Ingredients

• 2 slices of your favorite bread, toasted
• 1-2 eggs*
• 1 slice of cheddar cheese
• 1 sausage patty (optional)
• a splash of milk
• cooking spray
• spices (e.g. salt, pepper, garlic powder)
• omelet condiments (e.g. tomato, pepper, onion)
• sandwich toppings (e.g. baby spinach, tomato slices, avocado)

Directions

1. If you're toasting your bread like I do, get that started first. If you're having sausage, you may also want to heat that now as well.
2. Spray a standard cereal bowl very liberally with cooking spray, crack in your eggs, add the splash of milk and any spices you'd like, and scramble everything well with a fork.
3. Add any condiments to the bowl and stir them in if necessary; then, microwave the eggs to your desired consistency. (See note on cooking time below.)
4. Assemble the rest of your sandwich while the eggs are cooking: Butter your toast if you'd like (personally, I don't feel the need to) and add your sandwich toppings. Consider adding the cheese last so the hot egg will sit atop it and melt it.
5. Add your cooked egg to your sandwich. If you've used enough cooking spray, it should slide right out of the bowl. It may be unbearably hot in the center; so, allow to cool for a minute or two if needed.

Notes

• Meal-Prepping: This isn't exactly something most people would need a recipe to make. It's more about the ease and quickness of preparation, combined with the endless possibilities for customization. Microwaving eggs is a huge time-saver over cooking them on the stove (and having to wash a frying pan afterward). Plus, the sausage can be made in bulk and refrigerated or frozen; and, your desired omelet condiments can also be pre-cooked in bulk and added to your meals a spoonful at a time over the course of the week.
• One Egg or Two: This depends on how hungry you are and how big your sandwich is after piling on everything else. If you're not using a sausage patty, you may want to double up on the eggs. If you are having sausage, you're getting tons of protein from that and will probably be content with one egg. (Note: I have not personally had any luck cooking more than two eggs in the microwave.)
• Microwaving Eggs: Cooking times naturally depend on the strength of your microwave and how moist or dry you prefer your eggs. In my 1,000-watt microwave, I'll cook a single egg for 88 seconds or two eggs for 2:22.