10 Egg Breakfasts You Can Make in the Microwave

Whether it's a busy weekday morning, a lazy weekend start to the day, or you have a group of hungry guests, there's no need to stress about making the perfect breakfast. Cooking batches of eggs for just yourself, your family, or a larger group doesn't have to be stressful, time-consuming, or messy, as long as you have a microwave.
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Whether it's a busy weekday morning, a lazy weekend start to the day, or you have a group of hungry guests, there's no need to stress about making the perfect breakfast. Cooking batches of eggs for just yourself, your family, or a larger group doesn't have to be stressful, time-consuming, or messy, as long as you have a microwave.

You may have been told multiple times that the creamiest, softest, fluffiest, most perfectly cooked eggs take a great amount of patience and expertise, but in reality, a microwave can do an acceptable job of making the tastiest breakfast eggs.

It's not just super simple scrambled eggs that can be made in your microwave. Everything from a basic omelette and spicy chilaquiles to breakfast burritos and poached eggs can be achieved with almost no kitchen tools, only a few minutes of your time, and your ever-trusty microwave. Once you've mastered the basic techniques of microwaving your eggs, we're certain that you'll never skip breakfast, or find making breakfast stressful and challenging, ever again. Some of these recipes are so easy that you could probably even do them with your eyes shut.

If you're a busy parent who has several hungry mouths to feed before everyone rushes off to school, or if you're not a morning person but are trying to cook for a crowd, these recipes are here to make every morning easier, tastier, healthier, and much more appreciated by the lucky recipients of a plate of perfectly poached eggs on toast.

Basic Microwave Omelet
Making an omelette in a matter of minutes, and creating minimal washing up in the process, means eggs for breakfast on a Monday morning really is possible.
For the Basic Microwave Omelette recipe, click here.

Basic Microwave Scrambled Eggs
The ingredients for perfect scrambled eggs are highly debated. How about we take a step back from perfection, and instead embrace ease and speed with these tasty microwave scrambled eggs.
For the Basic Microwave Scrambled Eggs recipe, click here.

Cheesy Microwave Coffee Cup Scramble
What's better than scrambled eggs for breakfast? Scrambled eggs laced with melted cheese, of course.
For the Microwave Coffee Cup Scramble recipe, click here.

Coffee Cup Chilaquiles
Add some Mexican-inspired spice to your breakfast by cooking these tasty, satisfying chilaquiles in your microwave.
For the Coffee Cup Chilaquiles recipe, click here.

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Hannah Hoskins is the Entertain and Holidays Editor at The Daily Meal.
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