Everyday breakfast

Ingredients:
Sausage, any kind (amount roughly equal to 1/2 a frank or brat)
1/2 can diced tomato
Cheese, any kind (1/4 cup shredded, 1-inch cube block, or approximately 1.5 pieces pre-sliced)
2 eggs

Tools:
1 skillet
1 spatula

Time:
10-15 minutes

Dice the sausage and transfer it to the skillet. Set the stove for medium to medium-high. Once you hear the sizzling start, stir the sausage periodically. Open the can of diced tomato and pour off any excess liquid. When the sausage starts changing color, add half the can and save the rest for next time. Again, stir periodically. Once the tomato chunks warm up, crack the eggs directly into the skillet. Break the yolks and start stirring the mix continuously. If you are so inclined, add salt and pepper at this point. After all of the egg firms up, cut the stove off and place the cheese on top. Wait for most of the cheese to melt, then transfer the final product to a plate, let cool, and eat.

Unlike an omelet or scrambled eggs, the eggs here end up in firm, dense chunks. Which is fine by me, because I do not like light and fluffy eggs. I didn't specify particular kinds of sausage or cheese, because nearly anything you like will probably work, and it's kind of fun to experiment with different combinations. You could also add any additional items you'd like; I just prefer to keep it simple most of the time.

Turkey kielbasa + sliced pepper jack

Pepperoni + shredded mozzarella

Some combination suggestions: any kind of chicken sausage + pepper jack, pepperoni + mozzarella, and kielbasa + cheddar. A caveat: I recommend against using andouille sausage, unless you have access to something better than what you typically find in grocery stores. That andouille tends to be so spicy it overwhelms the flavor of every other ingredient. The spice even overwhelms the flavor of the sausage itself in some cases.

Depending on the sausage used, the dish should typically work out to be somewhere between 450 and 580 calories. This recipe is quick and easy, even when one happens to be half asleep, sick, or hungover. And the results are delicious.