Tex-Mex Breakfast Muffins
Tex-Mex Breakfast Muffins, is a healthy and quick breakfast that everyone will love! A lightening speed meal to start off the day on the right foot.
Once upon a time, I had more hours in the day than I knew what to do with.
I would sleep until 9 or 10 am, get up and workout, make a leisurely breakfast brunch fit for a king. Then go about my day doing highly important things like getting my nails done and reading glam mag articles on “Trendy New Ways to Wear a Scarf.”
Of course, this is a fairytale.
I don’t remember the last time I slept past 9. 10 is laughable. My workouts are rushed, breakfast is rushed… heck, my whole little world is a whirlwind of juggling meals, homework, sports, and family drama. Sound familiar?
Even so, life is good.
We laugh a lot in between the rushing around, and we take our weekend wind-down time pretty seriously.
I’m a firm believer in living a simple life, not over-complicating things. But sometimes, with four different schedules, it just can’t be helped!
Serving healthy and inspired breakfasts during the work/school week is tricky. In effort to get a few extra minutes of shut-eye, we often don’t allow ourselves time to prepare a proper meal.
We’ve gone through the gamut of quick breakfast items: cereals, bars, smoothies, instant hot cereals, toast… I get bored.
So every now-and-again I’ll come up with a quick breakfast idea to throw in the mix; something that catches everyone’s attention.
Introducing Tex-Mex Breakfast Muffins!
This quick breakfast idea is fast, furious and full of flavor.
So much so, it’s hard to believe each cup takes less than 5 minutes to make. While the kids are rushing to get their shoes on and pack their backpacks, I simply whisk up this creamy egg mixture, pour it over an english muffin half and pop in the microwave.
Yes, you read that right.
For these quick breakfast muffins, I stuffed english muffin halves down into microwave-safe cups, whisked eggs with silky yogurt and pico de gallo, and poured it in the cups.
Then I topped each cup with cooked chorizo and shredded cheese, and ZAP! In two minutes or less, you have fluffy, cheesy, slightly-spicy pillows of goodness you can take on-the-go. The yogurt provides moisture so the eggs don’t toughen up in the microwave.
These little beauties are almost too good to be true… almost.
So chuck the toast tomorrow morning, and try our speedy Tex-Mex Breakfast Muffins instead.
You’ll be glad you did.
More Quick Breakfast Ideas
Toasted Coconut Breakfast Spread
The Best Tropical Smoothie Ever
Homemade Whole Foods Granola Bars
Breakfast Tostadas ~ An Edible Mosaic
Homemade Muesli ~ Savory Simple
Breakfast Sushi ~ Farmgirl Gourmet
Freezer Pancakes ~ Home Cooking Memories
Tex-Mex Breakfast Muffins
Ingredients
- Non-stick cooking spray
- 1/2 English muffins
- 1 cold large egg
- 1 tablespoon plain yogurt cold
- 1 tablespoon pico de gallo
- Pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon cooked chorizo could be chopped ham or leftover steak
- 2 tablespoons shredded cheese like pepper-jack or cheddar
Optional Garnishes
- Diced tomatoes
- Sliced avocados
- Pico de gallo
Instructions
- Use a microwave-safe mug or cup that is just slightly smaller than the diameter of the english muffin. Gently press the english muffin to the bottom of the mug—it should be a tight fit. Then spray the edges of the mug with non-stick cooking spray. Sprinkle half the shredded cheese over the english muffin.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together the egg, yogurt, pico de gallo and a pinch of salt until frothy. Pour over the english muffin. Top the egg mixture with the chorizo and remaining cheese.
- Microwave on high heat for 1 1/2-2 minutes, until puffy and cooked through. Then either garnish and serve in the mug, or pop out of the mug for a breakfast-on-the-go.
Love that they’re baked in mugs!!!
I love the English muffin at the bottom of these. It keeps them from sticking to the pan, too.
Fabulous breakfast idea Sommer!!
Adorable and delicious — my kids would definitely take notice too!
such a fantastic idea! breakfast made easy for sure!
I love savory breakfast – this sounds so perfect for me!
Can I tell you how much I love you right now!? This looks fantastic! I could see myself making this every day for the rest of my life! LOVE IT!
Love the simplicity of this, thanks for sharing. Lovely post.
Speedy but not skimping on taste or visual appeal!
Love these! I love anything tex-mex :)
Mexican breakfast sounds like a winner!
That looks ABSOLUTELY delightful! Hope you’re having a wonderful week, Sommer!
Hugs <3
It’s my DREAM to sleep around 9 or 10 but that never happens with my workload!
And yes, breakfast is so important but I’m constantly skimping on it because who has the time?! But now I’m going to have to make this every morning! After all, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right? :)
These look great!! I love the Mexican twist for breakfast!
You won me over with the mention of Tex Mex. These look fantastic!
I enjoyed your “fairy tale” and also the fact that you laugh a lot in real life. (I’d be cheerful, too, with these for breakfast.) Vibrant photos — such a pleasure to see!
So quick and easy! I love this breakfast idea!
So glad you shared this with us! This seems like actually doable when you have company and you wanna serve something good but quick! I’m def going to try it!