What to Make With Eggs and Bread: 3 Fast Weeknight Dinners
Eggs and bread are dinner when the fridge is almost empty and nobody wants a project. Toast, eggs, salt. That can be a scramble on toast, French toast that is actually savory, or an egg-in-a-hole. Stale bread is better here than soft sandwich bread that goes gummy. All three are about 15 minutes. Got more in the fridge? Snap a photo and we'll pick dinner for you. Free.
Quick picks: 3 dinners with eggs and bread in 30 minutes or less
Fastest option: a 12-minute dinner
12 min
Eggs on toast
Total time, start to plate · One skillet · serves 4 · Kid-friendly
Scrambled eggs, salted, piled on toast. The whole dinner.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 4 slices bread
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1/2 tsp salt
Steps
- Toast the bread. Stale bread toasts better than very fresh bread.
- Beat the eggs with the salt.
- Scramble them in butter, pulling the pan off the heat while they still look wet.
- Put the eggs on the toast. Eat immediately.
Keeps: Eat it now.
One-pan or sheet-pan option
15 min
Egg in a hole
Total time, start to plate · One skillet · serves 4 · Kid-friendly
A hole torn in a slice of bread, an egg fried inside it.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 4 slices bread
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1/4 tsp salt
Steps
- Tear or cut a hole in each slice of bread.
- Butter a skillet and toast one side of the bread.
- Flip it, crack an egg into the hole, and salt it.
- Cover a minute if you want the top set. The yolk can stay soft. Don't rush all four at once if the pan is small.
Keeps: Best immediately. The bread goes soft if it sits.
The other dinner
15 min
Savory French toast
Total time, start to plate · One skillet · serves 4 · Kid-friendly
Bread soaked in egg and fried in butter, salted, not syruped.
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 4 slices bread
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp butter
Steps
- Beat the eggs, milk, and salt.
- Dip stale bread in the egg. Don't soak it until it falls apart.
- Fry in butter until both sides are brown and the center is set.
- Salt the top. Skip the syrup unless someone asks. This is dinner.
Keeps: Best hot. A toaster revives a leftover slice.
Make it with leftovers
Stale bread is the leftover this page wants. Fresh soft bread still works for egg-in-a-hole. Don't use leftover scrambled eggs. Cook them fresh. Day-old French toast reheats in a toaster, not a microwave puddle.
Pantry staples you'll need
- Butter
- Salt
- Oil
No bread: eggs and rice, or eggs and potatoes. No eggs: cheese on toast is a snack. See tortillas and cheese if you have tortillas instead.
Picky-eater and healthy tweaks
This is as plain as food gets. Salt, egg, toast. Skip pepper and herbs. Egg-in-a-hole is the one that feels like a game. Scramble is the soft one.
An egg and a piece of toast is a light dinner. Add fruit or a glass of milk if the plate looks small. You don't need a sweet syrup to make French toast. Salt and butter are the savory version.
Have something else in the fridge?
Got more in the fridge? Snap a photo and we'll pick dinner for you. Free.
Snap your fridgeRelated dinners
Questions
What can I make with eggs and bread in 20 minutes?
Eggs on toast takes 12 minutes, start to plate. Scrambled eggs, salted, piled on toast. The whole dinner.
What's the easiest dinner with eggs and bread?
Eggs on toast is the low-fuss one: one skillet, 12 minutes. Scrambled eggs, salted, piled on toast. The whole dinner.
Can I make this with leftover or cooked eggs?
Stale bread is the leftover this page wants. Fresh soft bread still works for egg-in-a-hole. Don't use leftover scrambled eggs. Cook them fresh. Day-old French toast reheats in a toaster, not a microwave puddle.
What else can I add to eggs and bread for a full meal?
The cards already use eggs, bread, butter. A piece of fruit or a handful of frozen vegetables is enough if you want more on the plate. Don't make a second shopping trip.
Is eggs and bread a healthy dinner?
An egg and a piece of toast is a light dinner. Add fruit or a glass of milk if the plate looks small. You don't need a sweet syrup to make French toast. Salt and butter are the savory version.
How do I make eggs and bread kid-friendly?
This is as plain as food gets. Salt, egg, toast. Skip pepper and herbs. Egg-in-a-hole is the one that feels like a game. Scramble is the soft one.
Can I make eggs and bread in one pan or a sheet pan?
Egg in a hole uses one skillet and takes 15 minutes. A hole torn in a slice of bread, an egg fried inside it.
What if I don't have bread?
No bread: eggs and rice, or eggs and potatoes. No eggs: cheese on toast is a snack. See tortillas and cheese if you have tortillas instead.