Copycat Breakfast Jack
By: Minda, Posted: 5/31/2023
Melty cheese and fried ham over an egg create the perfect breakfast sandwich. Try this Copycat Breakfast Jack in your own home.
Looking for other breakfast ideas? Try out our Everything Bagel Avocado Toast or go with a Veggie Omelet. Both are sure to get you up and ready for your day.
Our Copycat Breakfast Jack
Growing up, one of my absolute favorite things for breakfast was a breakfast jack. When I was old enough to drive, my dad’s famous line was, “I buy. You fly.” That’s all it took and I was in the car driving down the road to grab the fam breakfast jacks.
Now that we live an hour away from my favorite fast food breakfast, I’ve talked Mike into making these for us at home and boy I wasn’t disappointed!
It’s surprising how easy these are to make. The hardest part is cooking the egg, however, since the yolk is cooked all the way through you don’t have to stress about over cooking. I wish we had thought to make these sooner!
Ingredients, Substitutions, and Additions
Cheese: This sandwich is traditionally made with American cheese, however, if you want to make it fancy sliced cheddar cheese works well.
Protein: Be aware, different types of ham will change the flavor of your sandwich. When choosing ours, we went for the classic cooked ham found in our lunchmeat section of the grocery store.
Cooking Tip: Have a griddle? A griddle is the perfect way to make these sandwiches for the whole family in just a few minutes.
Preferred Pairings for Copycat Breakfast Jack
Our Copycat Breakfast Jack is perfect alongside some crisp potato crowns if you’re going for a more authentic Breakfast Jack, however, here are some other options for you:
Easy Tropical Fruit Salad – With just three ingredients this quick and easy tropical fruit salad is perfect for any time of day or occasion.
Fried Breakfast Potatoes – Need an addition to your breakfast rotation. These Fried Breakfast Potatoes are crispy outside, soft inside, and seasoned to perfection.
Toast, Sweet Toppings – Break away from the traditional butter and jam on your toast. We tried some sweet combinations and came out with our new favorite toast combo.
Ingredients Copycat Breakfast Jack
- 1 Hamburger Bun
- 1 Slice Ham Lunchmeat
- 1 Slice American Cheese
- 1 Egg
Directions
Toast hamburger bun: Bring a large pan up to medium heat. Place a hamburger bun face down in the pan. Allow bun to toast up to 4 minutes. Flip the bun and toast the other side for an additional minute. Remove bun from the pan and set aside.
Fry ham and melt cheese: Place a slice of ham into the pan and fry for 2 minutes. Flip the ham and fry for an additional 2 minutes. Flip the ham once more and place a slice a cheese directly on top of the ham and cook for 1-2 minutes or until cheese starts to bubble. Using a spatula remove the ham and cheese from the pan and place on the bottom half of the toasted hamburger bun.
Fry egg and assemble Copycat Breakfast Jack: Spray pan with cooking spray and crack one egg into the pan and break the yolk using the side of the spatula. Allow the egg to fry 1-2 minutes. When the egg whites start to firm, flip the egg. Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes. Place the egg on the ham and set the other half of the hamburger bun on top to make the sandwich. Enjoy your copycat breakfast jack!
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Copycat Breakfast Jack
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minutesMelty cheese and fried ham over an egg create the perfect breakfast sandwich. Try these Copycat Breakfast Jacks from your own home.
Ingredients
1 Hamburger Bun
1 Slice Ham Lunchmeat
1 Slice American Cheese
1 Egg
Directions
- Toast hamburger bun: Bring a large pan up to medium heat. Place a hamburger bun face down in the pan. Allow bun to toast up to 4 minutes. Flip the bun and toast the other side for an additional minute. Remove bun from the pan and set aside.
- Fry ham and melt cheese: Place a slice of ham into the pan and fry for 2 minutes. Flip the ham and fry for an additional 2 minutes. Flip the ham once more and place a slice a cheese directly on top of the ham and cook for 1-2 minutes or until cheese starts to bubble. Using a spatula remove the ham and cheese from the pan and place on the bottom half of the toasted hamburger bun.
- Fry egg and assemble Copycat Breakfast Jack: Spray pan with cooking spray and crack one egg into the pan and break the yolk using the side of the spatula. Allow the egg to fry 1-2 minutes. When the egg whites start to firm, flip the egg. Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes. Place the egg on the ham and set the other half of the hamburger bun on top to make the sandwich. Enjoy your copycat breakfast jack!
