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Breakfast Grilled Cheese Bagel

All in one grilled cheese bagel you'll get bites of crispy bacon, sweet caramelized onion, spicy serranos, and a perfectly cooked egg. This is one bite you don't want to miss out on!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bacon dishes for brunch, great for brunch, breakfast recipes with eggs
Servings: 2
Calories: 555kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 strips applewood smoked bacon
  • 1 cup yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • tablespoons Serrano chile pepper, washed and dried, seeded, finely chopped
  • 2 whole bagels of your choice, sliced in half horizontally
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • about 4 ounces white Cheddar cheese, cut into thin slices
  • 2 large eggs
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Place a double layer of paper towels on a plate and add the bacon to a medium-sized sauté pan. Place the pan over medium heat and sauté the bacon until it's crisp, about 7 minutes. Transfer it to the paper towel-lined plate to drain. Crumble the bacon, add it to a small mixing bowl and set aside.
  • Add the onion and Serrano pepper to the pan with the bacon fat and sauté over medium-low heat, stirring periodically, until the onions are well caramelized, about 10 minutes.
  • Add the onion mixture to the bowl with the crumbled bacon and season to taste with salt and pepper. (
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  • Place the 4 bagel halves, round side down on a clean, dry surface and drizzle each one with about ½ tablespoon of the syrup.
  • Then divide about half of the cheese slices to the bottom 2 bagel halves. Divide the bacon-onion mixture evenly between them and top them with the remaining cheese slices and then the top halves of the bagels.
  • You can now grill the sandwich on a grill, in a sauté pan, or in a panini press. (If you use a pan or stove-top grill, use high heat, and a flat-bottomed metal spatula to firmly press down on the sandwich, then turn the heat to low and cover the pan with a lid or foil until the cheese has melted, about 4 minutes or so.)
  • While the sandwich is cooking, use the same pan you cooked the onions in to fry 2 eggs. (If necessary, add a bit of olive oil to the pan and crack the eggs into it. Sauté just until cooked, about 4 minutes.)
  • Carefully place 1 fried egg on top of each grilled bagel sandwich and sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper.
  • Serve!

Nutrition

Calories: 555kcal