Full English breakfast
Sausages, bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, beans and toast – how to time a proper fry-up so it all lands hot.
- Prep
- 10 mins
- Cook
- 30 mins
- Total
- 40 mins
- Serves
- 2
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Cost
- Moderate
Recipe: Full English breakfast
Full English breakfast
Ingredients
- 4 pork sausages, check for gluten
- 4 rashers back bacon, smoked or unsmoked
- 2 slices black pudding, optional
- 150g chestnut mushrooms, halved or thickly sliced
- 2 tomatoes, halved
- 1 can baked beans, 415g
- 2 eggs, British Lion stamped
- 2 slices bread, for toast or fried bread
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 15g butter
- salt and black pepper, to taste
Kitchen kit
- Large non-stick frying pan Search Amazon for large non stick frying pan
- Baking tray Search Amazon for baking tray
- Small saucepan Search Amazon for small saucepan
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Method
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Step 1: Start the oven items
Heat the oven to 200°C / 180°C fan / gas 6. Put the sausages on a tray and roast for 25–30 minutes, turning once, until browned and cooked through with no pink. Add the halved tomatoes, cut side up, seasoned and drizzled with a little oil, for the last 15 minutes.
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Step 2: Fry the bacon and black pudding
About 15 minutes before the sausages are ready, heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan and fry the bacon for 3–4 minutes each side, and the black pudding for 2–3 minutes each side. Move to the oven tray to keep warm.
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Step 3: Cook the mushrooms and beans
Add the butter to the pan and fry the mushrooms over a high heat for 5 minutes until golden. Season and move to the tray. Warm the beans in a small pan until bubbling.
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Step 4: Fry the eggs
Wipe the pan, add the remaining oil and heat to medium. Crack in the eggs and fry for 3–4 minutes, spooning hot oil over the yolks, until the whites are set. Make the toast meanwhile.
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Step 5: Serve
Pile everything onto warm plates and serve straight away with ketchup or brown sauce and a pot of tea.
Tips
- Warm the plates in the bottom of the oven so nothing goes cold.
- British Lion eggs are considered safe to eat runny, including for pregnant women and young children.
Storing & reheating
Best eaten freshly cooked. Refrigerate any leftover cooked sausages or bacon within 2 hours and eat within 2 days.
Variations
- Scottish breakfast: add tattie scones and lorne sausage.
- Vegetarian: use vegetarian sausages, halloumi and hash browns instead of the meat.
Allergies: Always check the labels of the ingredients you buy for allergens — our dietary tags are a guide, not a guarantee.
From feeed.co.uk/recipes/full-english-breakfast/ · Checked 17 October 2026
Questions people ask
What goes in a full English?
Typically sausages, bacon, eggs, beans, mushrooms, tomatoes and toast or fried bread; black pudding and hash browns are popular extras.
How do I keep everything hot?
Use the oven: cook sausages and tomatoes there and keep the fried items warm on the tray while you do the eggs last.
Sources & inspiration
Checked 17 October 2026. Written in our own words; we checked proportions, technique and food safety against:
- BBC Food: Stress-free full English breakfast (proportions and timings cross-check) (bbc.co.uk)
- BBC Good Food: Full English breakfast makeover (proportions and timings cross-check) (bbcgoodfood.com)
- FSA: Cooking your food (safety: cooking temperatures, checking meat, leftovers) (gov.uk)
- FSA: Home food fact checker (safety: rice, eggs, beans, reheating) (gov.uk)
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