Fried egg sandwiches are one of my favorite cheap and easy meals to throw together at the last minute.

Why? They’re tasty, and I almost always have eggs, bread, and mayonnaise on hand.

As much as I love the basic fried egg sandwich, it’s fun to mix it up with different sauces, toppings and add-ins. The last time I made this sandwich, I used chipotle mayo and avocado.

For the sandwiches in the photos, I layered on cheese, tomatoes, and spinach.

But there are probably a million different ways to prepare a fried egg sandwich, and today we’re going to talk about a few of them.

Fried Egg Sandwich Ideas

Here are some  ideas for spicing up the traditional fried egg sandwich:

• Add bacon, ham or turkey
• Add cheese (try cheddar or provolone)
• Add spinach or lettuce
• Add hot sauce and mustard
• Add pesto mayonnaise or harissa mayonnaise
• Add cream cheese flavored with dill
• Make a traditional BLT sandwich and add a fried egg
• Use a toasted bagel instead of bread, and pile on the toppings
• Make a breakfast fried egg sandwich on an English muffin

The best part? The cost! Even if you use artisan bread and organic eggs, each sandwich only costs about 60 cents.

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Fried Egg Sandwiches

Yield: 1 sandwich

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Fry your eggs to your liking:

Sunny side up: Cooked on one side with an unbroken yolk. A true sunny side up egg is barely set on the top.

Over easy: Fried on both sides with a runny, intact yolk

Over medium: Fried on both sides with a soft, intact yolk

Over hard: Fried on both sides with a fully cooked, broken yolk

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Ingredients

• 1 slice toasted bread
• Mayonnaise
• 1 slice cheese (I used colby cheese)
• Sliced tomatoes
• Fresh spinach leaves
• 1 fried egg
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Layer ingredients on sandwich and enjoy.