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Butternut Squash Breakfast Hash

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Add this super colorful Butternut Squash Breakfast Hash to your morning routine.  It’s a healthy and delicious breakfast skillet that’s a feast for your eyes and will wake up your taste buds!


Christmas is officially over and we’re about to ring in another year.  Maybe you’re considering this your last weekend to indulge in those holiday goodies.  We have some not-so-healthy bites on our weekend menu, but my head is already thinking about turning around my eating habits next week.  I’m ready to say good-bye to holiday indulgences and stock our fridge full of healthier options.

I don’t know about you, but when I start my day with a healthy meal, I kind of don’t want to wreck that flow the rest of the day.  What I eat for breakfast tends to set the tone for what I’ll eat for lunch and dinner.  That’s why I’ll have an egg pretty much every single day.  


If you asked me what my favorite breakfast food is, I would definitely tell you “eggs.”  They’re such a versatile protein.  Think about it – there’s not many ways you can eat cereal, but you can switch it up every morning with an egg!  I never get bored with breakfast with eggs.  My husband likes to whip us up omelets or egg wraps during the weekend.  During the week, I start my day with egg whites or a fried egg. 


Since most of us are probably thinking about eating healthier, I decided to use some of the seasonal produce I had to create a seriously colorful breakfast hash!  I ditched potatoes for butternut squash and cooked it in a skillet alongside onions, kale, and bacon.  Then, I topped it with a couple fried eggs. 

Want to get a little crazy?  Add a few splashes of hot sauce on top before serving!  I swear, I get that from my grandmother.  The woman used to carry a small bottle of Tabasco sauce in her purse and splash her eggs with it in the morning.  Now, I kind of see why she did it!  It adds the perfect amount of flavor and heat to wake up your taste buds!

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Butternut Squash Breakfast Hash

Butternut Squash Breakfast Hash

Ingredients

  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 cups butternut squash, cubed
  • 6 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • Generous 1/2 cup red onion, chopped
  • 2-3 cups kale, stems removed and chopped
  • 2 eggs
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a cast iron skillet over medium heat.
  2. Add the butternut squash and onion. Cook for 8-10 minutes, or until they soften.
  3. Then, add in the kale. Cook just until it softens, a few minutes.
  4. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon and stir.
  5. Lower heat to keep the skillet warm.
  6. In a small pan, cook two eggs however you like them. Then, place them on top of the skillet, season with salt and pepper, and serve.
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This breakfast hash is perfect for weekends and reheats beautifully during the week. Just add it back into a skillet with a little olive oil and warm it up.  Then, fry up a couple of eggs and pop them on top for a colorful, delicious, and healthy breakfast!  It’s a feast for your eyes and for your belly!

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Everything Seasoned Breakfast Quinoa Bowl

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Ditch the bagel and have this Everything Breakfast Quinoa Bowl for breakfast instead! It’s made with everything seasoned quinoa, avocado, tomatoes, sprouts, an egg, and bacon for a wholesome and delicious breakfast!

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Do you remember when you were a kid, learning about the food pyramid in school, and being told the importance of starting your day with a balanced breakfast?  Then, we all became adults and a balanced breakfast started to mean getting to work on time while eating the contents of last night’s Chinese takeout, or grabbing a cookie off the counter, because coffee became more of a priority in the AM than a nutritious meal. 

Yeah.  About that.

I’m totally guilty of those, “Do I really need to eat?” mornings.  Or even mornings when I’m digging out last night’s leftovers just so I don’t pass out before lunch.  Even working from home, there are just those mornings when I roll out of bed and am already engrossed in my day.  I don’t know about you, but my body definitely suffers those days.  Sure, it seems all well and good in the AM, but by 2 or 3:00, watch out!  The afternoon sluggishness takes over.  Bye-bye motivation!


So maybe there’s something to that whole “balanced breakfast” thing after all.  Huh?  I mean, think about it. You never see a cereal commercial with just a bowl of cereal pictured. There’s always fresh fruit and a glass of milk or orange juice pictured alongside it.  Gotta get those food groups in!  That’s why I love quinoa bowls so much!  I like cooking up a batch of quinoa at the beginning of the week to keep in the fridge and add into breakfast bowls or salads.  So easy!

Recently, I decided to watch my carb intake again (yeah, yeah, I know).  I discovered how easy it was to make homemade bagels with just flour, baking powder, and Greek yogurt and got hooked!  My everything bagel habit had to go!  So instead, I used Trader Joe’s awesome “Everything but the Bagel” seasoning to make a breakfast quinoa bowl taste sorta-kinda like a deconstructed bagel sandwich.  Or at least trick my mind into thinking I was eating one.

That’s what I love about quinoa bowls.  You can load them up with all kinds of wholesome ingredients, but if you season them right, you’ll never get bored with breakfast!  It’s kind of like how I am with salad.  I can’t just eat lettuce and dressing.  I need to build it up into something that will excite my taste buds.  It’s the same thing with a quinoa bowl!  The more you add to it, the better it will be!  It also doesn’t hurt to eat it out of a really cool bowl!

Everything Seasoned Breakfast Quinoa Bowl
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Ingredients
  1. 1/2 cup tricolor quinoa
  2. 1-2 tbsp. everything seasoning
  3. 2-3 bacon strips, cooked
  4. 1 large egg, fried
  5. 1/2 avocado, sliced thin
  6. 1/4 cup alfalfa sprouts
  7. 1/4 cup grape tomatoes, blistered
Instructions
  1. Cook the quinoa according to the package (1 cup of water to 1/2 cup quinoa). Allow to cool and mix in everything seasoning. Spoon into a bowl.
  2. Add a couple strips of cooked bacon on top of the quinoa. Then, fry up an egg your favorite way and add it to the bowl.
  3. Cut half of an avocado into thin slices and arrange the slices in the bowl. Add everything seasoning to the avocado slices, if desired.
  4. Follow with alfalfa sprouts and finally blistered grape tomatoes.
  5. To make the tomatoes, heat a little olive oil in a small skillet. Add the tomatoes and cook until they burst. Season with sea salt, if desired.
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But yeah, that everything seasoning is where it’s at and this quinoa bowl is all kinds of awesome!  Eggs, bacon, everything seasoned quinoa – what’s not to love? I also really love blistered tomatoes. Just cook them with a little olive oil until they burst. Then sprinkle them with some sea salt. So good! 

I’m really into alfalfa sprouts at the moment, too.  They’re great on salads, sandwiches, and really good with eggs.  You could always add spinach or kale instead of alfalfa sprouts. Just make sure you get that wholesome balance of protein, grains, and veggies in your bowl. 


Prep your ingredients beforehand so you can easily throw your bowl together in the morning before you head out the door! It might not be an everything bagel, but it’ll taste just as good, if not better!  Don’t have a Trader Joe’s nearby?  You can make your own everything seasoning with this recipe!

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Tiramisu Breakfast Parfaits

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Who says you can’t have dessert for breakfast? With this recipe for Tiramisu Breakfast Parfaits, you can have a lighter breakfast alternative to a favorite Italian dessert!

This post has been sponsored by Folgers Coffee. All thoughts and opinions are my own.


Like most adults, my day doesn’t begin without a cup of coffee.  Nothing says “good morning” like the sound and smell of coffee brewing.  That first sip is comforting and reassures me that I can tackle the day ahead of me.  Of course, some days require that second afternoon cup. Whether it’s a dip in energy or just handling my business as a girl boss, I want that jolt of caffeine to keep me going and I want it fast!  Thankfully, Folgers® K-Cup® Pods make it easy and convenient to get a great tasting cup of coffee whenever I want it!  

I’m a traditional kind of girl and I like planning each day over a cup of coffee.  Folgers is a brand that also believes in traditions and has since 1850!  I basically start my morning the same way every single day – over coffee and breakfast while checking my email.  We all know the importance of starting the day with a wholesome breakfast.  It sustains us, keeps us satisfied, and just like coffee, helps us get through our day.  But what’s better than breakfast, I ask?  Dessert!


Ask me what my all-time favorite dessert is and I’ll tell you, “tiramisu.”  My love for this dessert started when I was younger.  Growing up, I lived down the street from Italian neighbors.  I will never forget having them deliver a homemade tiramisu to our house.  It was amazing!  Tiramisu has everything I love all wrapped up in one delicious dessert.  I mean, you can’t go wrong with ladyfinger cookies that are soaked in coffee, layered with a sweet mascarpone cheese mixture, and dusted with cocoa.  Every single bite is heavenly!

Years ago, I spent a day in New York City with some friends and their family. We ended our day at a restaurant in Little Italy. I couldn’t tell you what I ordered for dinner, but I definitely ordered tiramisu for dessert! The waiter asked me if I knew what “tiramisu” meant in Italian. I didn’t.  So he proceeded to tell me something along the lines of, “come and get me.”  Makes perfect sense to me.  It’s a tempting little dessert that lures me in every time it’s on the menu!

Despite my love for tiramisu, I’ve never attempted to make it at home.  Then I got the idea to make it for breakfast in the form of a parfait.  What a better way to start the day than with dessert for breakfast?  Am I right?


So I gathered up ingredients from ShopRite to make Tiramisu Breakfast Parfaits. The first thing I did was brew a cup of coffee using Folgers K-Cup coffee.  Their Morning Cafe Blend is a light roast that doesn’t overpower the other flavors in the parfait.  I used 1/4 cup of coffee in a Greek yogurt mixture made with Neufchatel cheese and vanilla.  Then, I enjoyed the rest with a splash of creamer!


The coffee infused yogurt mixture is a lighter alternative to the traditional mascarpone cheese used in tiramisu.  It still adds that creamy texture you would enjoy in the Italian dessert.  Instead of sugar, I used a natural sweetener to sweeten my yogurt mixture.  You could certainly use sugar, if desired, since it’s such a small amount.


Traditional tiramisu is made with coffee-soaked ladyfingers and cocoa. But since this is a breakfast version, I decided use dark chocolate granola instead.  I layered the parfait with the yogurt mixture, granola, and repeated until I was left with yogurt on top.  Then, like tiramisu, I dusted the top with cocoa powder.

Tiramisu Breakfast Parfaits
Serves 2
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Ingredients
  1. 1 - 8 oz. package Neufchatel cheese, softened
  2. 1/4 cup prepared coffee
  3. 1 cup plain low fat Greek yogurt
  4. 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  5. 1/2 tsp. natural sweetener, or 2 tsp. sugar
  6. 1 cup dark chocolate granola
  7. Cocoa powder, for dusting
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, whisk together the Neufchatel cheese and Greek yogurt until smooth.
  2. While whisking, slowly pour in the coffee.
  3. Stir in the vanilla and sweetener.
  4. Begin layering the parfait in a glass. Add a layer of granola to the bottom of the glass.
  5. Then, add some of the yogurt mixture.
  6. Continue repeating with layers and finish with a layer of yogurt on top.
  7. Finish with a dusting of cocoa powder and serve.
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While this isn’t going to taste exactly like tiramisu, I thought it came pretty close for a breakfast parfait.  If you let the parfaits chill in the fridge for a little bit before serving, they get even better!  The yogurt mixture thickens and the flavors really come together.  It’s scrape-the-bottom delicious!

There’s a perfect blend of flavors, too.  The coffee infuses the yogurt mixture with just enough flavor to balance out the dark chocolate granola and dusting of cocoa.  There’s also a perfect balance of textures with the creaminess of the yogurt mixture and the crunch of the granola.


This recipe makes one of my absolute favorite desserts suitable to start the morning.  Who wouldn’t want to start the day with dessert for breakfast?  Dessert for breakfast parfaits might just become a new morning tradition for me.  How will Folgers inspire your morning rituals?

Head to a ShopRite store near you to purchase Folgers K-Cup varieties and look for a $1-off digital coupon available with your ShopRite Price Plus® club card. Folgers K-Cups can be found where coffee and tea is sold.  

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What’s your favorite dessert for breakfast recipe?



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