We create our top 10 favorite McDonalds breakfast items at home and under the cost of actually going there. All you need is roughly 6 hours in the kitchen and your soul. We’ll teach you the secret technique of the folded egg, which might not sound very impressive. But all of our hangovers were cured from these recipes.
THINGS YOU’LL NEED:
HellthyJunkFood: 260 Calories | $0.60McDonalds: 440 Calories | $1.00
Bake Biscuits according to package
Brush on some salted butter
Flatten a sausage patty until roughly ¼" thick and grill it for 3 minutes per side or until fully cooked.
Simply place said sausage patty in between biscuit and eat it.
HellthyJunkFood: 250 Calories | $0.97McDonalds: 400 Calories | $1.00
Serves 1
Toast English Muffins
Brush on some salted butter
Flatten a sausage patty until roughly ¼" thick and grill it for 3 minutes per side or until fully cooked.
Build as shown in picture. Quite simple...
HellthyJunkFood: 275 Calories | $0.92McDonalds: 300 Calories | $1.00
Serves 1
Soften tortilla in the microwave for 10 seconds
Add on slice of cheese
Scramble eggs & add in sautéed peppers & onions
Crumbled up half a sausage patty
Add all of this to the wrap and fold one side in leaving the other side open
Pour a side of salsa to dip
HellthyJunkFood: 270 Calories | $1.14McDonalds: 470 Calories | $2.99
Serves 1
Toast English Muffins
Brush on some salted butter
Flatten a sausage patty until roughly ¼" thick and grill it for 3 minutes per side or until fully cooked.
Build as shown in picture. Quite simple...
HellthyJunkFood: 250 Calories | $1.01McDonalds: 300 Calories | $2.79
Serves 1
Toast English Muffins
Brush on some salted butter
Flatten a sausage patty until roughly ¼" thick and grill it for 3 minutes per side or until fully cooked.
Build as shown in picture. Quite simple...
HellthyJunkFood: 730 Calories | $1.85McDonalds: 1050 Calories | $5.49
Serves 1
Bake Biscuits according to package
Fry Hashbrowns 3-4 minutes @ 350°F
Google how to make pancakes & Scrambled Eggs
Flatten a sausage patty until roughly ¼" thick and grill it for 3 minutes per side or until fully cooked.
Plate as shown in picture.
HellthyJunkFood: 350 Calories | $1.32McDonalds: 440 Calories | $3.29
Serves 1
Bake Biscuits according to package
Fry Hash browns 3-4 minutes @ 350°F
Google how to make pancakes & Scrambled Eggs
Flatten a sausage patty until roughly ¼" thick and grill it for 3 minutes per side or until fully cooked.
Plate as shown in picture.
HellthyJunkFood: 350 Calories | $0.92McDonalds: 440 Calories | $3.19
Serves 1
Bake Biscuits according to package
Brush on some salted butter
Add cheese, folded egg & bacon
HellthyJunkFood: 550 Calories | $1.81McDonalds: 670 Calories | $3.99
Serves 1
Toast Bagel
Brush on some salted butter
Tenderize Meat & Season with salt, pepper
Sear Top Round high heat 3 minutes per side
Add cheese, optionally add Hollandaise sauce
Add steak, grilled onions, folded egg and more cheese
HellthyJunkFood: 450 Calories | $2.21McDonalds: 570 Calories | $3.29
Serves 1
Toast Bagel
Brush on some salted butter
Add cheese, Hollandaise sauce
Add folded egg, more cheese & two strips of bacon
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