A couple of years ago, we stumbled into a cute little restaurant in Telluride and I had the BEST breakfast bowl. It was savory, packed with veggies, and egg free. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of eggs, but every once and a while, do you ever just get the egg ick? Tell me I’m not alone here!! Naturally, I had to recreate these bowls immediately!

My typical egg free breakfast end up on the sweet side: overnight oats, greek yogurt and granola, smoothies, etc.). So having a high protein, egg-free free breakfast bowl that also happens to be savory has been clutch. And if you don’t happen to be burnt out on eggs right now, topping this with a fried egg is next level!

The recipe calls for an ancient grain blend, which I typically find at sprouts or central market. If you can’t get your hands on that, wild rice works too! I also love playing around with which veggies I use here. I love the recipe as is, but also find it works well with whatever veggies I have leftover that week. And if all else fails, the grain and sausage mixture is great on a bed of arugula.

Savory Ancient Grain Breakfast Bowl

A hearty egg free breakfast packed full of nutrients and flavor

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Course Breakfast

Ingredients

  

• 1 pint cherry tomatoes
• 3-4 Medium zucchinis
• 1.5 tsp fresh time, chopped
• 2 tsp fresh rosemary, chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 16 oz bone broth
• 1/2 C ancient gran blend (wild rice works too)
• 1/2 C lentils

• 1 tbs butter
• 1 shallot, thinly sliced
• 1 tsp chili pepper flakes
• 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
• 16 oz turkey breakfast sausage
• 4 oz goat cheese

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 415 degrees. Combine tomatoes, chopped zucchini, herbs, and cloves on a baking sheet. Toss in olive oil and bake for 15 min, or until cooked through.
• Bring broth to a boil and add grains and lentils. Reduce to a simmer and cook until grains are ready (about 20 min)
• Sauté shallot in butter until translucent and browning, about 4 min. Add chili pepper, then mushrooms and sauté until mushrooms have reduced in size, about five minutes. Add breakfast sausage and brown until crispy. Deglaze the pan with broth if needed.
• Add cooked veggies Turkey sausage mixture, along with grain blend (proportions to taste- you may end up with some leftover grains for later in the week) top with goat cheese and enjoy!

Recipe Shortcuts:

• To cut down on your prep time, you can use premade lentils and ancient grains.

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