Easy Bacon Egg and Cheese Breakfast Sandwiches

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Leah Maroney
Leah Maroney
Leah Maroney
A recipe developer and food photographer, Leah Maroney is an ardent home cook and food blogger who has written over 300 recipes for The Spruce Eats.
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Updated on 12/3/21
Bacon egg and cheese sandwich
Leah Maroney
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 5 mins
Total: 10 mins
Serving: 1 serving
Yield: 1 sandwich
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
922 Calories
46g Fat
88g Carbs
36g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories 922
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 46g 59%
Saturated Fat 15g 73%
Cholesterol 457mg 152%
Sodium 1358mg 59%
Total Carbohydrate 88g 32%
Dietary Fiber 3g 10%
Total Sugars 36g
Protein 36g
Vitamin C 1mg 5%
Calcium 408mg 31%
Iron 4mg 22%
Potassium 486mg 10%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

 My husband grew up on BEC, a.k.a. Bacon Egg and Cheese Sandwiches. They are a staple in New York and are sold at every corner deli. But much like corner delis, BECs are harder to find in other states. This has always confounded us because they are SO good and every breakfast place should have them to go. There's nothing better in the morning than a warm, toasty, cheesy bacon egg and cheese sandwich. It has all the greatest food groups in one beautiful little breakfast package.

These breakfast sandwiches are super easy to make and can be made into frozen breakfast sandwiches and then reheated when you are ready to eat them! They are a great on-the-go breakfast for when you are in a hurry. You can fry up the eggs or cook them in the wells of a muffin tin in the oven if you are making large batches. This is a super fast and efficient way to cook the eggs. It also makes them into perfectly round egg patties that fit really nicely onto an English muffin. 

If you want to make these super from scratch, try making homemade English muffins. Although totally unnecessary, they are super easy to make and are unbelievably tasty. However, it's not super realistic to make them all the time. They do freeze very well and can be defrosted and toasted in no time! You can also substitute a ciabatta roll, hard roll, or crescent roll for the English muffin. 

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs

  • 1/4 cup shredded cheddar, or other cheese

  • 2 slices bacon

  • 1 English muffin, toasted

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

  2. Toast the English muffin to desired toastiness.

  3. Cook the slices of bacon until crispy. If you are making larger batches, cook the bacon on a cookie sheet in the oven. (Less mess!)

  4. Heat a frying pan on medium heat, grease with cooking spray. Crack the two eggs into the pan and cook for 2 minutes. Flip and cook for another 30 seconds.  You can cook for longer if you want the yolk less runny.  

  5. Add the cheddar to the eggs and cover with a lid for about 30 seconds, or until the cheese melts.  

  6. Place the eggs on the English muffin and top with the cooked bacon. Top with the other half of the muffin and serve!  If you are freezing them, make extra and place them on a baking sheet. Allow them to cool for 20 minutes.  Then wrap them individually in foil and freeze. Microwave or toast when you are ready to eat.