Fried Egg Sandwich

This is the best Fried Egg Sandwich recipe to enjoy for breakfast, lunch or dinner! It’s made with fried eggs, turkey bacon, Havarti cheese, arugula, tomato and homemade garlic aioli to slather on toast.  

If you’re a breakfast person, you will love everything about this Fried Egg Sandwich! It has an incredible combination of flavors and it doesn’t require much time to pull it together. 

This fried egg sandwich recipe is easy enough to pull together for breakfast, as a light lunch, or a late-night dinner after a long day at work or school.

Best Fried Egg Sandwich Recipe

• Eggs.  We use free-range brown eggs that have been cooked sunny-side up for this sandwich, but you can cook the eggs however you like them best (over easy or over hard). You can use one fried egg for each sandwich or two fried eggs for each sandwich (one for each half a sandwich after it has been sliced in two).  It just depends on how hungry you are.
• Turkey Bacon. When cooked right, turkey bacon is as flavorful as regular bacon and it contains less calories and less saturated fat.
• Cheese. We use Havarti cheese for this sandwich, but you could use cheddar, American or Swiss.
• Bread. You need to use a sturdy thicker sliced bread like a French or sourdough for this sandwich, but English muffins and bagels work as well.
• Garlic Aioli. We use a tasty homemade garlic aioli  (made with mayonnaise, pressed garlic and. lemon juice) to slather on the toasted bread, which takes this sandwich up a notch.
• Tomato. We like to add few slices of tomato to this sandwich.
• Arugula. We use arugula, but you can use lettuce if you like.

Find printable recipe with measurements below.

Variations

• Add avocado slices
• Use buttered toast or plain mayonnaise rather than the garlic aioli
• Use turkey sausage rather than turkey bacon, or don’t add any meat at all for a vegetarian sandwich.
• If you want melted cheese, place a slice of cheese on a toasted piece of bread and place it on a baking sheet in the oven (heated at 350) for a few minutes until the cheese melts, or place it in a skillet over medium-low heat and cover with foil until the cheese melts.

How To Make A Fried Egg Sandwich

You’ll love how quick and easy this fried egg sandwich recipe comes together (in about 10-15 minutes start to finish).

1. Make Aioli.  Measure the ingredients and add them to a small mixing bowl. Using a fork or spoon, stir the pressed (or grated) garlic and lemon juice into the mayonnaise.
2. Fry Bacon.  Heat 2-3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet.  Carefully lay the turkey bacon slices into the hot oil, cooking 3-4 slices at a time. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side until crispy.
3. Fry Eggs. Depending on whether you want one or two fried eggs on your sandwich, and how many sandwiches you’ll be making, you may need to work in batches and use two pans to fry the eggs in. Heat butter in a non-stick skillet over high heat. Crack one (or two) eggs in a small bowl or ramekin and carefully slide them into the pan. Reduce heat to medium low and cook the eggs for about 2 minutes or until the whites are set and the yolks are still runny. Taking the pan by the handle, give a light shake to loosen the eggs from the pan. 
4. Assemble Sandwiches.  Toast the bread and slather the garlic aioli on each bottom slice of toasted bread. Add the tomato slices, arugula, cheese, two slices of bacon for each sandwich and slide the egg(s) on top of the bacon. Place the last piece of toast on top and carefully cut the sandwich in two. 

How To Fry An Egg Sunny Side Up

This is the easiest method of frying an egg because there’s no flipping involved. The egg is cooked on one side until the egg white is cooked through (going from clear to opaque) while the bright yellow yolk stays runny.

Place a nonstick frying pan over medium-low heat and add a tablespoon of butter, brushing the butter around the pan. Crack an egg in a small bowl or ramekin. Carefully slide the egg into the pan. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the egg white begins to turn white and the yolks thicken. Tilting the pan, spoon the pooled butter and drizzle it over the egg to baste it. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper, then carefully slide the egg onto a plate and serve.

How Do You Fry An Egg Over Easy?

To fry an egg over easy, the fried egg is flipped using a wide flat spatula and briefly cooked on the other side just long enough to set the egg white while the yolk stays runny.

Place a nonstick frying pan over medium-low heat and add a tablespoon of butter. Crack an egg in a small bowl or ramekin. When the butter has melted, brush the butter around the pan and carefully slide the egg into the pan. Reduce the heat to low and cook for about 1-2 minutes or until the egg white turns white (going from clear to opaque) and is set but not hard. Using a wide flat spatula flip the egg.  To flip the egg, tilt the far edge of the pan upward to meet the egg as you flip it over. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and cook another 15-30 seconds, then carefully slide the egg onto a plate and serve.

How Do You Fry An Egg Over Medium?

This is a popular option. The egg has a firm white and a slightly runny yolk. 

Place a nonstick frying pan over medium-low heat and add a tablespoon of butter. Crack an egg in a small bowl or ramekin. When the butter has melted, brush the butter around the pan and carefully slide the egg into the pan. Reduce the heat to low and cook for about 1 to 1-1/2 minutes or until the egg white turns white (going from clear to opaque) and is set but not hard. Using a wide flat spatula flip the egg.  To flip the egg, tilt the far edge of the pan upward to meet the egg as you flip it over. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and cook another 1-minute, then carefully slide the egg onto a plate and serve.

How Do You Fry An Egg Over Hard?

This method is also called “over well”. The egg has a firm white and yolk that is cooked through. The egg yolk can be poked the spatula tip or the tip of a knife to hasten cooking cooking time so the yolk cooks through. 

Place a nonstick frying pan over medium-low heat and add a tablespoon of butter. Crack an egg in a small bowl or ramekin. When the butter has melted, brush the butter around the pan and carefully slide the egg into the pan. Reduce the heat to low and cook for about 1-1/2 minutes or until the egg white turns white (going from clear to opaque) and is set. Using a wide flat spatula flip the egg.  To flip the egg, tilt the far edge of the pan upward to meet the egg as you flip it over. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and cook another 1-1/2 minutes. You can prick the yolk with the tip of the spatula to break the yolk and hasten cooking time. 

Turkey Bacon vs Regular Bacon

Turkey bacon is a great substitute for people who don’t consume pork. It contains fewer calories and significantly less saturated fat than regular pork bacon, and if it’s cooked properly, it has all the flavor and crispiness of pork bacon.  Turkey bacon is a processed meat product that is made with ground turkey formed into strips. It contains more carbs and less protein than pork bacon and it also has a high sodium content like pork bacon, so it’s best if eaten in moderation.

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Yield: 4 servings

Fried Egg Sandwich

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

This is the best Fried Egg Sandwich recipe to enjoy for breakfast, lunch or dinner! It's made with fried eggs, turkey bacon, Havarti cheese, arugula, tomato and homemade garlic aioli to slather on toast.  

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 8 slices turkey bacon
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 slices Havarti cheese
• 8 slices toasted bread
• 1 cup arugula
• 1 large tomato, cut into 8 slices
• 1/2 cup garlic aioli

For The Garlic Aioli

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 2 cloves garlic, pressed or grated
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• pinch freshly cracked black pepper

Instructions

1. Cook Bacon, Heat 2-3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Lower heat to medium-low and carefully lay the turkey bacon slices into the hot oil, cooking 3-4 slices at a time. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side until crispy.
2. Fry Eggs. Depending on whether you want one or two fried eggs on your sandwich, and how many sandwiches you'll be making, you may need to work in batches and use two pans to fry the eggs in. Heat butter in a non-stick skillet over high heat. Crack one (or two) eggs in a small bowl or ramekin and carefully slide them into the pan. Reduce heat to medium low and cook the eggs for about 2 minutes or until the whites are set and the yolks are still runny. Taking the pan by the handle, give a light shake to loosen the eggs from the pan and slide egg onto sandwich. 
3. Assemble Sandwiches.  Toast the bread and slather the garlic aioli on each bottom slice of toasted bread. Add the tomato slices, arugula, cheese, two slices of bacon for each sandwich and slide the egg(s) on top of the bacon. Place the last piece of toast on top and carefully cut the sandwich in two. 

For The Garlic Aioli

Add the ingredients to a small mixing bowl and stir with a fork until ingredients are well blended.

Notes

How To Fry An Egg Sunny Side Up

This is the easiest method of frying an egg because there's no flipping involved. The egg is cooked on one side until the egg white is cooked through (going from clear to opaque) while the bright yellow yolk stays runny.

Place a nonstick frying pan over medium-low heat and add a tablespoon of butter, brushing the butter around the pan. Crack an egg in a small bowl or ramekin. Carefully slide the egg into the pan. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the egg white begins to turn white and the yolks thicken. Tilting the pan, spoon the pooled butter and drizzle it over the egg to baste it. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper, then carefully slide the egg onto a plate and serve.

How Do You Fry An Egg Over Easy?

To fry an egg over easy, the fried egg is flipped using a wide flat spatula and briefly cooked on the other side just long enough to set the egg white while the yolk stays runny.

Place a nonstick frying pan over medium-low heat and add a tablespoon of butter. Crack an egg in a small bowl or ramekin. When the butter has melted, brush the butter around the pan and carefully slide the egg into the pan. Reduce the heat to low and cook for about 1-2 minutes or until the egg white turns white (going from clear to opaque) and is set but not hard. Using a wide flat spatula flip the egg.  To flip the egg, tilt the far edge of the pan upward to meet the egg as you flip it over. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and cook another 15-30 seconds, then carefully slide the egg onto a plate and serve.

How Do You Fry An Egg Over Medium?

This is a popular option. The egg has a firm white and a slightly runny yolk. 

Place a nonstick frying pan over medium-low heat and add a tablespoon of butter. Crack an egg in a small bowl or ramekin. When the butter has melted, brush the butter around the pan and carefully slide the egg into the pan. Reduce the heat to low and cook for about 1 to 1-1/2 minutes or until the egg white turns white (going from clear to opaque) and is set but not hard. Using a wide flat spatula flip the egg.  To flip the egg, tilt the far edge of the pan upward to meet the egg as you flip it over. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and cook another 1-minute, then carefully slide the egg onto a plate and serve.

How To Fry An Egg Over Hard?

This method is also called "over well". The egg has a firm white and yolk that is cooked through. The egg yolk can be poked the spatula tip or the tip of a knife to hasten cooking cooking time so the yolk cooks through. 

Place a nonstick frying pan over medium-low heat and add a tablespoon of butter. Crack an egg in a small bowl or ramekin. When the butter has melted, brush the butter around the pan and carefully slide the egg into the pan. Reduce the heat to low and cook for about 1-1/2 minutes or until the egg white turns white (going from clear to opaque) and is set. Using a wide flat spatula flip the egg.  To flip the egg, tilt the far edge of the pan upward to meet the egg as you flip it over. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and cook another 1-1/2 minutes. You can prick the yolk with the tip of the spatula to break the yolk and hasten cooking time. 

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1135Total Fat: 103gSaturated Fat: 26gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 73gCholesterol: 326mgSodium: 1234mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 2gSugar: 6gProtein: 23g

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