Bacon, Egg, and Cheese on Brioche

🥘 Ingredients

• Monterey Jack cheese
  1 c
• arugula
  4 oz
• bacon
  6 oz
• brioche buns
  4 unit
• chipotle powder
  ½ tsp
• eggs
  4 unit
• ketchup
  4 tbsp
• lemon
  1 unit
• pepper
• salt
• vegetable oil
  4 tsp

🍳 Cookware

• large pan
• paper towel
• small bowl
• baking sheet
• large pan
• medium bowl

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Preheat oven or toaster oven to 400 degrees. Place half the bacon (3 oz - about 3 slices; use the rest as you like) in a large pan over medium-high heat. Cook until crispy, ⏱️ 3 minutes to ⏱️ 5 minutes per side. Remove from pan and set aside on a plate lined with paper towel . Pour out and reserve bacon grease.

   bacon: 6 oz
2. 

   2

   In a small bowl , combine ketchup and a pinch of chipotle powder (to taste - start with a pinch and go up from there).

   ketchup: 4 tbsp, chipotle powder: ½ tsp
3. 

   3

   Split brioche buns in half and place on a baking sheet . Sprinkle flat sides of each half with Monterey Jack cheese . Toast in oven (or toaster oven) until cheese has melted and buns are golden brown and slightly crispy, about ⏱️ 4 minutes .

   brioche buns: 4 unit, Monterey Jack cheese: 1 c
4. 

   4

   Heat a drizzle of vegetable oil (or bacon grease) in large pan used to cook bacon. Crack eggs into pan and cook sunny-side up to desired doneness, ⏱️ 3 minutes to ⏱️ 5 minutes .

   vegetable oil: 4 tsp, eggs: 4 unit
5. 

   5

   Halve lemon . Toss arugula , a drizzle of vegetable oil, and a squeeze of lemon in a medium bowl . Season with salt , pepper , and more lemon juice (to taste).

   lemon: 1 unit, arugula: 4 oz, salt, pepper
6. 

   6

   Spread plain sides of buns with chipotle ketchup, then fill each with bacon and an egg and make sandwiches. Serve with salad on the side. TIP: You can add a little bit of the salad to the sandwiches, too, if you like.