Description
This English Muffin Breakfast Pizza is a delicious and hearty morning meal featuring toasted English muffins topped with creamy sausage gravy, fluffy scrambled eggs, savory breakfast sausage, and melted mild cheddar cheese. Ready in just 35 minutes, it combines classic breakfast flavors with a fun pizza twist, perfect for a family brunch or a satisfying start to your day.
Ingredients
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Breakfast Pizza Ingredients
- 4 English muffins, split
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 lb breakfast sausage
- 1 1/2 cups mild cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/4 cup sausage drippings (reserved from cooked sausage)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups milk (for gravy)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Cook the sausage: In a cast iron pan over medium heat, cook the breakfast sausage until it is well done and browned. Remove the cooked sausage from the pan, leaving behind about 1/4 cup of the sausage drippings in the pan for the gravy.
- Make the sausage gravy: Add 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour to the reserved sausage drippings in the pan. Stir constantly and cook the flour until the mixture turns golden brown, about 2-3 minutes. Gradually pour in 1 1/4 cups of milk, stirring continuously to prevent lumps. Continue cooking and stirring until the gravy thickens to a creamy consistency. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Remove from heat once thickened.
- Toast the English muffins: While preparing the gravy, lightly toast the English muffin halves until golden and crisp. Set them aside on a baking sheet.
- Scramble the eggs: Crack the eggs into a bowl, add a dash of milk for fluffiness, and whisk together. In a clean skillet over medium heat, scramble the eggs gently until just set but still moist. Remove from heat.
- Assemble the pizzas: Preheat the broiler on your oven. On each toasted English muffin half, spread a generous layer of the sausage gravy, then top with scrambled eggs, cooked sausage pieces, and shredded mild cheddar cheese.
- Broil the pizzas: Place the assembled English muffin pizzas under the preheated broiler and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until the cheese is melted, bubbly, and slightly golden. Watch closely to prevent burning.
Notes
- You can substitute mild cheddar with your preferred cheese such as mozzarella or pepper jack for a different flavor.
- For a spicier kick, use spicy breakfast sausage or add red pepper flakes to the gravy.
- Make sure to watch carefully when broiling as cheese can burn quickly under high heat.
- Serve immediately for best texture and flavor.
- To make this dish gluten-free, use gluten-free English muffins and gluten-free flour for the gravy.
