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Ramona's Cuisine » Breakfast and Brunch

English Breakfast In A Flash

Modified: Dec 27, 2021 · Published: Mar 19, 2019 · by Ramona

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One-pan/one-pot meals are my favourites and this English breakfast recipe is definitely one of them.

One pan English breakfast

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 blood wurst. British 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 sourdough bread or any nice homemade bread and of course, a cup of coffee or tea. only 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, no doubt! Imagine that nice soda bread, how good would that be with that perfectly sunny side up fried egg! At least to start any of your day, especially a weekend ;-).

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, that's 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 preferred) 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, 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 not much preparation involved. Opening a can of beans and cracking a couple of eggs as well as taking the sausages out of the fridge. This is it!

English breakfast
English Breakfast in a skillet

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All super easy breakfast recipes to enjoy. For now, take that skillet out and place it on medium-low heat and let’s get this English breakfast done in a flash as promised. Yes, I am pretty hungry too ;-)!

English breakfast in a flash

One-pot English breakfast you said? Oohh yeassss please! All your favourite breakfast ingredients (eggs, sausages, baked beans and mushrooms or bacon- all in one place, no mess no fuss. Just delicious! 
5 from 45 votes
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Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: English
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 594kcal
Author: Ramona Sebastian

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
Metric - US Imperial

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 a spoon create a 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 talking 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 sausages most. 
I like this type of sausages because they contain just meat and herbs, nothing else.  They remind me greatly of the homemade 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 the 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.

Nutrition

Calories: 594kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 180mg | Sodium: 1345mg | Potassium: 759mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 347IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 4mg
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Comments

  1. Neeraj says

    March 08, 2022 at 3:24 am

    5 stars
    This is such an awesome idea - all in one pot. I cannot stop looking at these pics. Great post and recipe. Thanks for sharing this wonderful breakfast idea. I always have so much washing to do after an English breakfast. not anymore 😉

    Reply
    • Ramona says

      March 10, 2022 at 3:53 am

      Ha ha. Thank you Neeraj!

      Reply
  2. Linda says

    January 23, 2022 at 3:27 pm

    5 stars
    Oh my! You have all my faves in one pan!

    Reply
  3. Luna says

    January 22, 2022 at 9:27 am

    5 stars
    Everything I love in one skillet, with less cleaning. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  4. Oscar says

    January 21, 2022 at 10:14 pm

    This recipe looks so good, can't wait to make it this weekend.

    Reply
  5. serena says

    January 21, 2022 at 4:48 pm

    5 stars
    Such a great breakfast!

    Reply
  6. Bernice says

    January 21, 2022 at 1:06 pm

    5 stars
    Such a hearty breakfast to start the day. English breakfast is my husband's favourite!

    Reply
  7. Jerika says

    January 21, 2022 at 4:56 am

    5 stars
    Wow! this looks so delish!:) Can't wait to make it over the weekend. Thanks!:)

    Reply
  8. Jeannie says

    January 20, 2022 at 10:16 pm

    5 stars
    Enjoyable breakfast that is quick to prepare!

    Reply
  9. Andrea White says

    January 20, 2022 at 10:02 pm

    5 stars
    love this for a breakfast idea! can't wait to make it this weekend!

    Reply
  10. jan says

    January 20, 2022 at 9:56 pm

    5 stars
    wow what a brekky, hit the spot!

    Reply
  11. Lexa says

    January 20, 2022 at 8:50 pm

    5 stars
    What a great one skillet breakfast recipe! Love English breakfast.

    Reply
  12. Neha says

    September 07, 2020 at 2:34 pm

    5 stars
    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.

    Reply
  13. Jamie says

    September 07, 2020 at 2:54 am

    5 stars
    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!

    Reply
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