Breakfast Nachos

This “Covid-19” break leaves me with one husband and three kids slumbering as I wake each morning. My first inclination (sorry to disappoint those who expect more from a coach and speaker) is to grumble to myself. Sure the world is coming to a standstill but my day seems fuller than ever. So, pass on the first set of thoughts as they most assuredly will not help me get through the day to another one.

What if I woke them up with a different sense? Their noses?

So each morning I’ve been creating a breakfast that fights the moods this restrictive times have caused. Today’s tool of battle is…

Drumroll….

Breakfast nachos!

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp oil (doesn’t matter what kind)
• 5-6 eggs
• 20 bite-size pieces of steak
• 2 ears of fresh corn
• Chips to cover a large cookie sheet
• 1 cup seasoned black beans
• 1 cup Colby jack cheese

(Note: This is just what I had around. Don’t get caught up in my ingredients. Make this your own!)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Heat water to a boil and cook the corn on a low boil for ten minutes. When corn is cooked, cut the corn from the cob and set aside.

Season the steak with a light sprinkling of salt. Cut a piece of steak into small, bite-size pieces. Don’t trim the fat—it adds quite a bit of flavor. Sauté the steak in a pan on high heat until a crisp forms. About 5 minutes. Set aside the meat but don’t drain the fat from the pan.

Beat the eggs thoroughly and lightly season with salt and pepper. Heat the steak fat and scramble the eggs.

Assemble the nachos by spreading chips on a cookie sheet pan and then layer the eggs, black beans, corn and steak. Sprinkle cheese on top to your liking.

Place in oven for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and chips are browning.

Top with your favorites: salsa, taco sauce, tomatoes, shredded lettuce or sour cream! I decided to make corn bread muffins and cube them for additional richness.

The kids loved it. It’s light but filling and easy to tailor to the tastes of the family. Hope you like it friend. Peace.

Encouragement for you:

I don’t know when you are reading this. Could be week two of a quarantine or long after this is over. No matter when you are making these glorious breakfast nachos, one thing remains. There is a great deal of joy that comes from the purpose in small things. Sometimes life careens out of control and you feel helpless. Remember your life doesn’t have to be a series of tasks, a monument to productivity. Take a moment and feed yourself. Enjoy the flavors of the food, be grateful for the flavors and the textures, share this small thing—breakfast—with someone you love.