A Hole-In-One Breakfast a La Midwest Living

Ingredients

• 4 ounces bulk pork sausage or turkey sausage
• 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh mushrooms
• 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper or yellow bell pepper or sweet green pepper
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese or monterey jack cheese
• 4 slices home-style whole wheat bread or white bread
• 4 teaspoons butter or margarine, softened
• 4 eggs
• salt, to taste
• ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   In a 12" nonstick skillet, cook sausage, mushrooms, sweet peppers, green onions & pinch or two, of crushed red peppers, until meat is brown and vegetables are tender, stirring to break up sausage as it cooks.

2. 2

   Remove sausage mixture from skillet; drain.

3. 3

   In a small bowl, combine sausage mixture and cheese & set aside.

4. 4

   Carefully wipe skillet clean with paper towels; set aside.

5. 5

   With a 2" round cookie cutter or a small juice glass, cut out the center of each slice of bread.(Use bread centers in another recipe for breadcrumbs).

6. 6

   Spread both sides of the bread slices with the butter or margarine.

7. 7

   In same 12" skillet, toast bread on one side over medium heat about 2 minutes,or until golden brown.

8. 8

   Reduce heat to medium-low; turn the bread slices over.

9. 9

   Break one of the eggs into a 1-cup glass measuring cup with a handle.

10. 10

    Holding lip of cup as close to the bread as possible, carefully slide the egg into the hole.

11. 11

    Repeat this step with the remaining 3 eggs and bread slices.

12. 12

    Spoon sausage mixture over bread slices; avoiding the egg as much as possible.

13. 13

    Cooke, covered, for 10-15 minutes, or until eggs are firm.

14. 14

    Using a wide spatula, carefully lift out bread-&-egg slices and transfer to 4 dinner plates.

15. 15

    Sprinkle eggs with salt, pepper & crushed red pepper, if using, to taste.