Sausage Is a Versatile Breakfast Meat

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sausageSausage is a wonderful breakfast ingredient. There are many ways to use sausage in a lot of different recipes to make breakfast a tasty treat. You can use sausage links, patties or even just ground sausage to make a lot of different breakfast meals for families that are on the go. Below are some ways to use sausage in a quick breakfast setting.

Take a scrambled egg and add ground sausage or sausage patty and roll them in a tortilla. You have a great burrito for breakfast. Add a little hot sauce or some salsa to it and you have created a new flavor to savor with a southwestern burrito.

Put a cooked sausage patty inside a couple of pancakes for a great griddle recipe. Add a fried egg and you have 2 great breakfast ideas for an on the go morning.

Try a meat cup. Take a couple of eggs and some ground sausage and pour them into muffin tins and cook for about 20 minutes at a 350F oven. Remove and eat. If you make more than you can eat, simply freeze and reheat at a later time when you are running late.

Slice a croissant or breakfast bagel in half, insert a cooked sausage patty and you have an easy and quick breakfast idea. You can add an egg or sliced cheese if you so desire and create your own special treat for your family.

Pillsbury biscuits are a great ingredient for breakfast. Simply unroll the package of biscuits, add some uncooked sausage and roll. Cut into pinwheel shaped pieces. Place on a cookie sheet and cook 15 minutes and eat. Again, freeze leftovers and use at a later time.

Take 1 pound of cooked ground sausage and add 2 C of your favorite shredded cheese. Add in 4 cups of baking mix and stir together in a mixing bowl. You will need to add some water, 1 C so that you can form the mixture into balls. Grease a cookie sheet and cook for 15 minutes in a 375F oven. Remove from oven and let cool a bit. Eat your fill, but freeze leftovers and use later.

Pita pockets are a new thing. Sausage pitas are a great morning starter. Cook about 1 pound of sausage and add about 6 eggs beaten to a skillet. When done spoon into a pita pocket, you can add some shredded cheese and some wonderful spices to complete the meal.

Toast a couple of pieces of bread and roll some sausage links inside. Kids like this easy taste treat. Or you can go all out and make sausage roll ups. Use a package of crescent rolls, roll a sausage link and a small slice of cheese in the crescent and cook like the package instructions say. Quick, easy and tasty is the verdict.

Healthy Eggplant Pockets

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eggplantonthevineWhat You Need:

1 head of lettuce, torn
1/2 cucumber, sliced
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 sweet onion, sliced thin
2 tbsp + 1/3 C extra virgin olive oil, divided
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 C black olives
4 oz. feta cheese, crumbed
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp lemon thyme
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 lbs. eggplant, peeled and sliced 3/8 inch thick
6 pita pockets

How to Make It:

In a large mixing bowl mix together the lettuce and cucumbers.
Cover and put in refrigerator.
Mix together the tomatoes, onions, 2 tbsp oil and lemon juice in a small bowl.
The olives and cheese are blended in, cover and place in the refrigerator.
The grill is set to medium heat.
In a small bowl put the remaining oil, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper and mix well.
Brush each slice of eggplant evenly with the oil mixture.
Cut the pita pockets in half to form 2 pockets.
Wrap each pita pocket in foil.
Place the wrapped pita pockets on the grill grate away from the direct heat.
The eggplant slices are placed on the grill grate over direct heat.
Grill for 7 minutes then flip.
Grill for 6 additional minutes or until browned and tender.
Turn the wrapped pita pockets occasionally and when the eggplant is done remove the pockets from the grill.
Stir the tomato mixture into the lettuce mixture until well blended.
Fill each pita pocket with the salad mixture and top with the grilled eggplant.