Short on time or dinner ideas?

Turn to breakfast recipes and make it brinner.

One of the categories asked toddlers if certain foods were served at breakfast or dinner.

A plate of sweet potato waffles topped with a sunny side up egg and chives

Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas

He would get very frustrated when we got topancakesbecause as far as he knew, pancakes were dinner food.

I’ve always embraced breakfast for dinner, or brinner as it’s sometimes called.

Sometimes I choose to make traditional breakfast foods for dinner because they’re quick to cook up.

English breakfast on a sheet pan with mushrooms, eggs, beans, tomatoes, and sausage

Nick Evans

Sometimes, I choose to do so because I simply want to switch up our usual dinner routine.

Sausage,beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, and eggs fill a plate.

This sheet pan version makes 4 servings with little cleanup.

Sweet Potato Waffles with Bacon, Scallions and Fried Eggs

Sally Vargas

The waffles are made with mashed sweet potatoes.

Top them with eggs, bacon, and scallions.

Easy Breakfast Casserole

This adaptable casserole recipe is your best friend.

Breakfast Casserole with mushrooms and broccoli in a glass baking dish

Elise Bauer

Chorizo and Egg Tacos

Protein-packed chorizo andscrambled eggsare great dinner ingredients.

Serve the hash withfried eggson the side and let the yolk run into the hash for extra yumminess.

This version becomes a complete meal when you add salmon and an egg on top.

Breakfast Taco Recipe with Chorizo and Eggs

Irvin Lin

It comes together in just 30 minutes, making it a quick, unexpected dinner.

Buttermilk Pancakes

No breakfast for dinner list would be complete without pancakes.

Top withtoasted pecansandwhipped ricottato make them savory.

Corned Beef Hash in a Cast Iron Skillet

Simply Recipes / Annika Panikker

Or go ahead and do them up breakfast style with apple sauce and maple syrup.

Breakfast Quesadilla with Black Beans and Eggs

Twenty minutes and dinner is ready.

Add cheddar cheese to whip up a classic Denver omelet.

Dutch baby pancake topped with egg, salmon, and tomatoes in a skillet

Sally Vargas

Serve with your favoritehot sauce.

German Farmer’s Breakfast

Fancy some Bauernfruhstuck for dinner?

Heat corn tortillas in olive oil in a pan.

zucchini casserole with ricotta and tomatoes in a casserole dish

Elise Bauer

Top the tortillas with salsa and fried eggs.

buttermilk pancakes topped with blueberries and syrup on a gray plate

Sally Vargas

pumpkin waffles with apple sauce

Elise Bauer

black bean and egg quesadillas on a blue plate with salsa on the side

Sally Vargas

Denver Omelet with Mixed Greens on Plate

Ross Yoder / Simply Recipes

German breakfast of ham, potatoes and bell pepper on a white plate

Elise Bauer

Huevos Rancheros Topped Chopped Cilantro on a Plate, and Surrounded by, a Small Plate of Chopped Cilantro, Orange Juice, a Bowl of Salsa, and a Deep Yellow Table Napkin With a Fork

Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe

tomato quiche in a pie plate

Elise Bauer