Looking to change up your weeknight dinner routine? For a fun twist on the standard family dinner, consider adding breakfast foods — like omelettes and baked eggs — to the menu. These easy, tasty meals require less than 30 minutes of prep time, and are perfect for busy weeknights. See five of our favorite breakfast for dinner recipes, below, and add a few to your weekly rotation!
Here are some suggestions with Jessica Ramitz from What’s Cooking.
Breakfast Quesadillas
These scrumptious quesadillas are a quick-fix dinner that can be on the table in just 15 minutes. Put a breakfast spin on a quesadilla night by wrapping fluffy scrambled eggs, tomatoes, cheese and cilantro into a tortilla.
Cook eggs in a large skillet with the tomatoes and cilantro until scrambled, then set the mixture aside. Wipe out the skillet quickly, and then warm tortillas in the same pan. Once warm, spread the egg mixture over one half of the tortilla and top with cheese.
Fold the second half of the tortilla over the top and lightly brown on both sides before serving. Grab this quick quesadilla recipe now!
Florentine Strata
Take 20 minutes to prep this egg bake in the morning and you’ll have a tasty meal in the evening. This Florentine Egg Strata can easily become your favorite recipe!
Pop it in the oven for 40 minutes at night for a balanced dinner at the end of the day. Mix onion, spinach, tomatoes, French bread and eggs (or egg beaters) to make a nutritious and delicious breakfast casserole for less than 300 calories per serving.
Heart-Healthy Breakfast Scramble
A ten-minute meal that substitutes traditional breakfast sausage for lean turkey sausage, this breakfast scramble combines your favorite breakfast ingredients with seasoned tomatoes for an Italian take on a hearty classic.
You’ll cook sausage, breakfast potatoes and eggs in a single pan. Then, top with tomatoes flavored with basic, garlic and oregano. Finally, top your scramble with fresh parsley.
Southwestern Breakfast Burritos
Another south of the border take on breakfast that comes together in just 20 minutes are the burritos stuffed with eggs, black beans and tomatoes. These protein rich burritos make a truly fulfilling healthy breakfast-for-dinner idea. Add your favorite cheese and fresh cilantro to the mix. For additional flavor, top with a squeeze of lemon juice for a bright finish.
Sweet Dutch Baby Pancake
Looking for a sweet, surprising way to end the day (at under 400 calories per serving to boot)? Try a Dutch baby pancake topped with cinnamon, diced tomatoes, apples and raisins. This puffed pancake feeds six and can be on the table in just an hour!
It will spend 20 to 25 minutes cooking in the oven, and while it is, you can heat the apples, tomatoes and raisins in a pan with granulated sugar and cinnamon. Once the pancake is golden brown, remove it from the oven and top it with the apple mixture.
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I love the idea of having breakfast for dinner, I actually do it now and again but not tried any of these recipes before.
the pancakes sound amazing. i’m going to see if i can make them this weekend.
Breakfast for dinner is a fave in our house! Now we can add some variety to it!!!
You read my mind! These are awesome and lusciously filled with all those flavors I’ve always wanted, I think I’ll start out with those Quesadillas. Breakfast shouldn’t really be exclusive in the mornings!
I consider breakfast for dinner one of the small joys in life. We typically serve pancakes, eggs and bacon or sausage, but I really like the burrito idea!
We used to do breakfast dinners when the little ones were much smaller. Scrambled eggs quiche style was our fav, so these recipes look great to reintroduce! I am going to try a few of these recipes over the next few weeks!
Those breakfast quesadillas sound so yummy. We always do a breakfast for dinner night and those would be perfect.
My son loves omelettes, and he enjoys them any time of the day. Thanks for sharing the burrito recipe! I’m actually in the mood for Mexican food these days. 🙂
I wasn’t sure what to have for dinner tonight, but now I think I’m going to go with the Breakfast Quesadilla idea. What a great way to mix it up and do breakfast for dinner with a twist!
I love preparing breakfast for my family! My kids, husband and I love omelette with cheese
This can be cool, I like this idea. I always wanted to try making some breakfast dishes for dinner.
I think having breakfast meals as dinner alternative would really be a good alternative. These dishes also look really tasty.
Breakfast food is also a form of comfort food so I really like the idea of making breakfast food for dinner! These recipes are worth checking out, definitely! Thanks for the list!
Breakfast Quesadillas–I could definitely see me eating that for a dinner. They sound really good.
I love breakfast for dinner its one of my all time favourites! I would love to try this out, I bet my whole family would enjoy it we all love breaky for dinner!
Breakfast quesadillas sound delicious! I’m all about allowing breakfast to show up for dinner any time!
We love having breakfast for dinner sometimes, these are some good ideas!
This sounds yummy! Breakfast for dinner is one of my favorite meals!! (Love breakfast foods!)
We really like making breakfast for dinner. I have to do it more often. These are some great options.
This would be good for us for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And I’m sure it makes great leftovers.
I love a good breakfast quesadilla and I love breakfast for dinner! Great post!
I love having breakfast for dinner. Quesadillas sound delicious! I also love a great frittata for dinner. I can throw some eggs and veggies in a baking dish and have a delicious meal in no time!
We love having breakfast for dinner. I love these options-they’re all different from our normal choices so I can’t wait to try them.
Breakfast for dinner is always a fantastic option for sure! Love this idea.
I love having breakfast for dinner. That Southwest Breakfast Burrito sounds like it would quickly become a favorite here.
I never thought of breakfast quesadillas before!! I know my kids wold love those, we love breakfast for dinner!
I know where I’m going for dinner, to your house! This food looks so good, I can eat it right off the page!! I love breakfast for dinner at our house it’s easy, fast, and delicious.
We love dinner for breakfast!! These recipes sound good, I know omelets are a favorite for my family for dinner.
My family loves breakfast for dinner. That strata looks delicious and the sweet dutch baby pancake is calling my name. I want to try them all!
I love having breakfast for dinners!! I want to try the burritos.
I love to do breakfast for dinner!! The kids think its neat to eat a breakfast food for dinner and I love how easy it is to make up for dinner!
I love breakfast for dinner. Great ideas to spice it up and try a new variety of items.
One thing that my kids love is when I make breakfast for dinner. My kids usually love pancakes for dinner but I like your idea.
We do breakfast for dinner usually once a week. Or Fall back is always scrambled eggs, so these recipes look good enough to eat! I am going to try a few of these recipes over the next few weeks!
I love doing breakfast for dinner. The breakfast quesadillas sound like a fun option.
I love breakfast for dinner. It is so easy when you have had a long day.