This easy recipe for Breakfast Crescent Rolls is quick, delicious, and perfect for busy mornings. Just wrap your scrambled eggs, cheese, and favorite breakfast sausage in a crescent roll and bake. It couldn’t be easier.
These Breakfast Crescent Rolls are excellent for meal planning as a make-ahead meal. They’re freezer-friendly, too, so you can make a batch and stash them away for later. They’re kid-friendly and an excellent grab-and-go for busy days and snack time.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Uses minimal ingredients
- It takes just minutes to assemble
- No special cooking skills are needed (other than scrambling eggs!)
- It is customizable with lots of variations to suit your tastes
- It is excellent for meal prep and is freezer-friendly
Ingredients Needed
Eggs – you need large eggs.
Milk – add it to the scrambled egg mixture.
Salt And Pepper – season the eggs.
Crescent Rolls – get a can of triangular crescent rolls.
Sausage Links – use your favorite pre-cooked links.
Shredded Cheddar Cheese – use it in the scrambled egg mixture and add extra when assembling the breakfast rolls.
Melted Butter – brush it on the top of the rolls before baking.
How To Make Breakfast Crescent Rolls
Variations
- Meat: Any type or flavor of pre-cooked breakfast link sausage will work. Choose your favorite pork, turkey, chicken, etc. Don’t like sausage? Sub in cooked bacon, leftover holiday ham, or even deli ham.
- Cheese: Cheddar is always a popular choice. However, you can swap it out with Swiss, Monterrey Jack, or smoked Gouda. You can use any cheese that will melt well when baked.
- Add-Ins: Add finely diced or chopped veggies to your scrambled eggs for a heartier breakfast roll. Try diced bell peppers, sliced mushrooms, green onions, or finely chopped broccoli florets.
- Melted Butter: Instead of brushing the assembled rolls with melted butter before baking, brush them with egg wash.
What To Serve With These Breakfast Crescent Rolls
If you’re looking for a heartier meal, these breakfast rolls are great served with my Easy Cheesy Hashbrowns. They also pair well with my Potato Wedges. This yummy and fruity Grape Salad is also a great idea!
Can I Make These Ahead?
Absolutely! That’s one of the best things about this Breakfast Crescent Rolls recipe. It’s perfect for meal planning. Make a batch of these rolls and let them cool. You can then stash them in the fridge for 2-3 days as a quick grab-and-go option. Remember to reheat them a little, of course. Alternatively, freeze them for later.
Are They Freezer-Friendly?
Yes! Bake them and let them cool completely. Package them individually or all together in an airtight container for the freezer. They will keep for up to 3 months. Reheat from frozen in the microwave for approximately 90 seconds. Alternatively, use the oven at 400 degrees F for about 15 minutes.
Storage
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. To reheat from the fridge, microwave in 20-second increments until the desired temperature is reached. To reheat from frozen, microwave for approximately 90 seconds. You can also reheat them in the oven. Please set it to 400 degrees F until the desired temperature is reached.
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Breakfast Crescent Rolls
Breakfast Crescent Rolls are quick, delicious, and perfect for busy mornings. Wrap scrambled eggs, cheese, and your favorite breakfast sausage in a crescent roll and bake.
Ingredients
- Six large eggs
- 1 Tablespoon of milk
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 (8- ounce) can of crescent rolls
- Eight sausage links (pre-cooked)
- One cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Two Tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- Gather all of the ingredients.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Onto a large cutting board, unroll crescent rolls. Set aside.
- Whisk together eggs, milk, ½ cup shredded cheese, and salt and pepper, as desired, in a mixing bowl for the scrambled eggs.
- Cook in a large skillet, over medium heat, until scrambled and cooked through.
- Divide the eggs evenly among the rolls, concentrating the eggs towards the wider end of each crescent.
- Sprinkle remaining cheese onto crescent rolls, dividing evenly.
- Add a sausage link to each roll.
- Loosely roll up the crescent rolls, bringing the skinny end up and over, then under the wider end.
- Wrap the other two triangle ends and pinch them together to keep everything in place.
- Spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray, then place the rolls on the pan. Brush the rolls with melted butter.
- Bake 15-18 minutes, until crescents are golden brown.
Notes
Variations
● Meat: Any type or flavor of pre-cooked breakfast link sausage will work. For pork, turkey, chicken, etc., choose your favorite. Don't like sausage? Sub in cooked bacon, leftover holiday ham or even deli ham.
● Cheese: Cheddar is always popular, but you can swap it out with Swiss, Monterrey
Jack, smoked gouda, or any cheese that will melt well when baked.
● Add-Ins: If you want a heartier breakfast roll, add finely diced or chopped veggies to your scrambled eggs. Try diced bell peppers, sliced mushrooms, green onions, or finely chopped broccoli florets.
● Melted Butter: Instead of brushing the assembled rolls with melted butter before baking, brush them with an egg wash.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
12Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 150Total Fat 12gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 122mgSodium 272mgCarbohydrates 2gFiber 0gSugar 1gProtein 8g
