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My husband is amazing. He does so much for me, our home, our kids and more and that keeps him going from the moment he starts his day until he goes to bed. He’s not one to sit down for many meals and it’s hard to get him to commit to a dinnertime, but breakfast is the one time I can be sure he’ll take a few minutes out of his day to eat a good meal.
Unfortunately, he starts his day at 5:30 am on most days. That’s not a time that my brain functions very well so the thought of cooking can sometimes be overwhelming. I do some freezer cooking that allows him to pull breakfast from the freezer to heat and eat on his own, but with my schedule the freezer sometimes goes empty for a few weeks before I have time to fill it again.
For those times when I’m too tired to cook and I haven’t planned ahead, I like to keep frozen meals in the freezer for him to enjoy. Since calories are not an issue for him, I rarely consider the calorie count, but I do look at the amount of protein.
I recently picked up a few Jimmy Dean frozen breakfasts for him to try out from our local Safeway grocery store. One was lower in calories and made with egg whites and turkey sausage, the other bacon and eggs. I love that there’s a variety of meals available so he can have a great variety of ingredients and never grow tired of the same breakfast.
My husband is one who needs protein at every meal and although he eats a large salad every day, he prefers what I call the junk food of salads – iceberg lettuce, carrots, and Ranch dressing. He’s not so good about eating vegetables outside of his comfort zone and he rarely adds fruit to his diet. I take try to sneak a few more servings of both into breakfast because he’ll generally eat whatever I put in front of him.
Today I added baby spinach and diced tomatoes to his Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowl with a side of sliced orange and he loved it. I cooked it according to package directions for 2 minutes and when it was time to remove the plastic, I stirred in the baby spinach and cooked for 1-1/2 minutes more. Then I served it topped with the chopped tomatoes (though you can add them with the spinach if you like them hot). If I was serving this to my son, I would have added Pico de Gallo and hot sauce instead – he likes it spicy. Combining the Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowl with fresh ingredients makes creating a hot breakfast in under 4 minutes possible.
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We live off of these! The de3lights are my absolute favorite!
I love these for breakfast! Totally filling for almost half the day! LOVE IT!
My Dad retired last year from the local fire department. I know how much protein can make a difference to them on long hard days!
You’re right about that! Thank you dad for me for all his service.
These are a life saver for us when things get busy! Everyone over here loves them.
We love these! Pop them in, and clean up is super easy. Great for busy days!
It must be a fireman thing! My husband loves these as well LOL… Maybe a guy thing?? 😉
Guy thing? Probably. My oldest eats everything – dead or alive. So weird.
I love that you added veggies to the bowl. Great way to stretch a small meal without crazy extra calories. Adding this to my husband’s breakfast!
Oh that looks so good. Jimmy Dean has come out with some great selections. Nice hardy breakfast.
I liked that I didn’t have to buy a whole pound of bacon for one breakfast – he’s skinny, but he has TERRIBLE cholesterol so bacon is an occasional indulgence now.
That looks like a very good breakfast indeed!I want to start my days with some too!
He’s in luck – I’m a vegetarian so I can’t steal them….darn it! I have to actually make my breakfast though most days I don’t want to waste the time so I just eat yogurt.
We are huge fans of these… we buy them up every week as quick breakfast and even snacks… Yummy!
Great idea about the snack! I’ll remember that next time he’s fridge surfing at 10pm 🙂 Thanks!
I love how you dressed it up a little and added the fresh veggies. I could make a hot and healthy breakfast for my boys in mere minutes and not have a dirty kitchen to clean too!
The clean kitchen is definitely worth it! 🙂
This would be a great option for breakfast when you do not have a lot of time to cook. I like that you added the baby spinach and tomato’s. It does look delicious.
Wow those ate some amazing pictures.
With hypoglycemic children and being so myself, I love easy meals that pack the protein. These sound great!
I eat that very same breakfast bowl in the mornings when I need a quick and easy breakfast! It is really delicious.
Genius! Adding additional healthy veggie ingredients to an already prepared meal. Not only did you pump up the portion, but added a pack of protein and vitamins. Bravo!
I love your added touch of spinach in the Jimmy Dean Breakfast bowls. These are some of my favorite breakfast choices, and making it healthier by adding spinach is a great idea.
Yummy- What’s not to love about Jimmy Dean? We just discovered their sandwiches in the frozen case and are in love. I will have to log into Just 4 You and check out me savings for the week!
My husband usually eats a quick breakfast like this, but I’ve never thought about adding extra ingredients before. Thanks for the great idea!
Jimmy Dean breakfast foods are awesome. We eat them all the time. There’s ZERO time in the morning for cooking.
I am not sure if I have ever tried Hillshire Farms products, but this makes me want to!