Breakfast Pizza with crescent rolls

This Breakfast Pizza with crescent rolls for the crust is topped with sausage, hash browns, cheese, and eggs for a seriously hearty, seriously delicious start to your day. Add a dash of hot sauce, and you've got something seriously awesome.

I love the way that recipes can leave a legacy. They're like a sort of oral history sometimes. Especially when they come from friends you once knew in a far off places that you can't spend time with anymore. They tell the story of meeting and sharing joy and parting but always staying connected through this food that you wouldn't know how to make without them.

This recipe came through my friend in Hawaii who was really from Montana whose mom, like mine, made the best kind of 80's semi-homemade middle American food that was terrible for you and outrageously delicious. She made this for us and my husband loved it, so of course, I've been making it ever since. It's one of those easy recipes that once you taste it, you can't ever forget.

What makes Breakfast Pizza so awesome?

This Breakfast Pizza is made with mostly processed ingredients, so if whole foods are your hill to die on, look away now. If, however, you're here for deliciousness and convenience, I've got you covered. It starts with a flaky base of crescent roll dough, then you pile that high with cooked crumbled sausage, cooked frozen hash browns, lots of shredded cheese, and beaten egg to hold it all together.

I think if I was a kid at a slumber party and woke up to this, I would be so happy. To be honest, I make it for dinner more often than breakfast because I don't often feel compelled to cook first thing in the morning for just me and my husband. So no matter what time of day you eat this, or what age for that matter, it will be seriously delicious. I like to add some hot sauce to mine before digging in for an added layer of flavor. If you did want to serve this for breakfast or brunch, I suggest cooking the sausage ahead of time to make things easier for you. You could technically do the hash browns as well, but they may lose some of their crunch.

Make it magical

Pizzas, pies, or anything with a crust is a great opportunity to introduce sigil magick into your cooking. Carve sigils or symbols for any intention into the base of your dish with a toothpick, then add the other ingredients on top. The sigil will imbue the whole dish with its magick, and no one will even know it's there. Of course, if you're going to do magick without other people's awareness, carefully consider how that will affect them. If you're just adding some general good vibes, I think that's fine, but use your own judgment.

For details on the magical properties of the ingredients in this recipe, check the Kitchen Magick page.

Ingredients

Here's everything you'll need to make this dish. The full details are in the recipe card below.

• Crescent roll dough - You could also use puff pastry or croissant dough in a tube if you live in a place where you can't get crescent rolls, like me.
• Sausage - Use your favorite brand and remove the meat from the casings if necessary
• Frozen hash browns - If you live somewhere where you can only get those triangular frozen hash browns, you'll break them up in the pan into smaller chunks as they cook
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Chilli powder - or cayenne if you like it extra spicy
• Cheddar cheese - shredded
• Eggs

Tips for making Breakfast Pizza

You do have to pre-cook a few things, but it's just heating them up. There's no chopping or technique involved. Your pizza just won't be in the oven long enough to cook meat. So I cook up my sausage meat first, just breaking it up in the pan with a wooden spoon and letting it cook through completely.

While that's cooking, I'll roll out the sheet of crescent rolls (you may need to pinch two sheets together depending on size) and pop that in the oven for a few minutes to parbake. This helps your crust be more flaky and less soggy. Just five minutes is plenty. Then pull it out and set it aside until you're ready to assemble.

Once your sausage is cooked, remove it to a plate and in the same skillet with the fat from the sausage, add a bit of oil of needed, then cook your hash browns until crispy. While that's working, you can shred your cheese if you didn't buy it that way and whisk your eggs.

To assemble, scatter the sausage, hash browns, and cheese evenly over your crust. Then slowly pour the beaten egg over the top, allowing it to seep down between all the crevices. Try not to spill the egg over the edge of the crust. Then just bake until the crust is golden and your eggs are set.

Let it cool for at least five minutes before you dig in. A dash of hot sauce makes it extra awesome.

I'm sad I'm not eating this Breakfast Pizza right now. I hope you make it very soon so you'll see just how awesome it is.

Looking for more awesome breakfast recipes? Try this Savoury Sausage Bread Pudding or some spicy Turkish Eggs.

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