Easy Bagel Breakfast Sandwich (2024)

Start your morning off right with this easy and delicious Bagel Breakfast Sandwich! It features sliced avocado, fried egg, crispy bacon, and melty cheese, drizzled with hot sauce and sandwiched between a toasted bagel. I have mine with chai, but coffee works too!

Of all the breakfast recipes on my blog (Mexican breakfast burritos, apple dutch baby, and protein overnight oats, to name a few), I have this sandwich most often! It makes for a hearty breakfast in around 15 minutes. It will keep you satisfied, so you don't find yourself snacking between meals.

🧐 Why This Recipe Works

• Bagel breakfast sandwiches are easy to prepare and taste amazing!
• They are easily customizable, with swappable ingredient suggestions to keep you from getting bored.
• This sandwich can be prepared ahead of time and reheated in the microwave.
• You can enjoy a bagel breakfast sandwich on the go!
• It packs 30 grams of protein to keep you satiated.

🛒 What You Need For This Recipe

🔖 Ingredients & Substitutions

• Egg: One large egg, fried sunny-side up, or any way you like it!
• Bacon: Two strips of bacon, turkey bacon can be substituted.
• Cheese: Use your favorite sliced cheese to add a gooey, cheesy element. I alternate between Swiss cheese and pepper jack.
• Butter: Salted or unsalted butter to butter the bagel.
• Avocado: A few slices of avocado add a creamy texture to your bagel sandwich.
• Hot Sauce: If you like it spicy, drizzle some hot sauce on your sandwich. Tapatio and Cholula are my favorite!
• Salt & Black Pepper: A dash of salt and pepper to season the egg.

🥯 How to Make A Breakfast Bagel Sandwich

Step 1: Slice two strips of bacon in half to make 4 pieces and fry in a small, non-stick skillet over medium heat. Use a spatula to flip the bacon so that it's crispy on both sides. Remove bacon from pan and drain on paper towels.

Step 2: Toast bagel while you fry the egg to your liking in the same pan. Remove from heat and season with salt and black pepper.

Step 3: Slice avocado and lightly butter bagel. Layer bagel with cheese, bacon, avocado, and fried egg. Drizzle with your favorite hot sauce. Cover with the other half of the bagel, then slice in half or enjoy as is!

🥓 Breakfast Sandwich Variations

There are so many ways to alter this bagel egg sandwich to make it your own. Switching things up will also keep you from getting bored with the same breakfast sandwich day after day. Here are just some ways to shake things up.

Bagel Choices

We all tend to have our favorite bagel flavor but every now and then, it's good to try something new. Choose from any of these bagel flavors.

• plain bagel
• whole wheat bagel
• everything bagel
• poppy seed bagel
• sesame seed bagel
• egg bagel

Pro Tip: I know this is a "bagel" breakfast sandwich, but if you are watching your carbs, a quick way to cut them by half is to use an English muffin!

Egg Options

I know what you're thinking, an egg is an egg is an egg, am I right? Although you can use egg beaters, egg whites, or an egg substitute, I'm actually referring to how you cook your egg! Here are some different ways to cook your eggs...

• fried egg
• poached egg
• scrambled eggs
• sunny-side up: fried on one side only
• over easy: egg gets flipped, but yolk is still runny
• over medium: fried egg, cooked on one side, then flipped and cooked until the yolk is somewhere between easy and hard
• over hard: fried egg, cooked on one side, then flipped and cooked until the yolk is fully cooked
• boiled eggs

Bacon Alternatives

What could be better in a breakfast sandwich than bacon? Although bacon is pretty hard to beat, you may want to try any of these alternatives from time to time...

• turkey bacon/sausage
• breakfast sausage
• sliced ham
• meat substitute such as veggie sausage
• kielbasa
• and my personal favorite, basturma (Iraqi breakfast sausage)!

Cheeses Options

Cheese, beautiful cheese! There are so many great options out there! Why not try a variety that you haven't tried before from the list below?

• Swiss cheese
• cheddar cheese (sharp, medium, or mild)
• American cheese
• provolone
• mozzarella
• Havarti
• blue cheese
• Monterey jack cheese
• feta cheese
• halloumi cheese

Spreads & Sauces

Spreads can make all the difference in this breakfast egg sandwich and can transform a dry bagel into a creamy, dreamy experience! Choose from any of the following:

• butter
• mayo
• chimichurri
• black truffle oil aioli
• Sriracha aioli
• macha salsa
• chili sauce
• or your favorite hot sauce

Top with Veggies or Herbs

Sorry to interrupt this yummy bagel breakfast sandwich by inserting vegetables into it, but these are totally optional! Some of these choices, however, can take your breakfast bagel sandwich to a whole new level!

• sliced avocado
• tomato slices
• sliced onion
• sauteed mushrooms
• fresh or pickled jalapeno rings
• arugula
• fresh spinach
• chopped cilantro
• basil

🤷🏻‍♀️ Recipe FAQs

👩🏼‍🍳 Pro Tips

• If you don't own a toaster or a toaster oven, butter the inside of the bagel and grill it in a skillet, buttered side down, until golden brown.
• For those with hearty appetites, you can double the amount of eggs, bacon, and cheese.
• Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for a couple of days, after removing the avocado. To reheat, wrap in a paper towel and microwave for 30 to 60 seconds.

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