18 Quick Breakfast Recipes for Busy Mornings

Cook up a healthy portable breakfast in minutes with this easy Greek-inspired recipe. Soft-scrambled eggs are tucked into rolled tortillas, along with with lightly sauteed spinach, salty feta cheese, and tangy black olives.

Whether you call it eggs in a basket or toad in a hole, this fun recipe with an egg nestled inside a pan-grilled slice of toast is so easy to make, even kids can do it. If a cookie cutter isn't handy, use the top of a glass to make the hole in the bread.

Start your day off right with a vegan breakfast bowl that's high in protein and easy to assemble. It includes fluffy quinoa cooked in soy or almond milk, then topped with sliced banana and coconut for tropical flavor and creaminess.

Every day is a good day to cook up Tex-Mex breakfast tacos! Scrambled eggs are layered inside warm flour tortillas with crumbled sausage, tater tots, avocado, cheese, and salsa for a colorful breakfast or brunch.

Whip up a filling strawberry smoothie in minutes for a great start to the day. Use frozen or fresh strawberries to make the blended breakfast beverage, which also includes yogurt and fruit juices.

In only 10 minutes, fluffy scrambled eggs can be yours for enjoying alone, over toast, or stuffed into a croissant. Simply follow the cooking instructions in this foolproof recipe and you'll get them to the perfect texture every time.

In about the same time it takes to make buttered toast, you can put together an open-faced breakfast bagel sandwich. With smoked salmon, cream cheese, pickled onions, dill, and capers, the combination of ingredients packs a lot of flavor into every bite.

Breakfast in a hurry doesn't have to mean skipping out on flavor. You can make this popular avocado toast for one topped with a perfectly poached egg and a drizzle of hot sauce on busy mornings and still have time for a second cup of coffee.

Enjoy a Mexican style breakfast at home with this recipe for huevos rancheros ("rancher's eggs"). It comes together quickly on your stove top with fried eggs and a flavorful tomato-based salsa on top of warm corn tortillas.

With just a little prep work the night before, you can wake up to a wholesome oatmeal breakfast. Creamy rolled oats are dressed up with dried fruit and nuts, fresh banana slices cinnamon, vanilla, and chia seeds loaded with omega-3.

If you've always wanted to know the secret to making a two-egg breakfast omelet, look no further than this essential recipe, which walks you through every step in making a beautiful omelet with tips for variations.

Cook up a quick, elegant breakfast for Mother's Day (or just your everyday breakfast) with this recipe for blueberry lemon ricotta pancakes. Ricotta in the batter gives the flapjacks a light and fluffy texture, with a tangy, cheesy flavor that complements the fruit beautifully.

The croque madame adds a poached egg and a scoop of rich and creamy bechamel sauce to the traditional croque monsieur. The end result is a grilled ham and cheese sandwich that comes together quickly for a tasty morning meal.

Trick your tastebuds with this easy chocolate banana smoothie recipe that tastes just like a rich milkshake, but is secretly more nutritious. Soy milk, bananas, yogurt, and Nutella combine to make a breakfast drink full of protein, fiber, calcium.

Buttery, warm scones are a wonderful breakfast treat for special days. Bake up a batch of homemade blueberry scones in under 30 minutes with a simply delicious recipe that uses pantry ingredients and fresh or frozen fruit.

Every home cook needs to know how to make French toast and this essential recipe walks you through the basic steps. Feel free to add a teaspoon of vanilla extract or replace some of the milk with cream, for a richer eggy batter.

Treat your family to homemade chocolate chip pancakes any day of the week. Add mashed bananas to the batter if you'd like and serve with warmed maple syrup. The cooked pancakes freeze well too for easy reheating in your toaster on busy mornings.

Buttermilk adds a light, fluffy texture and tangy flavor to classic breakfast waffles. Serve them with maple syrup and top with your favorite seasonal fruits for a stomach-warming treat.