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Healthy Sausage Breakfast Bowls

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By: Denise Bustard5 Comments
Posted: 10/25/16 Updated: 8/28/20

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Make-ahead healthy sausage breakfast bowls with roasted root vegetables and turkey sausage. Prep ahead and reheat for tasty meal prep breakfasts.

Meal prep breakfasts are a lifesaver! It is the only way I can get everything done in the mornings and still remember to eat. These sheet pan eggs and sheet pan breakfast bake are some of our other favorites!

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These sausage breakfast bowls contain healthy vegetables, carbohydrates and proteins to start your day off right!

Cooked together on a sheet pan, they are easy to prep and makes clean up a breeze on meal prep day. Enjoy immediately, or portion out for easy reheat breakfasts through the week.

Reasons you will ♡ sausage breakfast bowls

  • you can enjoy immediately or portion out for reheat breakfasts
  • it bakes up all on one sheet pan for easy prep and cleanup
  • it's gluten-free, dairy-free, and paleo

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Ingredients we'll need

  • sausage - I've used small (breakfast) turkey sausages, but you can swap in your favorite type. If you use large sausages, you'll need to increase the cooking time. 
  • root vegetables - pictured here is potatoes, sweet potatoes, and butternut squash are pictured, but you could also include carrots, parsnips, and beets, or add your favorite vegetables.
  • olive oil- helps the vegetables brown and get crisp in the oven
  • cinnamon- adds a nice 'breakfasty' flavor to the vegetables; feel free to omit if you want the bowls to be more savory. Alternatively, you could swap for oregano.
  • salt- to enhance the flavors of the vegetables.
  • maple syrup- adds a subtle sweetness to the vegetables that goes nicely with the cinnamon. Feel free to omit if you'd like a more savory breakfast.

Use two sheet pans

For this recipe, I recommend using two different sheet pans: one for the sausage and one for the vegetables. This way, you can easily pull the sausage out of the oven without having to pick them out from the vegetables on the pan.

Place a wire rack over a sheet pan to cook the sausages. This helps with the texture of the breakfast sausages, by allowing air to circulate on all sides, and helps them roast rather than steam.

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Adding flavor

These breakfast bowls keep things really simple and rely on the sausage to provide most of the flavor. Tossing the vegetables in a small amount of maple syrup and cinnamon gives them a subtle 'breakfast' flavor.

If you'd like to keep the flavors savory, omit the maple syrup and swap the cinnamon for oregano. A few cloves of fresh garlic would also be nice!

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Meal Prep + Storage Tips

These sausage breakfast bowls taste great, even on day four. Here's how to store and reheat:

  • Fridge - store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
  • Reheat - in the microwave or frying pan until steaming hot. Do not reheat more than once.
  • Freezer - I believe these bowls would freeze/thaw well. Freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
  • Thaw - thaw in the fridge overnight before heating in the microwave or a frying pan.

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Swaps + substitutions

  • swap turkey sausage for pork, beef or chicken
  • swap the root vegetables for other veggies like broccoli or cauliflower, adjust cook time as needed
  • swap the cinnamon for Italian seasoning or oregano
  • swap the maple syrup for honey or leave it out
  • serve in a tortilla for a breakfast taco (top with cheese, salsa and your other favorite taco toppings)

 

Sausage Breakfast Bowls with potatoes, butternut squash and sweet potatoes

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Make Ahead Sausage Breakfast Bowls

5 from 3 votes
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 55 mins
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Make ahead healthy sausage breakfast bowls with roasted root vegetables and turkey sausage. Prep ahead and re-heat for tasty meal prep breakfasts.
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb breakfast turkey sausage 450 g; see note 1
  • 6 cups root vegetables cubed: potato, sweet potato and butternut squash pictured; see note 2
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • salt & pepper
  • 1 red onion diced

Instructions 

  • Heat oven to 400°F.
  • Place a wire rack over a baking sheet and arrange the sausages over top. Prick each sausage 5-10 times with a paring knife.
  • In a large bowl, toss the veggies with the olive oil, maple syrup, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Arrange on a second baking sheet.
  • Bake everything for 15 minutes.
  • Flip the sausages, stir up the potatoes, and return to the oven for another 15 minutes.
  • Remove the sausages from the oven and allow to cool.
  • Increase the oven to 450°F. Scatter the onions over the potatoes. Return to the oven and bake for another 15 minutes.
  • Enjoy immediately or portion out into meal prep containers and refrigerate for up to 4 days.

Tips:

1- you may swap for your favorite sausages. If you swap for larger sausages, adjust the cook time as needed.
2- you can get creative with the vegetables, adding carrots, parsnips, beets, cauliflower, broccoli or more. Adjust cook time as needed.
 
Storage
  • Store in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days
  • Reheat in the microwave or in a frying pan until steaming hot
Variations
  • swap turkey sausage for pork, beef or chicken
  • swap the root vegetables for other veggies like broccoli or cauliflower, adjust cook time as needed
  • swap the cinnamon for Italian seasoning or oregano
  • swap the maple syrup for honey or leave it out
  • serve in a tortilla for a breakfast taco (top with cheese, salsa and your other favorite taco toppings)

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1bowl, Calories: 360kcal, Carbohydrates: 56g, Protein: 13g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 42mg, Sodium: 445mg, Fiber: 7g, Sugar: 17g
Author: Denise Bustard
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American

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Denise Bustard is the creator of Sweet Peas and Saffron, a meal prep-focussed food blog. With a PhD in biochemistry, Denise takes a scientific approach to perfecting her recipes. You can find Denise's work featured on Huffington Post, MSN, Self and more.

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  1. Ashley - The Recipe Rebel says

    Posted on 10/26/16 at Posted on 10/26/16

    I love these! And I LOVE breakfast sausage but it can be so high calorie, so the turkey sausages are great! It was so nice to see you again this weekend!

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  2. Medha says

    Posted on 10/25/16 at Posted on 10/25/16

    These breakfast bowls look so healthy! Loving the meal prep idea 🙂

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    • Denise says

      Posted on 10/25/16 at Posted on 10/25/16

      Thank you so much Medha 🙂

      Reply
  3. Frank Mosher says

    Posted on 10/25/16 at Posted on 10/25/16

    This does not qualify as "healthy" in my opinion, other than
    the use of chicken or turkey sausages. Once you add maple syrup, potatoes, and sweet potatoes, you are talking major sugar/starch, acute rise in insulin levels.

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    • Denise says

      Posted on 10/25/16 at Posted on 10/25/16

      Totally fair points, Frank! I was inspired by this type of recipe, and felt that by using healthier ingredients (no bacon or cheese, used turkey sausage), including LOTS of veggies, that made this healthier. Plus I mentioned in the text (will add this onto the recipe) that you can add Cajun seasoning in place of the maple syrup.

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