Many of us get stuck in the lunch time rut- especially if you’re a stay at home Mom and find yourself snacking on your toddler’s food or not even taking the time to eat a real meal. I know it’s sometimes challenging because you don’t want to take the time and effort to actually cook a meal just for yourself, so I’ve been sharing more and more of my quick fix meals for one, like this Open-Faced Avocado-Egg BLT. It’s quick and easy to toss together and has some real staying power to get you through that afternoon rut! When you keep your fridge stocked with a few basic things, you can create really quality, healthy, filling, meals in just a few minutes. Some other examples are this Healthy Thai Chicken Salad for 1, Eggs on Toast with Creamy Spinach Sauce, and our popular Bruschetta Chicken Pesto Wraps. You’ve asked for more, so here go. (Ask me for cookies and I’ll deliver those as well. I’m nice like that.) This lunch has been one of my favorites lately; I’ve actually eaten it for lunch every day this week!
Ingredients Needed
This is just a preview of ingredients and method, keep scrolling for full printable recipe.
- Slice of whole grain bread – Or bread of choice.
- Ripe avocado – If you don’t like using partial avocados, those little cups of avocado or guacamole are perfect for this!
- Minced garlic – Fresh or bottled, optional.
- Cooked bacon slices – I almost always have a bag of fully cooked bacon from Costco in my fridge which makes it super easy to whip this up.
- Red onion slices
- Greens or lettuce leaf
- Tomato slices
- Hard boiled egg
- Kosher salt and black pepper
How to Make an Open-Faced Avocado-Egg BLT
- Pop your bread in the toaster. While that’s going, mash up a little avocado. I like to add some jarred garlic to my avocado, along with a pinch of salt, but that’s optional. Spread that onto your toasted bread.
- Top with a few slices of red onion and a couple of slices of bacon.
- Place a lettuce leaf or a handful of spinach or other greens on top of the bacon and top with a couple of tomato slices.
- On top of that, add some sliced hard boiled egg. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and enjoy!
Storing and Other Tips
- This meal is best eaten freshly assembled! Store components individually so you can whip one up as needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sure! Use your favorite gluten-free bread.
Personally, I would pack all of the components separately and assemble when ready to eat. The little guacamole or avocado cups at the grocery store would be best instead of trying to pack fresh avocado.
Open-Faced Avocado & Egg BLT
Ingredients
- 1 slice whole grain bread I love Dave’s Killer Bread
- 2 tablespoons mashed ripe avocado
- ⅛ teaspoon bottled minced garlic or fresh, to taste
- 2 slices cooked bacon
- 3 slices red onion
- 1 handful greens or lettuce leaf
- 2-3 slices tomato
- 1 hard boiled egg
- kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper
Instructions
- Toast bread. Mash avocado with garlic and spread on bread. Place bacon and onion slices on top of avocado. Top with greens, sliced tomato and egg. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Serves 1.
Notes
- This meal is best eaten freshly assembled! Store components individually so you can whip one up as needed.
- Those little individual cups of guacamole or mashed avocado you can find at the store are perfect if you need to pack this to make later on the go.
Nutrition
Questions & Reviews
Yum! This looks so good-I love using avocado to get that creaminess in a sandwich that I miss if I don’t use mayo, and it has the added healthy fat bonus. I do the same thing with hardboiling eggs once a week or so, and it makes quick snacks so simple!
I too am an egg eater—BIG time. Right now the avocados are soooooo perfectly ripe. Dave’s Killer bread is a great suggestion. I will probably toast the bread. No reason. I just like sandwiches with toasted bread. This one seems like a perfect candidate. I am having my son over for lunch this weekend. However since he is a young man, I am going to put another slice of bread on top.
Had this for lunch today. I forgot the bacon but didn’t miss it. So easy and delish
This looks so delicious! I am loving these healthy lunches for one. Thank you!
Just finished scarfing this down for lunch today. It was delicious!! Can’t wait for lunch tomorrow…I just hope the kids don’t eat all the bacon in the meantime.
I love that you have all the info. fiber, fat, protein, and cal. soooooooooooo helpful
I think I like this! I might have to start buying avocados again and boil eggs in advance! I’m so sick of my half sandwich which is only some kind of nine grain bread & lunch meat. I dis like mayo and stuff! Sometimes I put let use on my meat and bread…but that gets old REAL fast! This is a great idea!
you can scramble them in the microwave in about a minute in a custard cup. 15 sec intervals is best IMO
I have to ditto the microwave. I’ve used custard cups or small bowls. Scramble it right in the dish that will go in the microwave. For my microwave, it’s easy to remember: 60 seconds at 60% power.
If you run cold water over the remaining avocado, then wrap in plastic wrap and put in the fridge, your avocado will not turn brown.
This sandwich looks delicious!!! But, I would love any advice/tips on cooking hard boiled eggs. I’ve tried SO many “full proof” methods and they never turn out! Usually the problem is they are not fully cooked inside. I try adding more time, but they just don’t ever seem to work. My kids love them, but I can’t make them! Super frustrating….
Shanna! I had the same issue, until tonight!! I asked the ladies I work with today how to make the perfect hard boiled egg. They told me to put eggs in a single layer, cover with cold water, lid on pot and bring to boil. Once boiling turn off and take off burner and let sit for 20 minutes. Then run cold water over all of them.
They turned out PERFECTLY. 🙂 hope this helps! 2 days ago, I tried a dozen and the middles were all not done :/