Start your day right with Healthy Breakfast Casserole! We love to meal prep this easy to make casserole! Stuffed with all the veggies…clean out your fridge!
Make this on sunday and have a delicious and nutritious
breakfast every day of the week!
Dairy free for Whole30, Paleo and Keto diets.
Ingredients for Healthy Breakfast Casserole
- Eggs – see below for using liquid egg white or egg products.
- sweet potato
- sausage – any of your favorite brands will do. Use Turkey or Chicken if watching your waistline. Or omit entirely and make it a vegetarian dish!
- red pepper
- yellow onion
- green onion
- dijon mustard
- dried basil
How to substitute egg whites and liquid eggs (like Egg Beaters) for the eggs –
- 4 eggs plus 2 cups of egg whites or egg substitute will fill up a 9 x 13 pan nicely.
- you can use all egg whites or egg substitutes but it can be dry. The 4 eggs really add some needed fat and moisture. Thats only a half egg per serving!
How to make Healthy Breakfast Casserole –
Start by coating a 9 x 13 baking dish with non stick spray.
Beat the eggs, add the dijon, basil, salt and pepper.
Saute the sausage until cooked though. Drain grease if any. Add diced sweet potatoes and yellow onion. Cook until potatoes are fork tender. Add to baking dish. Sprinkle with chopped green onion.
What make this breakfast Casserole Healthy?
- No dairy – butter, cheese, milk or cream.
- Increased protein and tons of veggies
Breakfast Casserole Recipe Variations – add any of these uncooked. Simply sprinkle in the pan before pouring in the eggs –
- chopped asparagus
- chopped broccoli
- cherry tomatoes
- chopped spinach
- chopped zucchini
- chopped poblano
- feta cheese
- any grated cheese
More variations to consider :
- Cook bacon. Crumble and toss in.
- Add mushrooms to sausage and saute.
- Swap white potatoes for sweet potatoes.
What else do you have in your crisper? Chances are most veggies and protein will work.
Pour the egg mixture over the filling ingredients and in the oven it goes. So easy!
Bake for 30-35 minutes.
Top with avocado, tomato or salsa to keep this recipe clean eating!
A few more healthy breakfast recipes –
- How to make Granola
- Mini Quiche in Wonton
- Crustless Quiche
- Easy Breakfast casserole with hash browns
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Healthy Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 pound sausage
- 1 cup diced sweet potato
- 1/2 cup diced yellow onion
- 1/3 cup chopped green onion
- 12 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non stick spray. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Heat skillet to medium high. Add sausage. Crumble and cook until cooked though. Drain grease if any.
- Add diced sweet potatoe and chopped yellow onion to sausage. Saute until sweet potatoes are fork tender and onion soft. About 5-7 minutes.
- Pour sausage mixture into baking dish. Top with chopped green onions.
- In large mixing bowl, whisk 12 eggs. ( *see notes if using egg whites or liquid egg substitute.) Add dijon, dried basil, salt and pepper.
- Pour over sausage and potato mixture.
- Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until cooked through in the middle.
- Serve with fresh avocado or diced tomatoes.
- Store leftovers in refrigerator for up to 5 days. Freezing not recommended.
Notes
- 4 eggs plus 2 cups of egg whites or egg substitute will fill up a 9 x 13 pan nicely.
- 3 cups of all egg whites or egg substitutes if not using any real egg but warning it might be dry with no real eggs.
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