An In-depth Breakfast Guide Plus Recipe
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. During sleep at night, your body continues to metabolize, breaking down food to produce the energy required for the essential functions. Don’t forget that biological functions like respiration, blood circulation, growth and repair of cellular tissues, temperature regulation, heartbeat, and brain function continue to take place even when you are asleep. That consumes and necessitates the replenishment of the essential nutrients stored in the body. It’s one of the reasons why people wake up feeling kind of tired and weary only to feel normal again after taking breakfast.
A solid breakfast will replenish your energy levels, ensuring that you begin the day with an adequate amount of strength. Besides that, it will top up your essential nutrient levels, keeping you in good health. As such, if you can’t have all the three compulsory daily meals because of one reason or another, you should try to at least have a decent breakfast.
What Should A Healthy Breakfast Contain?
The following essential nutrients;
i. Healthy/Good Fats
These are fats, which are good for your overall health. Great sources of them include but are not limited to avocados, nuts(e.g cashew nuts, pine nuts, and walnuts), and seeds(such as sunflower seeds, flax seeds, and chia seeds).
ii. Fiber-Rich Carbohydrates
Just as the name implies, these are special carbohydrates that contain dietary fiber. They include oatmeal, quinoa, and 100 percent whole-wheat bread.
iii. Proteins
These essential nutrients promote the growth and repair of body tissues. The best breakfast sources of proteins include eggs, turkey sausage, milk, quinoa, and cheese.
Breakfast Bacon Quesadilla Stacks with Poblano Hash Browns, Avocado, and Bacon
Offered as a meal kit by Hello Fresh, this is a yummy wholesome combination that provides all the essential nutrients you need in a breakfast. It consists of; bacon, avocados, Russet potatoes, flour tortilla, and Monterey Jack Cheese. Of course, the regular flavorings such as red onion, Mexican spice blend, Roma tomato, poblano pepper, and lime are also part of it.
The easiest way to make this mouthwatering breakfast is to use Hello Fresh. The meal kit delivery provider will deliver all the ingredients, plus the recipe you need to prepare.
Speaking of Hello Fresh, people love to compare the company against Home Chef, which is a good alternative. However, some do get it all wrong due to a lack of adequate facts. If you read this comparison, you’ll realize that Home Chef is just as good as Hello Fresh and vice versa. None of the meal kit delivery services is better than the other. Another alternative to Hello Fresh is Sunbasket. This meal kit delivery service seems to be on another level though as it offers mostly organic ingredients, unlike the first two brands.
Breakfast Bacon Quesadilla Stacks with Poblano Hash Browns, Avocado, and Bacon Recipe
i. Recipe yields: 4 servings.
ii. Total time: 50 minutes.
iii. Difficulty level: Easy.
iv. Good for: Kids and adults.
What You Will Need
i. A baking sheet.
ii. A small bowl.
iii. 2 large pans.
iv. A source of heat e.g a stove.
v. A box grater(a multi-sided device with a different type of grating surface on each side, for grating foods).
vi. A chopping board.
Ingredients
i. 8 flour tortillas.
ii. 6 oz. bacon.
iii. 24 oz. Russet potatoes.
iv. 2 Roma tomatoes.
v. 2 poblano peppers.
vi. 2 avocados.
vii. 2 red onions.
viii. 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese.
ix. 1 Jalapeño paper.
x. 4 tsp. Mexican spice blend.
xi. 2 limes.
Ingredients not included in the meal kit;
i.9 tsp. vegetable oil.
ii. Salt to taste.
iii. Pepper to taste.
Directions
Step 1:Wash and dry all the fresh produce.
Step 2: Cook the bacon;
i. Preheat the broiler(the part of your stove for cooking at high heat) to high.
ii. Place the bacon in the large pan over medium-high heat and cook for between 3 and 6 minutes per side.
Step 3: Prepare and cook other ingredients;
i. Start by halving and seeding the poblano peppers.
ii. Then, halve, peel, and mince the onions.
iii. Next, peel and grate the potatoes on the large holes of the grater.
iv. After that, mince the jalapeño pepper, making sure to remove the seeds for less heat.
v. Thereafter, lightly oil the baking sheet.
vi. Now, place the poblano peppers you prepared earlier on the baking sheet and broil until charred, or for about 5 minutes.
vii. Then, let the cooked poblano peppers cool, before transferring to the chopping board and cutting into ½-inch squares.
viii. Next, clean and set the baking sheet aside.
Step 4: Cook the grated potatoes;
i. In a separate large pan, place the grated potatoes, seasoning them with salt to taste.
ii. Next, drizzle the potatoes with a generous amount of vegetable oil.
iii. Then, add just enough water to cover the potatoes and bring the potatoes to a boil, thereafter letting them cook until all the water has evaporated. This should take about 5 minutes.
iv. Now, add another generous drizzle of oil to the pan with potatoes and toss.
v. After that, set aside about 3 tbsp minced onion for salsa, then add the remainder to the pan.
vi. Similarly, stir in the poblano peppers you cooked and cut into several ½-inch squares, half the jalapeño, and 2 tsp Mexican spice blend.
vii. Now, cook, making sure to toss the mixture frequently for about 6 minutes, or until the onions are soft.
viii. Thereafter, season the mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 5: Toast the tortillas;
i. First, adjust the oven temperature to 425 degrees.
ii. Then place the tortillas on the baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 5 minutes, or until slightly crispy.
iii. Next, remove the baking sheet from the oven.
Step 6: Prepare the remaining ingredients(i.e tomatoes, limes, and avocados);
i. Finely chop the tomatoes.
ii. Now, cut the limes into wedges.
iii. Next, halve, pit, and scoop flesh from the avocados before thinly slicing.
iv. Then, combine the chopped tomatoes plus the 3 tbsp minced onions you reserved into the small bowl.
v. After that, squeeze a generous amount of lime juice and the remaining jalapeno over the bowl.
vi. Now, season the mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
vii. Thereafter, divide the mixture of grated potatoes, minced onions, poblano peppers, and Mexican spice blend between four tortillas on the baking sheet.
viii. Next, sprinkle each tortilla with Monterey jack cheese.
ix. Then top each tortilla with one of the remaining tortillas.
x. Now, bake the tortillas in the oven for about 2 minutes, or until the cheese melts.
Step 7: Finish the quesadillas, serve and enjoy while still warm;
i. Divide the quesadillas you have made between individual plates.
ii. Next, top each quesadilla with bacon and avocado slices.
iii. Then, serve each plate with salsa and lime wedges on the side for squeezing over.
Bon appetit!
Final Thoughts
Do you often skip breakfasts due to your schedule or any other reason? If yes, it’s about time you started taking them for the sake of your health. Because it replenishes the energy and essential nutrient levels at the most appropriate time, breakfast remains the most important meal of the day. With that in mind, it’s about time you started having healthy breakfasts. Let the delicious breakfast recipe above help you get started.
