Pesto Bacon and Gruyere Breakfast Sandwich

This pesto bacon and gruyere breakfast sandwich has all the flavor you could ask for. The pesto adds a burst of freshness, making each bite better than the one before. Crispy, salty bacon and melty, warm gruyere cheese pair well together. Then of course topped with a toasted English muffin. Making this Pesto Bacon and Gruyere breakfast sandwich a perfect, easy to grab breakfast for a slow morning or a quick option before a busy day. 

Why pesto?

Everyone has a favorite deli, a place where you can get the best, most perfect breakfast sandwich. My goal was to recreate mine. I LOVE a good bfast sandwich, but I always feel like something is missing. You have bread, egg, cheese, and breakfast meat, always a good combination but can sometimes be a little dry. Pesto was my solution, you get a delicious herb flavor, with a fresh punch. 

prepare ahead of time to grab and go

You can make these sandwiches ahead of time, wrap them up and keep them in the refrigerator or freezer to save them for a later day.  Grab a sandwich when you’re ready, heat them up and enjoy. You can add the pesto before or after reheating your sandwich.

This recipe is super customizable. You can use homemade pesto or store-bought pesto, whatever makes your heart sing. I’ll link my carrot top pesto recipe here. Use any type of cheese you like, I used gruyere because it has a nice sharp flavor and melts extremely fast. Your favorite protein will do the trick. I used bacon and cooked it using the oven method. Place bacon on a baking sheet (I line my baking sheet with foil) toss into a 400-degree oven for 18-20 minutes and boom, perfect bacon every time. If you like your bacon less crispy, start checking the doneness after 14 minutes. I love the flavor and texture of an English muffin, so I used them in this recipe. Of course, use your favorite bread or heck go wild and toss the Pesto Bacon and gruyere ingredients onto a tortilla and make it into a wrap. 

ingredents you need to make the pesto bacon and gruyere breakfast sandwich

• Eggs 

• Cheese 

• Bacon 

• Pesto 

• English muffins 

how to make the pesto bacon and gruyere breakfast sandwiches step by step

Step 1: If you are making a homemade pesto, I would start with the pesto. Start cooking your bacon using either the oven method, stove top method and dare I say microwave method (I have seen it done and it strangely works).

Step 2: While your bacon is cooking, crack your eggs into a preheated pan over medium low to medium heat. Cook eggs to desired doneness and flip. Once eggs are flipped add cheese to eggs and cover with a lid to melt cheese. At this time, you can turn the heat off. 

Step 3: Toast bread or English muffins to desired doneness. 

Step 4: Assemble sandwich. I like to slather pesto on both sides, then egg with melty cheese, then bacon. Top with top of English muffin and enjoy!

Notes for success

The eggs can be prepared the way you like them, I liked over medium eggs on my breakfast sandwiches, but you can also scramble them or cook you can cook the egg yolks more. Cook the bacon your preferred method of cooking bacon. If you do not eat bacon or like it feel free to substitute it with your favorite breakfast meat, or no meat at all. Choose your favorite cheese, bread and pesto and enjoy.

storage and reheating

You can make extra sandwiches, wrap them up in foil or paper and put them into an airtight container to keep in the fridge for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. To reheat, put in the microwave for 1-2 minutes. Or reheat in a toaster oven at 350 degrees for 3-5 minutes.

If you make this Pesto Bacon and Gruyere Breakfast Sandwich, be sure to leave a comment and rating. I appreciate your support and feedback and I try my best to respond to each and every comment! Thank you and enjoy!