This post is brought to you by Eggland's Best. All opinions are my own.
Does your family ever have breakfast for dinner, AKA "Brinner"? We do! And while it's a meal usually reserved for nights when there's nothing in the fridge and no one feels like going out, brinner is always approved by my husband and daughter.
Eggs are #1 ingredient to a good brinner— and since we're talking about eggs, Eggland's Best is the brand I buy because they always taste fresh, are vegetarian fed, and have more vitamins and nutrients. Compared to ordinary eggs, EB eggs have four times more vitamin D, More than double the omega-3s, Ten times more vitamin E, and 25% less saturated fat.
One of my favorite brinner recipes is a basic crust-less quiche made with eggs, meat, veggies, and cheese. My family is bacon obsessed, so that's usually our brinner protein of choice, but ham, turkey, chicken and sausage are also great options. We always use whatever cheese we have on hand, which is usually a blend of cheddar, but again, any cheese will work. The same goes for veggies.
This recipe is sort of a no-brainer (that's why I like it!). You just use one egg for each mini quiche (baked in a standard-sized muffin tin) and whisk as many mix-ins as you like. It's not an exact science. Sprinkle with some salt, pepper and/or herbs, add a splash of milk — 15 minutes later you have a brinner entree that tastes like breakfast, but feels like dinner! Serve with some asparagus, a side salad or even a bowl of soup.
Here's my basic recipe for Brinner Quiche Cups
Ingredients
- 4 Eggland's Best Eggs
- 2 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
- ½ cup of shredded cheese
- ½ cup chopped mushrooms
- Splash of milk
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat muffin pan with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, bacon, cheese, mushrooms.
- Add a splash of milk and a pinch each of salt & pepper. Whisk until combined.
- Pour egg mixture into muffin tin and bake for 15 minutes.
- Serve immediately with side item and toppings of choice (extra cheese, salsa, hot sauce, etc.)
shaunie says
We usually make pancakes and boiled eggs for brinner
Sheila K. says
I like to make cheese and mushroom omelets!
heather s says
I would make a spinach omelet
Margaret Smith says
We like to make scrambled eggs or Tayor ham & egg sandwiches for Brinner.
Donna L says
I make French toast and bacon.
nickie says
Pancakes and scrambled eggs.
Charley May says
scrambled eggs
Karen Deva says
Our favorite breakfast for dinner item is pancakes and bacon!
Michelle says
Waffles and scrambled eggs
Serge B says
Omelettes and french toast
Crystal F says
We usually make omelets, livermush and sausage for brinner. Thank you!
Adrienne gordon says
I'd make hash browns and egg souffle
Amy Pratt says
Scrambled eggs, sausage links, and waffles are the mainstay at my house.
April says
Scrambled eggs and pancakes
janna johnson says
I would make egg frittatas
Kelly D says
I make cheese omelettes and hashbrowns.
Lisa Brown says
i would make a 3-cheese quiche
Julie Wood says
I make Scrambled eggs, waffles and Turkey bacon for Dinner!
Stephanie says
i would make omelets
Janet W. says
I would make scrambled eggs, bacon, and grits!
Tari Lawson says
I would make crab quiche.
Barb Stenby says
I make a mean stuffed french toast with a bourbon brown sugar banana sauce OMG! Delicious!
Denise S says
I make scrambled eggs and pancakes.
Rosie says
I just recently made "sausage" patties with seitan, eggs, and bell seasonings, etc. They came out dynamite - I was surprised. They were great for brinner!!!
Amanda Sakovitz says
i would make a cheese omelette
Thomas Murphy says
I make pancakes and eggs.
tammy shelton says
We like cheesy egg burrito's with sausage for brinner.
Madonna says
We love brinner :). Its just too much effort in the mornings to go all out but we like a to have bacon, eggs, gravy and biscuits for our brinner.
Debbi Wellenstein says
I like to make potato pancakes.and a side of scrambled eggs for brinner.
Tracy Pryor says
We like to have waffles, bacon, and eggs.
Courtnie says
We usually make scrambled eggs, toast, and sausage!
Thomas Gibson says
Fried chicken and waffles.
April Brenay says
french toast is a family favorite with a side of bacon!
HS says
I'll make mushroom scrambled egg.
Mary Cloud says
Eggs, bacon and buttermilk biscuits - sometimes we add grits to the mix
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Tamra H says
We'll make anything with Bacon. Preferably BLTs!
Elle says
I like western omelets with hash browns.
Cynthia C says
Sometimes I make pancakes for "brinner".
beth shepherd says
pancakes are my go to meal
Danielle says
Feta and spinach omelets are the best.
Barbara Montag says
We like mushroom cheese omelettes!
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Elena says
I would make sausage and spinach omelet
janet woodling says
Our favorite brinner meal is eggs over easy, sausage, gravy and biscuits. We are Southern eaters!
Tina Marie says
I've made omelets for brinner. Thanks for the giveaway!
Suzanne h says
Waffles, bacon, and eggs. Brinner is my favorite.
xty cruz says
I would make a nice pancake
soha molina says
Pancakes and eggs
harolde says
Crab meat omelet
Tara Huff says
We make pancakes and bacon!
Vera S says
We make western omelets for brinner. 🙂
ELIZABETH C. says
I make Either waffles and eggs or oatmeal.
lindsay hess says
Sausage egg and cheese burritos
Jessica says
We make French toast !
Allison Downes says
Omelets and hash browns.
Thanks for the nice giveaway!
shelly peterson says
scrambled eggs and bacon.
wcc says
We love making breakfast sandwiches with all the fixings for brinner. Yum! Thanks for the chance! 🙂
Anastasia says
I make French Toast just like my dad used to 🙂 Usually with a side of eggs 🙂
Allie says
I like scrambled eggs and sausage
Susan Christy says
Waffles, sausage and cantaloupe.
Natalie says
My all time favorite brinner is an egg white omelet with cheddar cheese, onion, broccoli, tomatoes and garlic with a side of fresh fruit.
Linda G. says
I like to make scrambled eggs!
kjasus says
we make pancakes for brinner!
Theresa Jenkins says
scrambled eggs omelettes pancakes, sausage and bacon>>we make it all...my daughters and all 5 grandkids are breakfast people, my Hubby, not so much
Kiara says
Scrambled eggs.
Denise B. says
I make anything any one of us is in a mood for at any time of the day. Right now, I'm eating an egg, sausage, and cheese burrito.
Casey Everidge says
we make blueberry pancakes!
Valerie Taylor Mabrey says
ham omelets
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Amanda Kinder says
I'd make maple pancakes.
paige chandler says
ham and cheese omelet and home fries...Mmmm
Chrystal D says
Start with a blueberry bagel, top it with a poached egg, bacon, cheese & fruit, then drizzle maple syrup on top. It's GOOD!
Margaret J says
We have Scrambled Egg Burritos most of the time when we have breakfast for dinner, but pancakes with peanut butter and fruit is another popular brinner meal at our house. Thank you for the giveaway!
steven weber says
I would do eggs and french toast and bacon.
Sarah Jestings says
I always make ham and cheese omelets and pancakes.
Patricia Wojnar Crowley says
We make French Toast and bacon for Brinner!
deana c says
I usually make omlettes and bacon for Brinner.
Carolyn G says
I make quiche and salad
Lisa says
We go full out with homemade waffles, bacon, fruit and eggs!
Jimmy Rector says
boiled eggs
joni says
I make grilled ham and swiss sandwiches.
heather says
We make scrambled eggs and pancakes with it.
Kimarie Stebbins says
I usually make eggs with tortillas. Yumm.
danielle Marie says
scrambleed eggs and hashbrowns. my fave.
Taryn T. says
My husband makes up a mean frittata or omelet!
s riches says
I like to make western omelettes for brinner
Pat says
Scrambled eggs and waffles.
Stephanie R says
I'm a big fan of corned beef hash and eggs myself!
Anthony says
scrambled eggs
Kristi C says
When we have brinner, I fix biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, and bacon.
mysweetiepiepie says
I make potatoes fried with bacon, kale and onions served with scrambled eggs.
Mihaela Day says
We love to make scrambled eggs 🙂
Robert says
Pancakes and scrambled eggs.
Russell Moore says
I make Denver Omelettes with buttermilk biscuits.
Penny Snyder says
Love to make loaded scramble eggs, bacon, and home fries.
Christy says
We like to do pancakes, eggs over easy and maybe some bacon or hashbrowns.
Elizabeth J says
I make scrambled eggs with cheese and bell pepper.
Karen T Gonyea says
Pancakes 🙂
Holly Kennedy says
We love mushroom and sausage omelets.
Prince Campbell says
I like to make pancakes
sara wood says
Homemade egg sandwiches with turkey sausage.
saralynns2 says
Our 'brinner' is usually pancakes... with eggs and hashbrowns.
Luna S says
We enjoy making french toast and scrambled eggs.
Lisa V. says
I make a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich.
robyn paris says
i love to make french toast and bacon for brinner w real maple syrup.
Ciara B. says
pancakes, bacon, and eggs
Janice Cooper says
Scrambled eggs with cheese
Ash says
Mushroom, cheese, spinach and tomato. All the way!
Robin says
We usually make scrambled eggs and waffles.
kyl neusch says
French toast and bacon.
Lorena Keech says
Biscuits and gravy
Kim Keithline says
My family loves pancakes so we always have them, plus sausage or bacon and usually scrambled eggs with cheese, or a ham and cheese omelette
Katie J says
I would make scrambled eggs with cheese and bacon
Wendy Hark says
Usually would make pancakes, bacon and scrambled eggs.
Cori Westphal says
I like making breakfast burritos! Yum!
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Susan Smith says
We like ham and cheese omelettes!
Brittney House says
I would make an omelet.
Becca says
We usually make pancakes for dinner but my mom really likes eggs for dinner.
ria clarke says
I make veggie pizzatillas using tortillas, cheese and veggies with salsa
Carla says
Brinner is usually a microwave omelet with black olives, spinach, & maybe mushrooms in it. Or it could be scrambled eggs & toast with p.b. & J. Whichever is fastest & easiest at the time.
Erica B. says
Bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit.
Deb C says
I make hash brown casserole, biscuits and sausage gravy for Brinner.
Lyz S says
We make egg sandwiches or different kinds of omelets.
Debra Hall says
a ham and cheese omelet
Desiree Dunbar says
I like making Frittatas for Brinner.
Linda says
I make scrambled eggs with cheese and ham mixed in.
Jayne T. says
I make Inside-Out Omelets. Basically, it's fancy scrambled eggs because I can't make a real omelet. Everyone gets to choose what they want to put in it...onions, green peppers, mushrooms, sausage, etc.
GB says
I make cheese omelets with hash browns.
Lasonda says
I would make bacon, eggs and biscuits.
stephanie baker says
I make quiche & hasbrown casserole. My husband usually fries up some sausage & potatoes, too 🙂
Daniel M says
something easy like a fried egg sandwich
Denise L says
Eggs, bacon & pancakes/waffles are our favorite brinner items!
Deb Ford says
pancakes with sausage is a great brinner
laura ari says
For binner, I usually cook omelettes, bacon and hashbrowns. Yum!
RONDA says
I don't make brinner
Jenny Moses says
Fraffles: french toast in the waffle maker with crispy bacon!
Crystal Conway says
French Toast or Mexican Omelets
Jill Myrick says
For brinner we usually have scrambled eggs, bacon, biscuits and gravy.
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Shannon says
I love brinner!! We do omelettes with bacon!!
Tabathia B says
bacon and cheese omelet
Kate F. says
I make waffles.
sheila k says
zucchini quiche
krystal wethington says
Eggs, bacon, sausage, hashbrown, biscuits.
Melissa says
my family loves to have eggs with bacon!
amy deeter says
pancakes ,sausage,and bacon
April V. says
My husband won't eat 'brinner' so if that is what I'm having I'm all alone. So usually I'll make myself a fried egg sandwich with cheese. If I'm lazy I'll do scrambled in the microwave for the sandwich.
Francine Anchondo says
I would make a omelet
Robby Rob says
my wife and I do omelets for dinner a lot and make pancakes for the kids.
danielle hall says
pancakes....omlets....bacon ....a lil of this a lil of that
Jennifer Reed says
For "brinner" we often have quiche with bacon or sausage.
Sarah Hall says
We like eggs, bacon, hash brown potatoes and toast.
Jake B says
Biscuits & Gravy or Pancakes
mariem says
no flip oven pancake with turkey sausage
Theresa D says
I usually make omelets with hash browns or biscuits for "Brinner".
Ceinwyn R says
We love bacon and egg sandwiches and also omlets
gayle gildehaus says
My kids love when i make crepes and bacon.
christy colln says
pancakes with eggs and bacon 🙂
Ed says
Salsa omelettes!
Brenda Elsner says
For brinner we make pancakes, eggs, and hashbrowns.
Valeen N says
We call it the Pork Fest, eggs, bacon and sausage! Yum!
Della Barker says
Biscuits and gravy, hash browns and egss
Jimmy says
I like to make ham and cheese omelets.
Paula Michele Hafner says
We go big. I make eggs, sausage, bacon, biscuits, gravy, and hash browns.
Samantha says
We make homemade buttermilk pancakes!
Tammie Venne says
we like french toast and sausage
Angela W says
Pancakes and scrambled eggs.
Shayna says
We like to make omelets and toast 🙂
Kayla says
We make french toast and bacon!
Dawn Monroe says
My family enjoysfrench toast, bacon and eggs or pancakes for brinner.
Nicole Millheim says
Mine is scrambled eggs
denise says
french toast is the best
Denise Donaldson says
eggs, french toast, and sausage
Michele Baron says
We love lox, eggs and onions...easy and delicious!
sheila ressel says
I make veggie skillets a lot for brinner like at village inn.
Patrice P. says
We would have biscuits with veggie sausage, grits, scrambled eggs and fresh fruit.
Sherry Conrad says
We have breakfast for dinner at least once a week, so we make all kinds of things. Stuffed french toast is always a winner.
tracey byram says
Scrambled eggs with cheese, bacon, hash browns and biscuits.
Dianna M says
I make French toast for brinner.. Its the best
Karen Drake says
I like to have french toast and bacon for Brinner.
Jammie says
Bacon, eggs and toast.
Liz says
We usually make quiche for brinner!
mary j says
I make steak and eggs.
Jennifer J says
Usually bacon and eggs with toast. My little girl loves it!
kathy pease says
sometimes we like to have french toast
Ashley C says
We make pancakes and bacon a lot
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concetta avila says
Pancakes for sure
Stephanie Galbraith says
We make chorizo and Eggs.!
Vicki D. says
We make omelettes with onions, mushrooms, green pepper, and cheese in them. Then, I make either bacon or sausage to have on the side.
Kat Emerick says
I love making ham and cheese omelets for brinner.
Breanne says
I'd make a cheese omelet.
Anita Roberson says
I would make a delicious pound cake!
Rachel says
we do fried eggs, grits, hashbrowns, pancakes
Janice Crespo says
Breakfast for dinner here is usually scrambled eggs with bacon and some pancakes on the side!
Melanie Montgomery says
Scrambled eggs over porkchops.
Julie Hawkins says
We make huevos rancheros for brinner
Virginia Rowell says
Sometimes I do French Toast with a potato, egg and bacon on the side.
Seyma Shabbir says
We make spanish omelete. Omelete with a sauce filling of potatoes, mushrooms, peppers, garlic, tomato sauce, onions, and seasoning!
Donna M. Clark says
We usually have scrambled eggs and cheese w/sausage when we have brinner.
cassandra says
i will mostly make omelettes with spinach and cheese.
susan smoaks says
i like pancakes and bacon for brinner
Rachel Moliere says
Bacon, lots of bacon
Brad Merrell says
Chocolate chip pancakes
Ellie Wofford says
We almost always have pancakes, scrambled eggs, & sausage! Yummy!
Jenny Q. says
Scrambled eggs, homemade waffles, and bacon.
AEKZ2 says
Egg and cheese burritos is my favorite brinner food.
Marcy Strahan says
I would make a cassrole with hasbrowns , eggs, cream cheese & cheddar chesse , pan cajan sasage & greens onions. After cooking I would top each serving with sour cream!
Buddy Garrett says
We make pancakes and French Toast.
Melanie Comello says
I make either Biscuits or crescents, scrambled or sunny side up eggs, Canadian bacon and grits or brinner 😀
Bryan E. says
Thanks for the giveaway… Steak & Eggs, or a Southwestern Omelet !
heather c says
I make waffles, then use them as bread to my over-easy eggs and criss-cross bacon sandwich with syrup. Oh, my gosh. So good!
Lisa Vanhook says
Sausage biscuits, grits, and dirty scrambled eggs.....yum...
Sand says
Sometimes egg and sometimes pancakes.
Sarah L says
I make omelets or waffles.
Thanks for the contest.