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 excessive 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
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
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.
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:
More Recipes Using Quinoa
How to Make Quinoa Breakfast Bowl
Cook some quinoa.
Add roasted sweet potato.
Sprinkle on cooked sausage.
Slip on an egg.
Add tomatoes, avocado, Everything Seasoning, and salsa.
More Gluten Free Hearty Breakfast/Lunch Recipes
- Omelette Muffins
- Gluten Free Avocado Toast with Poached Egg
- Almond Teff Pancakes
- Breakfast Baked Potatoes
Breakfast Bowl with Eggs
Recipe
Quinoa Bowl with Sweet Potatoes and Sausage
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.
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Cheryl Malik says
Seriously so obsessed with this recipe. My family loves it!
Cathy says
Wonderful! I'm glad to hear it!
Donny says
This has like all of my favorite things for breakfast, I just never thought to put them together like this. Such a great idea!
Cathy says
That's great! I'm glad it works!
ChihYu says
So hearty and delicious! What a great way to start the day!
Cathy says
Thank you! I couldn't agree more!
Carina says
Love bowl food, Quinoa is a staple here. This looks so deliciously appetising, minus the sausage for me though.
Cathy says
Thanks, Carina! You could definitely leave out the sausage.
Raia Todd says
Mmmm! What a comforting breakfast to wake up to!
Cathy says
Yes. It takes a little while to cook, but if you don't need to eat right away it's certainly worth the wait.
Joni Gomes says
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!
Cathy says
Thank you, Joni! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.