What Do Farmers Eat for Breakfast?

We all know that the most important meal of the day is breakfast. A good and healthy breakfast helps you to start your day with as much energy as possible to finish a hard day at work. Some people who need a lot of energy to successfully finish their workday are farmers. Sometimes they work all day and need a lot of energy to finish all the tasks. So which delicious meals do farmers eat for breakfast?

There are tons of different meals that can be a perfect start of the day for any farmer out there. One can find a lot of sweet and savory recipes that are simple and easy to make. Any of these delicious meals will give you enough energy to start a hard day at the ranch and keep you going!

If you’re asking yourself why do farmers make such good food and eat well, the answer is they are surrounded by food and know exactly how to use it. They grow all kinds of fruits and vegetables and have all kinds of animals which they can use as food. Many delicious and simple recipes can be found in farmer’s cookbooks with a wide variety of specialties that can be used in your kitchen as well.

What Do Farmers Eat For Breakfast?

Farmers Breakfast

The name doesn’t say much about this meal, nevertheless, this simple and healthy recipe is essential for a farmer’s breakfast meal! This meal is a form of scrambled eggs that will make you get out of your bedfast. For this recipe, you won’t be needing a lot of ingredients and it will be delicious. All you need to do to prepare Farmer’s breakfast are 6 bacon strips, 2 tablespoons of diced onion, 3 medium potatoes, 6 large eggs, shredded cheese, and salt and pepper to taste.

The whole preparation isn’t very difficult either. To start making your delicious breakfast you need a cast-iron skillet to cook the bacon until it’s nice and crispy. Then you’ll remove the bacon and saute the onions and potatoes in the bacon fat until they’re browned. In the end, you’ll add the beaten eggs and mix them all until you get a nice mixture. Lastly, you can season your meat with salt and pepper, and sprinkle shredded cheese to improve the taste.

Country Potato Pancakes

The Country potato pancakes are a great and crispy meal that any farmer would enjoy for breakfast. This simple but delicious breakfast can be prepared fast and easy in your kitchen as well. For this recipe you’ll be needing 3 large potatoes, 2 large eggs, 1 tablespoon grated onion, 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon salt, ½ tablespoon baking powder, and vegetable oil.

To start making your delicious breakfast meal you’ll need to finely grate potatoes and to drain all the liquid out of them. Next, you’ll be adding eggs, onion and flour, baking powder, and season the mixture with salt. Use your cast-iron skillet or any frying pan, add oil, and heat it over medium-high. Lastly, pour tablespoonfuls of batter in the hot oil and flatten them into nice patties. Fry the patties until golden brown and turn once. 

Once the Country potato pancakes are done, place them on a paper towel to soak all the extra oil so that they can stay crispy for a long time. You can serve this delicious meal with any sauce to make it more interesting. Enjoy!

Pecan Coffee Cake

Here is a great breakfast recipe for those of you who love to eat sweet things when they wake up. The Pecan coffee cake is fast and easy to prepare, and any farmer would eat it while drinking their favorite cup of coffee in the morning. For this coffee cake, you’ll be needing 1 package yellow cake mix, 1 package instant vanilla pudding mix, 1 cup of sour cream, 4 large eggs, 1/3 cup canola oil, 2 tablespoons vanilla extract, 2/3 cup chopped pecans, 1/3 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon, ½ cup confectioner’s sugar and 2 tablespoons orange juice.

Take a large bowl and beat the first six ingredients on low speed for about 30 seconds. Keep beating on medium speed for another 2 minutes. Pour the whole mixture into a previously greased baking pad. Sprinkle the mixture of pecans, sugar, and cinnamon over the batter and cut through it with a knife. Bake your delicious coffee cake at 350° for about 30-35 minutes. While the cake is in the oven, combine confectioner’s sugar and orange juice in a small bowl and drizzle it over the warm cake. Cool it and it’s ready!

Canadian Bacon With Apples

One thing that the Canadian farmers love to eat for breakfast is the Canadian bacon with apples. This mixture of sweet and savory will get you out of bed and ready for the day at the ranch in no time! To make this meal you need ½ cup of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1/8 teaspoons of pepper, 1 large red apple, 1 large green apple, and 1 pound of sliced Canadian bacon.

Once again, use your cast-iron skillet and put the mixture of brown sugar, lemon juice, and pepper into it. Cook it and stir over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. Then take the apples and cut them into 16 wedges, nice and thin. Add the apples to the sugar mixture and cook it over medium heat until they are tender. Remove the apples and keep them warm. Next, add the bacon to the cast-iron skillet and cook over medium heat for about 3 minutes. Add the bacon to the apple wedges and pour the brown sugar mixture over.

Farmer’s Casserole

Once again a great meal for those of you who love to combine eggs into your meal and make them delicious for any farmer! Farmer’s casserole is a simple dish that needs a simple preparation and it’s done in just a few simple steps. For this farmer’s breakfast, you need 3 cups of frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, ¾ cup of shredded Monterey Jack cheese, 1 cup cubbed fully cooked ham, ¼ cup of chopped onions, 4 large eggs, 1 can of evaporated milk, ¼ teaspoon pepper, and 1/8 teaspoon salt.  

Firstly, place the hash brown potatoes in an 8-inch baking dish and sprinkle it with cheese, ham, and onions. On the side, whisk eggs, milk and season it with salt and pepper. Pour the mixture into the baking dish, cover it, and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. The next day, preheat your oven to 350° and bake it uncovered for about 55-60 minutes until a knife inserted in it comes out clean.

Sheepherder’s Breakfast

The Sheepherder’s breakfast is a great meal not only for sheepherders but for every farmer out there. This meal is very easy to make and will be a great start to any farmer’s day! For this recipe, you’ll be needing ¾ pound of bacon strips, 1 medium onion, 1 package of frozen hash brown potatoes, 8 large eggs, ½ teaspoon of salt, ¼ teaspoon of pepper, and 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.

To start this delicious breakfast meal, take a large skillet, and cook bacon and onions over medium heat until the bacon gets nice and crispy. Drain the mixture but leave some bacon fat in the skillet. Then stir in the hash browns and cook them uncovered over medium heat until they get golden brown. Turn the potatoes and make 8 evenly spaced wells in the mixture and break 1 egg into each well. Season it with salt and pepper and cook it covered until the eggs are set and the potatoes are tender. After 10 minutes sprinkle your meal with shredded cheddar cheese and leave it until the cheese is melted. 

Savory Apple-chicken Sausage

Lastly, a combination of sweet and savory for any farmer’s breakfast! This recipe requires 1 large tart apple, 2 teaspoons of poultry seasoning, 1 teaspoon of salt, ¼ teaspoon of pepper, and 1 pound ground chicken.

Take a large bowl and combine the first 4 ingredients. Then, crumble the chicken over the mixture and mix everything well. Once you’re done mixing, shape the mixture into eight patties that are approximately 3-inches big. Take a large greased cast-iron skillet and cook the shaped patties over medium heat until they’re no longer pink. Cook the patties for about 5-6 minutes on each side so that they get enough heat and are ready to eat!

What is most important is that any farmer starts their day with a delicious meal that can give them enough energy to finish all the tasks on the ranch. Any of these meals are fast and easy to make and will make any person get out of their bed fast and successfully start their day!