Eight ingredients = Two tasty 30-minute meal recipes!
Sweet Potato Turkey Sausage Egg Bake and Sweet Potato Turkey Sausage Breakfast Bowl
That’s right! You can make two completely different and tasty thirty minute meals with the same 8 wholesome ingredients.
Hey friends! I’m back with another 30-minute meal swap in collaboration with my dear friend Lindsey from Nourish Move Love. You’ll never guess how Lindsey and I met – click here to find out! Last month we shared our oh so simple, delicious Lemon Chicken with Garlic Roasted Veggies 30-minute meal idea and received many rave reviews. And how exciting…..Lindsey had the opportunity to demonstrate how to make this meal on Twin Cities Live. Seriously, how cool is that?! Go Linds! #ihavefamousfriends
Just to remind you (and for you newbie readers), each month Lindsey and I will be swapping recipes to create a 30-minute meal OR sharing two 30-minute meals using the same ingredients, such as the recipes we’re sharing today. It’s our mission to bring to you simple recipes using simple ingredients that your entire family will enjoy!
Use these same 8 ingredients to make this Sweet Potato Turkey Sausage Egg Bake OR Lindsey’s Sweet Potato Turkey Sausage Breakfast Bowl.
We’ve created two equally delicious recipes using the same exact wholesome ingredients. AND we’re thinking about continuing this concept because we love having the two different meal options without adding additional groceries to our cart. It’s almost like a 2 for 1 deal. Shop once – eat twice.
{let us know in the comments below if you like our idea of sharing two recipes using the same ingredients?…we think it’s genius 🙂 }
Purchase pre-made turkey sausage or make-your-own!
Since I live in the heart of the middle-of-no-where (aka: rural ‘country land’ Minnesota – which I do love!), I often times have to modify recipes with what I have on hand or what I can get easily get my hands on. This is why you’ll find that most of the recipes I create include easy-to-find, widely accessible ingredients. Ingredients I can purchase form my local grocery stores, my small-town cute and quaint coop, or a local farmers market during the warmer months. This certainly doesn’t stop me from trying a new recipe though. It just means that I have to be creative and make simple substitutions. I’m always up for a good challenge!
In this recipe, I make ground turkey sausage with unseasoned ground turkey and my own blends of seasonings. A clean turkey sausage can be hard to come by as often times nitrates/nitrites and other funky ingredients are added. Lindsey, who is from the heart of the city, uses a delicious pre-made ground turkey sausage that she purchased from Whole Foods. Another good quality brand that I recommend is Applegate.
So whether you make your own turkey sausage or you purchase a pre-seasoned quality turkey sausage, you’ll surely end up with two freakin’ delicious egg dishes that you can enjoy for breakfast, lunch or dinner. In addition, these two recipes are gluten-free, dairy-free, Paleo and Whole30-friendly.
**See my turkey sausage recipe below.
Quality proteins, complex carbs and healthy fats!
You’ll find wholesome source of all three macro-nutrients in this recipe making this Sweet Potato Turkey Sausage Egg Bake a perfectly balanced meal.
- Quality proteins: eggs and turkey sausage
- Complex carbs: sweet potatoes and veggies
- Healthy fat: coconut oil, eggs, and avocado
Sweet and savory and oh so delicious.
This egg bake combines a blend of ingredients that creates a delightful sweet and savory dish. The sweet potatoes bring out a little sweetness while the turkey sausage creates a nice savory flavor. Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite foods and I love finding ways to sneak them into meals and in recipes I create. You can serve this egg bake with fresh fruit of choice or a mixed green side salad and you can’t go wrong with topping it with a few slices of avocado….because everything is better with avocado!
Sweet Potato Turkey Sausage Egg Bake is a freezer-friendly dish and makes for great leftovers.
I’m all about spending less time in the kitchen! This recipe fits the bill for making that happen. It’s a quick 30-minute meal that I often make during a Sunday meal prep. Take it a step further by portioning it out into 4 containers for easy grab-and-go, reheat and eat meals. Or freeze it if you wish.
Sweet Potato Turkey Sausage Breakfast Bowl Recipe
To complete this 30 minutes meal swap, let’s turn this Sweet Potato Turkey Sausage Egg Bake in to a delicious breakfast bowl.
Using the exact same 8 ingredients, you can turn this delicious egg bake into a big nourishing and beautiful breakfast bowl. Yes…..please!! Head on over to Lindsey’s blog to see how she whips this bowl together in less than 30 minutes.
So there you have it! Another 30-minute meal swap in the books, using the same eight ingredients to make two delicious recipes!
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Sweet Potato Turkey Sausage Egg Bake
This egg bake combines a blend of ingredients that creates a perfect sweet and savory dish. The sweet potatoes bring out a little sweetness while the turkey sausage creates the savory flavor. This egg bake is a satisfying breakfast option because it provides an adequate source of carbohydrates, fats and proteins.It’s a delicious way to start the day and re-heats nicely so great for enjoying as leftovers.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 18 mins
- Total Time: 33 mins
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: Breakfast | Eggs | Whole30 | Paleo
Ingredients
- ½ tbsp. coconut oil
- 1 medium sweet potato, cubed (~2 cups cubed)
- ½ lb. turkey sausage such as Pederson’s Natural Farm (or make your own see below*) – could also sub 4-6 strips of bacon or 1 cup cubed ham
- ½ small red onion, chopped or sliced (1/3 cup)
- ½ red bell pepper, chopped or sliced (½ cup)
- 3-4 cups spinach leaves
- 7 whole eggs
- Sea salt & pepper
- Avocado, sliced (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 9×9-inch round or square glass dish with coconut oil or organic cooking spray.
- In a medium saute pan, heat coconut oil on medium-high heat. Once oil is hot, add sweet potato cubes. Dash with sea salt. Cover and let cook for about 10 minutes or until sweet potatoes are tender. Stir occasionally. Add water if needed for moisture.
- Meanwhile, in another saute pan on medium high heat, begin to brown turkey sausage.
- Brown for 4-5 minutes and then add chopped onions and red bell pepper.
- Continue to cook for 2-3 minute or until peppers are soft and onions are translucent. Add spinach and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- In a bowl, crack the eggs, add a dash of sea salt and pepper and whisk.
- In the 9×9-inch dish. Layer the cooked sweet potatoes, then the turkey sausage and vegetable mixture and then pour the eggs evenly over all.
- Bake in the oven for 17-20 minutes or until center is firm.
- Remove from oven, let set for 5 minutes.
- Serve with sliced avocado if desired.
Notes
**To make turkey sausage. Brown 1 lb. of ground turkey. Add 1 tsp. garlic powder, 1/2 tsp. fennel, 1 tsp. Italian seasoning, a pinch of cayenne, 1/2 tsp. sea salt and 1/4 tsp. black pepper.
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 480
- Fat: 18 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 24 g
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YUM!! This is being put on my meal plan for next week for sure. To be able to try out both this and Lindsey’s recipe I’ll make the Breakfast Power Bowl and make sure I have lots of extras. Then I’ll use the leftovers to make this egg bake. More power to leftovers and simple recipes! Thank you for sharing, J & S!
Awesome Ruth, that sounds like a fabulous idea! We love leftovers!
Let us know how you like the recipes.
Enjoy!
Stacie
I didn’t make the bowl but did make the Sweet Potato bake and it was fabulous!
We added a lot more turkey sausage and when I make again, I will add more eggs to help hold it together better but it was super delicious. Easy to grab and go in the mornings (which is literally what I had to do this morning!)
★★★★★
Awesome, Lauren!
So glad to hear you loved the bake and that you had such an easy grab-and-go option this morning to get you out the door fed and on time.
Very tasty! I made the bake, but it usually ends up looking more like the bowl version. It’s so easy to make and grab in the mornings.
Thanks, Blair!
If using liquid egg whites, how much would you suggest in place of 7 eggs? Thanks!
Hi Stacy! About 2 cups is what I’d recommend. But if it doesn’t seem like enough, feel free to add a little more.
Hi there! I’m thinking of making this over the holidays – would it work well doubled in a 9×13 pan or would it be better to bake two separately?
Hi Erin,
You can definitely double the recipe and bake it in a 9×13-inch pan. You may need to bake it a little longer but it will work great (I do it all the time when I’m entertaining!)
If I freeze this, what is the reheat time and temp that you suggest?
Hi Court,
I would recommend allowing it to thaw overnight then reheating it in a covered skillet. But if you wanted to reheat it from frozen I would say 375-400F, covered with foil, for about 30 minutes should do the trick.