One pan, one pot meals are my favourites and one pot English breakfast is definitely one of them.
What is English breakfast?
A full English Breakfast is also known as a ‘fry-up’ and consists of fried eggs, fried sausages, fried bacon, fried tomatoes, fried mushrooms, fried bread and often a slice of fried black or white or pudding. Black pudding is similar to bloodwurst. A Britsh breakfast is always accompanied by tea or coffee and a nice hot toast with butter. Nice, right? Once in a while it is wow, exactly what I needed.
My English breakfast version
It is easy, convenient, a lot quicker and most cheering of all, a lot less washing up to do! Yupee! We really do prefer this style and have been making it for a good few years. Nothing spectacular, I know, but just as a time saving idea.
All you need for this breakfast is a skillet, a medium low heat and a soda bread or any nice homemade bread and of course, a cup of coffee or tea. Then, you are in heaven, well, I definitely am whenever I have this to start my day.
A nice British breakfast will always make my day a better one. Imagine that nice soda bread, how good would that be with that perfectly sunny side up fried egg! At least to start of ;-). Not sure how you feel but I could have English breakfast almost every day if I could. Sadly, it’s one of those breakfasts I like to sit down and enjoy which makes it more of a weekend one.
I wish sometimes I had more time in the mornings but for now, thats not an option really. Waking up at 5:30 (ish) every day (school days) is a must. I do enjoy it though and I know I will miss it terribly when kids will be flying the nest.
I don’t know what I would do without my hubby, he is such a great help and a real sweetheart. I don’t tell him this often- it’s funny I’m confessing here. Haha.
Nice things have to be shared to recognise these and show gratitude. It is a blessing to have such a beautiful human being next to me and such a great dad to our kids. All hard work, you know but got there. Thank you darling (not sure he will read this though 😉 ).
Coming to this, when I started sharing my recipes I was very uncomfortable talking about my personal life. I did come a long way. I feel more and more confident in writing and sharing here bits of my daily activities, personal stories and happenings. If you were to ask a few years ago whether this will happen my answer was probably going to be ...no, I do not think so.
Eggs are definitely my saviour most days. Whenever I run out of ideas or time, when it's so hard to know what to have or make for a quick breakfast. They are great in so many ways, so versatile. Plenty of dishes could be made using eggs, whether that’s sweet or savoury.
Why make it harder for ourselves? Let’s just simplify matters here.
Just take a pan/skillet out (which is what I’ve used and prefer) and let’s get cooking this amazing day starter.
There is no right or wrong when it comes to making a nice English breakfast. At least this is how I feel ( I might get told off though) , please don’t be harsh on me. If eggs, baked beans, a nice sausages and mushrooms are there, it’s all great! Bacon, yes of course but I feel it is too much for us to have both so we alternate.
Yes there are preferences on the eggs and how these are made. A crispy fried egg at times, oh yeasss. Cooked in a tomato base ....mmmmm is our choice most of the time though, shakshouka style.
I tend to use sausages a little more often than bacon not sure why. Hash browns are lovely too but not my cup of tea at breakfast; only because I find it a little too much so, I rather have a slice of crispy homemade bread instead.
I do love hashbrowns though, don’t get me wrong please. A good hash brown is the best thing ever, potatoes right? I love them!
I have stated that preparation time is five minutes but truthfully that is an overestimation.
Apart from washing the mushrooms and slicing those there is no much preparation involved. Opening a can of beans and cracking couple of eggs as well as taking the sausages out of the fridge. This is it!
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- Apple and cranberry super breakfast
- Bacon wrapped asparagus with soft boiled eggs
All super easy breakfast recipes to enjoy. For now, take that skillet out and place it on a medium low heat and let’s get this English breakfast done in a flash as promissed. Yes, I am pretty hungry too ;-)!
English breakfast in a flash
Ingredients
- 4 sausages * chipolata style
- 4-5 mushrooms washed and sliced
- 2 eggs large organic
- 2 rashers of bacon optional
- 1 tin baked beans
- ½ tin chopped tomatoes optional *
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 pinch salt
- ⅓ tsp black pepper freshly ground
- 2 tbsp fresh Herbs to garnish optional
- 1 pinch thyme dry or fresh
Instructions
- Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet on a medium fire. Add the sausages and the bacon if you choose to add it and fry for 3 minutes tossing them every now and again.
- Add the sliced mushrooms and cook for a further minute or two until those get nice and brown.
- Set the sausages and the mushrooms to one side of the skillet. Pour the baked beans and the tomatoes on the other side along with the Worcester sauce, thyme, mix them well together to blend and bring them to a bubbling point. This will take 2 min.
- Using using a spoon create couple of dents into the beans mixture and crack in the eggs. Cook on low-medium fire for approximately 4-7 minutes depending on how you want them cooked. I always love them runny.
- Season with extra salt (if the bacon was not used) and a good indulgent pinch of freshly ground pepper. Garnish with some fresh herbs sprinkled beautifully on top.
Notes
I know that we are takling an English breakfast here and English sausages should be consumed but I had in hand some super nice and spicy French (Merguez style) thin sausages this time. I do love Italian style susages most.
I like this type of sausages because they contain just meat and herbs, nothing else. They remind me greatly of the home made sausages I used to always eat as a kid. The best for me and my taste. Of course you can use any sausage you prefer or happen to have in hand.
I always choose to add extra chopped tomatoes from a tin for extra sauce as you’ll find that baked beans don’t have that much sauce.
Adding the extra ½ tin of chopped tomatoes helps with cooking the eggs without the dish getting too dry.
The fresh herbs are of course optional as this is an English breakfast and English breakfasts normally don’t contain any herbs. However, I love my herbs and I cannot even think about not giving this a good sprinkle of extra colour and fresh goodness all over.
So for me the fresh herbs are not optional but I did put optional because many people may not want them which is fair enough.
The nutritional information provided is per serving and it does not include the optional ingredients i.e. the bacon.
Geannine says
This breakfast looks absolutely amazing! What a great idea to put that all in a pan, less washing up, yayy!! Thank you for sharing this. I cannot stop looking at these pics 😉
Ramona says
Thank you so much Geannine, you’re so kind! I am so happy that you like my pictures and the recipe. Have a wonderful day!
Claudia Canu says
This is such a great idea to have all the ingredients in one pot! Who doesn't like to spare some time doing the dishes?? lol
Ramona says
Thanks Claudia, I know!! Always short of volunteers on that department! ?
Beth Neels says
This looks like a filling, delicious breakfast, lunch or dinner recipe! So nice to see it all done in one pan! Makes cleanup a breeze! Lovely photos too, Ramona!
Ramona says
Thank you so much Beth! Yes, less washing up ?
Lesli Schwartz says
I'm loving this one-skillet breakfast! All of these ingredients are calling my name! You gotta love the cast iron for this and more!
Ramona says
Hi Lesli,
Yes, absolutely! I love my skillet so much, so handy indeed.
Amanda Wren-Grimwood says
I love a proper English and this one gets my vote! I love the idea of one pan as there is normally so much clearing up. My boys will love this idea!
Ramona says
Thank you so much Amanda. It’s the preferred version especially when kids are on duty to do the dishes ?
Laura says
I really like how colorful your dish looks. It can easily make the day just with its looks. And I know what you mean - the tastier the dish, the more time you want to spend enjoying it, the less likely you are to make it during the week. So even though you want to have it as often as possible, it is its taste that makes it a rear guest in the house!
Ramona says
Absolutely true, dear Laura, thank you so much! I am such a foodie and truly love to fully enjoying a good meal especially at the weekends when it does happen, not as often as I wish, to have more time to do such things.
Cheese Curd In Paradise says
When I was in England this breakfast was one of my favorite treats. I will take savory over sweet at any time, and the eggs with the beans and sausage is delicious! I can't wait to create your version at home.
Ramona says
Thank you so much, I am so happy this has inspired you 😉
Stine Mari says
All this in one pan? That looks AMAZING. Can't wait to make this English breakfast next weekend!
Ramona says
Thank you Stine 😉
Mick Yoshi says
Looks really nice.I like the angle of your pictures.
Ramona says
Thank you so much dear Mick!
Lori | The Kitchen Whisperer says
Talk about a hearty breakfast! This is perfect for the weekend! Sausages, bacon and fried bread!!! I love the fact that it's made all in one pan. BONUS! Thank you so much for sharing!
Candice says
Officially the only way I'll want to make an English breakfast ever again... great recipe! So easy, and definitely done in a flash. Thank you for a new regular for us!
Marisa F. Stewart says
This is a great breakfast to make when you have a bit of time to savor the meal and enjoy your coffee. I believe every cuisine have something similar and eggs in a sauce tastes so good. And you mentioned your Hubby - mine is terrific as well. A great help in the kitchen. I'm going to have to try the sausages you use in the dish - they're already on my grocery list.
Tracy says
We made this English Breakfast for breakfast for dinner! It was a HUGE hit and my family asks for it all of the time now - for breakfast AND for dinner!! Such great flavors!
Monica says
Oh my goodness - I lived in London for a year as a student and this is totally bringing back memories!! I love how you creatively put it together so you can make all the key parts really quickly. Such a fun way to change up our standard breakfast routine!
Daniela says
Wow those eggs look just perfect and so good! What a hearty breakfast! Love how vibrant and appetizing the pics are!
Sam says
Yum, this English breakfast looks delicious. I love that you can make everything in one pan. So much easier to clean up! I will have to try it next weekend.
Jamie says
This reminds me of an English breakfast I had while traveling and I loved it! It's such a filling and comforting start to the day. I added fresh herbs like you suggested and they added just the right about of freshness to this dish. Thank you!
Neha says
Such a wonderful idea to make breakfast quickly. And how satisfying and filling this looks! One pot recipes are always a winner in my book.