Who wants breakfast?
And I’m not talking about a speck of granola, a whisper of a raisin, and the memory of a half dollop of Greek yogurt. I’m talking BREAAAAAKAAAAAFAAAASTTTTTTAAAA.
(although i’d like to point out that there is nothing wrong with granola, fruit and yogurt. i love granola, fruit and yogurt! i eat it all the time. i ate some last night as a matter of fact. so please don’t be mad at me. okay bye.)
But this kind of breakfast? Oh, baby baby bosom buddy amigos chum pums.
This is the kind of breakfast that makes me want to run for mayor of my mouth. And once I’m elected (because I WILL be elected), I hand out never ending breakfast strombolis to all who voted for me. And for those who didn’t, wellllllll all I have to say is you better watch your BACK.
(p.s. I wish so bad that I made sense sometimes.)
Basically what’s happening here is a conglomeration of transglobal flavor attacks. We’ve got the Southwest flair with the seasoned scrambled eggs, freshly diced red pepper and punchy cilantro. We’ve got the Italian spirit with the fluffy, stretchy fresh pizza dough. We’ve got the down home comfort charm with spicy country sausage and extra-sharp cheddar cheese. All rolled up into a million little pockets of frickin’ glory.
I want to die right now.
I’m going to ask you again . . .
Who wants breakfast?
Southwest Breakfast Stromboli:
What it took for 8 stromboli: Or is it strombolis: Or strombolii:
* 1/2 pound breakfast sausage
* 1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
* 4 eggs, plus one more for an egg wash
* 1/4 cup milk
* 1 tsp cumin
* 1 tsp chili powder
* 1 small pinch salt and pepper
* 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
* 1 1/2 cup cilantro leaves
* 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
* 2 (1 pound) balls of pizza dough, divided into 8 small balls
Preheat oven to 450.
In a large skillet, brown your sausage. Once cooked all the way through, transfer to a bowl and cover to keep warm.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, cumin, chili powder, a pinch of salt and pepper.
Back in the skillet, add the oil. You won’t need to if your sausage rendered enough fat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and pour the eggs in. Lightly scramble until cooked through, about 8 minutes.
On a large floured work surface, roll out each pizza ball until you get an 8-inch circle. Sprinkle with a little bit of cheese, followed by about 1/4 cup each of the sausage, eggs, red bell pepper, a few cilantro leaves and a little more cheese on top. Roll up the dough around the filling until you get a little roll stromboli thingy! Place on a lightly greased baking sheet, and continue until all 8 are complete.
Brush the tops of the strombolis with the egg wash, then take a paring knife and lightly score the tops, to create little vent slits. Then start a band called The Vent Slits.
Slide into the oven for about 30 minutes, or until the dough is cooked through and golden brown.
Serve with salsa, guacamole, anything!
Seriously.
* Aaaand the winner of all the cool Anthro, Le Creuset and butter stuff goes toooo: Commenter #377 Emily, who said:
Holy comments! First a question: did you do the signature Celine chest thwack during your serenade? That’s always my fave. Nothing else quite illustrates the Heart actually Going On. Now, a response: when we lived in the Midwest, nothing kept me warm when the hubs was chore-ing like Better Off Dead. Classic Cusack, unrequited love, a heavy-on-the-80′s-instrumental-riffs soundtrack, and skiing. And it always resets my need to say obnoxious things using the word Frawnch. As in, “Now that the driveway is shoveled, can we get some Frawnch fries?”
Oh, and I also follow you on all the sosh media stuff.
Congrats, Emily! Check yo’ email, yo. Better Off Dead might be the best movie ever ever ever. And yes, I chest thwacked so much it left a bruise.
* one last thing! you might notice a few site changes. we’re workin’ on a mini face lift, so please ignore any paint streaks or construction dust. thankya!
For the record, I am currently eating fruit, yogurt and granola (not greek yogurt though…is it just me or does that stuff make your mouth so dry??), but I’d RATHER be eating this. YUMMMMMMM
I would loooove one of these right now. I much prefer savory breakfast to sweet. Love these flavors!
So, can I vote for you to be mayor of my mouth? Or is that too weird?
Drool. Totally beats my protein shake.
Oh my dear Lord. I want THAT for breakfast!
I’ve already had breakfast and coffee, but your beautiful stromboli are hard to pass up!
I love this. I would give just about anything to have come down to a batch of these this morning!!
Oh Bev… I could see this being my husbands new favorite breakfast item! Must make stat!
Hi I’m new to the blog. These look delicious as do several of the other recipes I just tabbed through. Do you have a link to your pizza dough recipe? I quick search brought up several yummy looking dishes but I could never find the source for the pizza dough. Please! Thanks!
Just wrote ya back on Facebook! But I see you saw that, so we’re good. Thanks!
Great for first and second breakfasts!
I want this for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!
Ummm…this sounds like the best breakfast ever!! You are welcome to come over whenever you want and bring me these
Just kidding, but seriously, you are so damn creative.
Major of my mouth?! Bahaha – love it!!!
And oh my this looks amazing for breakfast, lunch and dinner!!
omg I meant MAYOR. Just updated it. Lordy meeeeee. (thank you!)
I DO! I DO! I’ll take a dozen. (My fat pants thank you.)
These really do look completely scrumptious, and for breakfast?!? Perfick
Breakfast stromboli? How is it that this has not occurred to me before. Awesomeness.
I can’t get past “whisper of a raisin.” I heart you so bad.
I’m heading over for breakfast right now! I’ll bring the bloody marys!
WHUT!? Breakfast stromboli, you are officially the genius of mornings.
I am with you on breakfast: I prefer something substantial, yogurt is not going to cut it for me. This breakfast looks like my type of breakfast!
Now this is my type of breakfast! Give me some of that stromboli!
A breakfast stromboli is a great idea!
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, PUHLEEZE.
Um, WHAT?!
These look awesome! I want to make them now!
This is my kind of breakfast!
I eat yogurt and a banana every morning for breakfast, but I’d much rather eat this!
I want breakfast! These stromboli’s would fill me up til dinner time which is perfect on busy week days like today.
This recipe looks sooooooo good, something my husband would love too! Do you think these would freeze well, and if so, should they be cooked then frozen or frozen then cooked?
Please and thank you!
I was thinking about freezing them while I was making them, and what I think I’d do is put them together, wrap them in foil, and then freeze! THEN thaw and bake once you’re ready! I hope that helps!
Totally wishing I had one of these for breakfast…every morning!
Who are you and where have you been all my life? These look absolutely drool-worthy and amazing.
uhm. yes please. conglomerate on over here!
These look amazing, have you ever frozen them? These would be a quick weekday breakfast!
I haven’t, but I bet they’d be great frozen after being put together, then thawed and baked!