13 meals instantly improved by just adding an egg

Poached, fried, or scrambled: Turn bland and boring food around and top off classics meals with an egg to them undeniably, instantly better.

The BigMac

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If you've just missed McDonald's 10:30AM breakfast cut off, try adding a couple of fried eggs to your Big Mac.

Rice

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Make rice less bland (and add some protein) with a scrambled egg or just go all out and make egg fried rice.

Avocado

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via whiteonricecouple.com

Bake an avocado with an egg for a super simple meal. Get the recipe here.

Bacon

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via dailydishrecipes.com

Make these awesome egg and bacon muffins. Recipe here.

Mashed potatoes

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via news.yahoo.com

Make the perfect smooth and creamy mashed potatoes with eggs, get the full recipe here.

Bread

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Mix fried egg and fried bread into this one simple meal.

Baked potato

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via laraferroni.com

Top a warm baked potato with fried egg and bacon bits.

Burgers

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Add a fried egg to the top of your burgers... or right inside them.

Noodles

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via bbcgoodfood.com

Make tasty scrambled egg stir fry for breakfast. Get the recipe here from the BBC.

Toast

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Top toast with scrambled, poached or fried eggs.

Salad

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Enjoy eggs Benedict salad by adding poached eggs and hollandaise sauce to your favourite veg and meat.

Pizza

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Make a pizza with egg and bacon, get the breakfast pizza recipe here.

Peppers

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Make fried eggs a bit different by cooking them in a ring of pepper.

About the author: Thomas Brella

Thomas Brella is the founder of Student Hacks, starting the website in 2013 while studying at the University of Brighton to share tips and tricks on life as a cash-strapped student. He's now spent over 10 years scoping out the best ways to live on a budget

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