10 Make-Ahead Breakfasts to Start Your Day Off Right

Do you ever feel that breakfast is the ultimate Catch-22? Without breakfast, we are not fully awake. But to prepare breakfast requires more than a dollop of alertness. Boiling water for poached eggs, hot butter for pancakes — the hazards! And the time — who has the time? And yet breakfast is a necessity. You are better for eating it. It fuels the brain and the body, and while anyone can pour milk and cereal into a bowl, you're even better off if you eat something with more substance, more staying power.


Let us help you. Bypass the morning Catch-22, and make your breakfast the night before. Here are 10 breakfasts that are especially good for making ahead of time — from homemade yogurt cups, to eggy muffins with herbs and prosciutto, to creamy steel-cut oats, made in the easiest possible way.


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Crockpot Bean Soup With Ham

Bean soup with ham, cooked in the slow cooker.

Cook Time: 10 hours

Total Time: 10 hours

Ingredients:

• 1 meaty ham bone
• 2 cups Navy beans or mixed beans, washed, sorted, and soaked overnight
• 8 c. water (3 c. more may be added after bone is taken out, then cook some more)
• 1 clove garlic, minced (or 1/2 tsp. garlic powder)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 lg. onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 tbsp. honey
• Salt & pepper, to taste

Preparation:

Wash beans. Combine beans, ham bone, water, garlic, bay leaf, and onion in slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 hour. Turn to LOW and cook 8 to 10 hours longer, until beans are tender. Season with lemon juice, honey, salt, and pepper, to taste. Remove ham bone; chop meat and return to crockpot. Remove bay leaf before serving.
Serves 6 to 8.

Source: Crockpot Bean Soup With Ham