsOP
      2·
      10 hours ago

      That’s fair. Simplicity is key. But to be honest, mine only sounds complicated. Really it’s similar. Push button on toaster oven, push button to microwave half a chicken patty, toss some cheese on a tortilla, slap it all in the toaster oven and walk away. Come back a few minutes later and it’s ready to go 🤷‍♂️

    • beastlykingsOP
      9·
      2 days ago

      Too much sugar, not enough protein. My wife is borderline diabetic. She’s not technically, but sugar can make her feel funny, especially too much, and especially in the morning.

      It sounds technical, and to a degree it is, but only because I’ve described it in detail. Honestly it only takes me minutes to do, then she has hot cheap breakfast to go 👍