Healthy Breakfast Recipes That Are Easy To Make And Are Full Of Nutrition

Breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day. So, putting in some effort to cook up a healthy meal would do a lot for you. In this article we show you a few recipes that have great health benefits. Some of the yummiest recipes would be suggested for a great morning breakfast. Healthy breakfast recipes that are packed with good flavors, best nutrition and plenty of super healthy ingredients. But these recipes aren't your boring old fares, they are yummy too.

Here are 7 recipes for you to make your morning breakfast perfect:

1. Avocado and poached eggs

Avocado toast is a very healthy and tasty breakfast to have. If you are in a hurry, then this would be a great choice for you in the morning because you don't really need too many ingredients. You can skip on the poached eggs and opt for an omelette if you fancy that.

Ingredients:

• 2 Eggs
• Slices of whole grain bread
• Avocado (as per your choice)
• Parmesan cheese
• Salt and pepper (as per taste)
• Fresh herbs (parsley, thyme, or basil) for topping
• Cherry tomatoes

How to make:

1. Bring a pot of water and boil it, you should have enough water to cover the eggs when you lay the eggs inside the pot. When you see the water is boiling you have to crack the eggs into it and turn off the heat for 5 minutes or less according to your preference.
2. When you see that the eggs are boiling, toast the bread pieces and apply the avocado on each piece of toast. When the eggs are done, take the eggs out and put them on the toast. Sprinkle with cheese and herbs with salt and pepper according to taste. Add tomatoes for the freshness.

2. Oatmeal with chia seeds mix

Another quick to prepare dish that is wholesome and packed with tonnes of health benefits. Rolled oats, milk and a few other tasty ingredients give you that added boost first thing in the morning.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups oats
• One and a half tablespoon of chia seeds
• 2 3/4 milk alternative of choice
• 6 Tablespoons sweetened shredded dried coconut
• pinch of salt ( as per choice)
• Toasted nuts
• Dried fruits
• Honey or any natural sweeteners

How to make:

1. In a bowl, combine oats, chia seeds, shredded coconut shreds and milk. Fold to combine until ingredients gets evenly distributed. Cover with a lid and let it absorb liquids for sometime.
2. Transfer the preparation to your desired serving bowl. Cover this and keep it in the fridge overnight. Serve chilled straight from the fridge. Add your favourite toppings to the mixture and enjoy the meal.

3. Quinoa egg muffins with spinach

Quinoa adds a lot of protein and fiber to this amazing healthy egg muffin dish. Packed with spinach, onions and melted cheese, that add a lot of nutrients to a tasty meal.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup quinoa
• 2 cups water
• spinach
• 1/2 onion (chopped)
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup grated cheese
• 1/2 tablespoon oregano
• 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1/2 tablespoon Salt

How to make:

1. Combine water and quinoa in a pan and bring it to a simmer. Cover and cook for ten minutes, or until quinoa is cooked properly. Keep the pan aside after its being cooked.
2. In a pan, saute onions for few minutes, then add spinach and cook for about two minutes and then remove the pan from heat.
3. Now preheat oven to 350 F and lightly butter or grease a muffin pan.
4. In a large bowl, combine the cooked quinoa, cooked spinach and onions, eggs, oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper mixing to combine well.
5. Take a spoon full mixture into prepared muffin tin about 1/4 cup at a time, do not refill.
6. Place the pan in the oven and bake it for 20 minutes.

4. Masala Scrambled Tofu

Scrambled tofu is the perfect start to the morning. This dish requires vegetables like onions, bell peppers, spinach (optional), mushrooms and you can add masala as per your convenience and taste. If you want you can also improvise this with a wrap style dish. Just add whole wheat paratha and fill that with this scrambled tofu.

Ingredients:

• Tofu (extra firm)
• olive oil
• Cloves garlic (finely chopped)
• Red onion large (finely chopped)
• Red bell pepper
• green chili (finely chopped)
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon cumin powder
• 1/2 tablespoon garam masala
• 12 g coriander fresh (copped)
• 1/4 lemon fresh, juice

How to make:

1. Dry tofu using a kitchen towels or napkins. This will help to drain the excess water from the tofu. In the meantime, prepare the other ingredients.
2. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add olive oil.
3. Add garlic, onion and saute till light brown.
4. Add red pepper, cook for a few minutes and sprinkle spices and salt over the mixture.
5. Scramble the tofu with a fork and set aside.
6. Add this scramble tofu to the pan and mix well.
7. Cook for 5 minutes and garnish with coriander and lemon.

5. Oatmeal pumpkin muffins:

Oatmeal pumpkin muffins with sunflower seeds make a great breakfast option for a healthy morning. It's a filling meal high on protein.

Ingredients:

• All-purpose flour
• Brown sugar
• Baking powder
• Pumpkin pie spice
• Salt
• Baking soda
• Large egg (lightly beaten)
• Canned pumpkin
• Whole milk
• Canola oil
• Oats
• Raisins

How to make:

1. Take a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and baking powder. Combine the egg, pumpkin, milk and oil.
2. Add to the dry ingredients just until moistened and stir in oats and raisins.
3. Grease muffin cups and fill them with this mixture only one third of it. In a bowl add brown sugar, flour and pie spice, add butter until crumbly.
4. Sprinkle 1 rounded teaspoonfuls over each muffin. And bake the dish at 375 F for 15-20 minutes.
5. Cool this for 5 minutes before serving.

6. Blueberry/strawberry vanilla quinoa bowl

This is a super tasty and healthy breakfast bowl that includes a lot of goodness. You can try this with blueberry and vanilla or strawberry and vanilla - the two are made for each other.

Ingredients:

• Cooked quinoa
• Milk
• Vanilla
• Honey
• Strawberries (diced)
• Almonds
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg

How to make:

1. Add cooked quinoa, milk and vanilla in a bowl and microwave for 30 seconds
2. Add honey and spices as per your taste, top the bowl with diced strawberries and almonds.

7. Spinach and feta wrap

This iron rich breakfast is something you can prepare in advance to grab and eat on-the-go too. Here's how it's made.

Ingredients:

• Multi Grain Flatbread
• Olive oil
• Sun dried tomatoes
• Fresh spinach
• Egg whites
• Vegetable spreadable cream cheese
• Feta crumbles

How to make:

1. Take a frying pan, heat half a teaspoon of olive oil with sun dried tomatoes. Keep the heat medium to low while you cook these.
2. Cook and stir frequently until tomatoes are softened for about 3-5 minutes. Add fresh spinach and cover it for 2-3 minutes until spinach is wilted keep stirring once or twice as you like.
3. Remove the frying pan and set it aside from the heat.
4. Add egg whites and stir it once. Cover and cook it for 4-5 minutes.
5. The eggs are cooking, spread the wrap cream cheese and on top of that layer your spinach and feta. Now check the egg is cooked, place on top of the feta cheese.
6. Wrap the whole into a roll.
7. If you like crisp outer in a dry non-stick pan and cook until golden brown. Cut it into two halves and enjoy the meal.

Let us know if you liked these healthy recipes. And don't forget to share your own in the comments below.