Traditional Breakfast (Copycat)

Name: Traditional Breakfast (Copycat)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 4 pork sausages; 4 rashers back bacon; 200 g button mushrooms (halved); 2 tomatoes (halved); 400 g baked beans (one can); 4 slices bread (for toast); 4 eggs (large); 1 tbsp oil (for the grill plate); 1 knob butter (for the eggs and toast); salt and black pepper (to season)

Independent copycat-style recreation, not JD Wetherspoon’s official recipe (theirs is a trade secret) and not affiliated with JD Wetherspoon. This is a home version inspired by the menu item, worked out for a normal home kitchen.

A home version of the classic full English breakfast plate: sausages, bacon, fried eggs, mushrooms, grilled tomatoes and baked beans with toast. It has not been kitchen-tested for this site yet, so treat it as a starting point. The home cost below is an estimate for the ingredients listed, per plate. The Wetherspoon price includes a drink, so the saving compares the food plate only.

Servings

10 min

Prep

25 min

Cook

35 min

Total

Medium

Difficulty

750

Est. calories / serving

What it costs: restaurant vs home

Option	Cost
Non-VegTraditional Breakfast at JD Wetherspoon (typical price, from the menu page)	£5.29
This home version, per serving	£2
You save	£3.29 (62%)

Restaurant price is the typical figure from our JD Wetherspoon menu data (prices vary by location). Home cost is an estimate for the ingredients listed, per serving.

Ingredients

Amount	Ingredient	Note
4	pork sausages	n/a
4 rashers	back bacon	n/a
200 g	button mushrooms	halved
2	tomatoes	halved
400 g	baked beans	one can
4 slices	bread	for toast
4	eggs	large
1 tbsp	oil	for the grill plate
1 knob	butter	for the eggs and toast
n/a	salt and black pepper	to season

Method

Heat a large flat grill plate or frying pan over low heat, brush it lightly with oil, and cook the sausages slowly for 15 to 20 minutes, turning often, until golden and cooked through.
Move the sausages to the cooler side of the plate and fry the bacon for 2 to 4 minutes per side until it reaches your preferred crispness.
Season the mushrooms and tomatoes, drizzle with a little oil, and cook them cut side down on the grill plate until softened and lightly charred.
Warm the baked beans in a small pan over low heat while the rest cooks.
Toast the bread and butter it.
Fry the eggs in a little butter in a separate pan, basting them with the melted butter, until the whites are set and the yolks are as you like them.
Serve everything on warm plates with the beans in a small ramekin and tomato ketchup or brown sauce.

Tips

Start the sausages first, they take the longest, and keep finished items warm in a low oven.
Do not crowd the pan, the mushrooms and tomatoes need space to brown instead of steam.
Snip a few small cuts into the fatty edge of the bacon so it lies flat in the pan.

Allergen caution: whether the home version contains allergens depends entirely on the ingredients and brands you use. Check every label, and take extra care with shared surfaces and frying oil if anyone eating has an allergy.

Recipe credit: adapted in our own words from the tested recipe by BBC Food. Their Stress-free full English breakfast, developed and tested in the BBC Food kitchen with sausages, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, black pudding, fried bread and fried eggs, was the reference point for the order of cooking and the plate here. Our wording, quantities and method above are our own. The recipe above is complete as published here; the original is credited only as a reference for readers who want to compare: original tested recipe at BBC Food.

See the full JD Wetherspoon menu & prices The original item: Non-VegTraditional Breakfast