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    Published: Jan 16, 2020 · Modified: Apr 30, 2020 by Cathy · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Quinoa Breakfast Bowl with Sweet Potatoes and Sausage

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    A Quinoa Breakfast Bowl with Sweet Potatoes and Sausage is warm and lovely topped off by a soft, fried egg and Everything Seasoning.

    I developed this recipe out of a desire for a high protein breakfast. I've become aware of the need for women of a certain age to keep up their protein intake. So, I'm using an app to track what I eat, keeping an especially close eye on calories and protein. It's challenging to get enough protein. The calories are not a problem! This seems to be the only way I can keep my weight in check. Eating a hearty breakfast like this helps to keep me from excess eating and snacking throughout the day.

    It's Not Just for Breakfast

    A hot bowl makes a great breakfast when you have time to make it. I work from home and am up a few hours before I start to eat, so making this is not a problem for me. I also really enjoy it for lunch, and there's no reason why you couldn't make it for dinner!

    The recipe feeds six, so it's ideal for a weekend breakfast for family or friends, too.

    Sources of Protein

    Protein is essential for muscle development, and muscles burn more calories than fat does. So bring on the protein! Good sources of protein are:

    • meat
    • eggs
    • fish
    • nuts and seeds
    • lentils and beans
    • quinoa
    fried egg, avocado slices, and salsa on quinoa, sweet potatoes, and sausage
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    Is quinoa healthier than oatmeal?

    Oatmeal has long been a breakfast favourite. My own standby breakfast for years has been Gluten Free Granola. My husband likes overnight Instant Pot oatmeal.

    Lately, in my quest for more protein, I've been looking to quinoa for breakfast. While quinoa seems like a grain and is often classified as such, it's actually a seed or pseudograin. Read more about that here.

    Quinoa is:

    • gluten free (oatmeal is not unless it's certified gluten free)
    • higher in protein (oatmeal is good, but quinoa has more)
    • a complete protein (containing all of the essential amino acids)
    • higher in fibre than oatmeal
    soft egg on top of dark bowl of food with sliced avocado on the side
    Softly fried egg and Everything Seasoning are delicious on top of our Quinoa Breakfast Bowl.

    What if I can't find sausage meat?

    This is actually a problem I often face in the small town where I live. When I can't find bulk sausage, I buy link sausage and remove it from the casing. Usually, it comes out fairly easily when I grab each link around the middle and squeeze the meat out each end.

    Use whatever kind of nicely-flavoured sausage you like for this recipe. I like honey garlic. If you prefer something spicier, go for it! If eating gluten free is important to you, read the label carefully. Many types of sausage contain gluten.

    If you're not sure what ingredients on the label indicate gluten, grab my Gluten List which has hundreds of ingredients arranged in alphabetical order.

    gluten list downloaded on mobile and printed on paper

    Everything Seasoning

    You can purchase Everything Seasoning, but it's very easy to make your own. The recipe is right here. That way, you can save money and be assured that yours is gluten free. Once you have it, you'll enjoy it on all sorts of things like:

    • Roasted Vegetables
    • Avocado Toast
    • Gluten Free Garlic Bread Sticks
    • Deviled Eggs with Bacon

    More Recipes Using Quinoa!

    • Apple Cinnamon Quinoa Porridge
    • Carrot Slaw with Quinoa and Sesame Seeds

    How to Make Quinoa Breakfast Bowl

    quinoa, bulk sausage, roasted sweet potato chunks, tomatoes, salsa, seasoning, avocado, and eggs, with labels
    Quinoa Breakfast Bowl Ingredients
    cooked quinoa in black bowl

    Cook some quinoa.

    sweet potatoes chunks on quinoa in black bowl

    Add roasted sweet potato.

    cooked bulk sausage with sweet potatoes on quinoa

    Sprinkle on cooked sausage.

    top down view of fried egg, avocado slices, and salsa on quinoa, sweet potatoes, and sausage

    Slip on an egg.

    fried egg, salsa, and avocado on quinoa bowl

    Add tomatoes, avocado, Everything Seasoning, and salsa.

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    More Gluten Free Hearty Breakfast/Lunch Recipes

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    • Breakfast Baked Potatoes

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    Quinoa Bowl with Sweet Potatoes and Sausage

    This high protein dish is great for a hearty brunch or lunch.
    Prep Time 30 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    Total Time 1 hour
    Servings 6 bowls
    Calories 655kcal
    Author Cathy

    Equipment

    • baking sheet
    • saucepan
    • cast iron skillet

    Ingredients

    • 4 cups (1.25 lb) sweet potato peeled and cut into ½" cubes
    • 3 tablespoons avocado oil divided
    • 1 cup uncooked quinoa
    • 1 pound sausage meat
    • 6 eggs
    • 12 cherry tomatoes halved
    • 1 avocado sliced
    • 1 ⅓ tablespoons Everything Seasoning divided
    • ½ cup salsa optional

    Instructions

    • Place an empty baking sheet into the oven and preheat it to 400°F. Peel and chop the sweet potatoes. Toss the chunks with 1 tablespoon avocado oil. Roast for 25 to 30 minutes, turning halfway through. They're done when they're soft on the inside and browning on the outside.
    • Meanwhile in a medium saucepan, bring quinoa and about 4 cups of water to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Drain the quinoa and stir 1 teaspoon of Everything Seasoning it.
    • While the sweet potatoes and quinoa are cooking, heat a tablespoon of avocado oil in frying pan. Brown the sausage meat, stirring and chopping up chunks as it cooks.
    • When everything has about finished cooking, heat third tablespoon of oil in a skillet. Fry the eggs to desired doneness.
    • To assemble bowls, place quinoa in bottom.
    • Scatter sweet potatoes over quinoa.
    • Sprinkle ground sausage over sweet potatoes.
    • Top each serving with an egg.
    • Garnish with cherry tomatoes, sliced avocado, and tablespoon of Everything Seasoning.
    • Optionally, serve with tomato salsa.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 655kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 35g
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    1. Joni Gomes says

      January 21, 2020 at 9:22 am

      5 stars
      This is the perfect breakfast bowl! I made a lot so I could also enjoy this for lunch and it was so good! Will make again, thank you for the recipe!

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        January 21, 2020 at 9:28 am

        Thank you, Joni! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

        Reply
    2. Raia Todd says

      January 21, 2020 at 4:35 pm

      5 stars
      Mmmm! What a comforting breakfast to wake up to!

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        January 21, 2020 at 9:15 pm

        Yes. It takes a little while to cook, but if you don't need to eat right away it's certainly worth the wait.

        Reply
    3. Carina says

      January 22, 2020 at 4:49 am

      5 stars
      Love bowl food, Quinoa is a staple here. This looks so deliciously appetising, minus the sausage for me though.

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        January 23, 2020 at 9:12 am

        Thanks, Carina! You could definitely leave out the sausage.

        Reply
    4. ChihYu says

      January 22, 2020 at 9:37 pm

      5 stars
      So hearty and delicious! What a great way to start the day!

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        January 23, 2020 at 9:13 am

        Thank you! I couldn't agree more!

        Reply
    5. Donny says

      January 23, 2020 at 4:33 pm

      5 stars
      This has like all of my favorite things for breakfast, I just never thought to put them together like this. Such a great idea!

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        January 23, 2020 at 5:58 pm

        That's great! I'm glad it works!

        Reply
    6. Cheryl Malik says

      January 27, 2020 at 3:50 pm

      5 stars
      Seriously so obsessed with this recipe. My family loves it!

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      • Cathy says

        January 28, 2020 at 9:19 am

        Wonderful! I'm glad to hear it!

        Reply
    7. Nobody says

      February 08, 2020 at 2:32 pm

      i wanted to see the omelet muffins recipe, but clicking it brought me here.

      Reply
      • Cathy says

        February 09, 2020 at 9:17 pm

        Thank you for letting me know about the problem. I’m sorry for the inconvenience. I think it’s fixed now.

        Reply

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