Sausage and Peppers No-Egg Breakfast
This Sausage and Peppers No-Egg Breakfast is a delicious idea for an easy low-carb breakfast that doesn’t have eggs! Use any kind of breakfast sausage you enjoy to make this tasty breakfast bake!
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This Sausage and Peppers No-Egg Breakfast is a delicious idea for a breakfast without eggs, and I think everyone who eats low-carb gets tired of eggs for breakfast, right? And I know some people just don’t like eggs or can’t eat them. For years and years people kept asking me for a low-carb breakfast without eggs, and then one day this idea popped into my mind.
And recently I thought about this no-egg breakfast and started making it again, so I thought I’d remind everyone else who might have forgotten about it! I hope the people who can’t eat eggs or are just tired of them will enjoy the idea of a breakfast bake with veggies, sausage, and cheese.
And if you don’t like peppers, have fun experimenting with other veggies. And this reheats very well, so if you have a few low-carb eaters in the house you might want to double the recipe and use a larger dish to make this for Weekend Food Prep!
What ingredients do you need?
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- green bell pepper
- red bell pepper
- Olive Oil (affiliate link)
- Spike Seasoning (affiliate link), or use any all-purpose seasoning mix
- fresh-ground black pepper to taste
- pre-cooked turkey or pork breakfast sausage links
- grated Mozzarella cheese
Why make a No-Egg Breakfast?
This tasty no-egg breakfast is perfect for people who don’t like eggs or can’t eat them, for times when you’re just tired of eggs.
Is the No-Egg Breakfast low in carbs?
This easy Sausage and Peppers No-Egg Breakfast has only 4 net carbs per serving, and everyone who likes sausage and peppers and doesn’t want a lot of carbs will love this for breakfast!
Want another idea for a low-carb no-egg breakfast bake?
If you like this idea for a no-egg breakfast you might also like my recipe for Cheesy Sausage Mushroom Breakfast without Eggs!
How to Make Sausage and Peppers No-Egg Breakfast:
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- Cut up a red bell pepper and a green bell pepper into pieces about an inch across. (You can use any color of peppers.)
- Put peppers into a sprayed baking dish, toss with a little olive oil, Spike Seasoning (affiliate link), and black pepper and start to roast in a hot oven.
- Heat a tiny bit of oil in a non-stick pan and brown the sausage until they’re nicely browned on all sides, about 10-12 minutes.
- When the sausage is nicely browned, cut each piece into thirds, so you have bite-sized pieces of sausage.
- After the peppers have roasted 20 minutes, add the sausage to the dish and cook 5 minutes more. (Or longer if you don’t like the peppers slightly crisp like I do.)
- While the sausage browns, measure 1/2 cup mozzarella (or more).
- Turn the oven to BROIL and sprinkle mozzarella over the top of the sausage-pepper mixture.
- Broil until the cheese is all melted and starting to brown, about 2 minutes for my broiler. (Watch it carefully, especially if your broiler is pretty hot.)
- I put the leftovers into serving-size containers and it reheated well in the microwave.
More No-Egg Breakfast Ideas:
- Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Quesadillas
- Cheesy Sausage Mushroom Breakfast without Eggs
- Quick and Easy Peanut Butter Oatmeal
Weekend Food Prep:
This recipe has been added to a new category called Weekend Food Prep to help you find recipes you can prep or cook on the weekend and eat during the week!
Sausage and Peppers No-Egg Breakfast
This Sausage and Peppers No-Egg Breakfast is a delicious low-carb breakfast without eggs.
Ingredients
- 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 large red bell pepper, chopped (or use any color of peppers you prefer)
- 1 1/2 tsp. olive oil
- Spike Seasoning to taste (or use any all-purpose seasoning mix that you like the flavor of)
- fresh-ground black pepper to taste
- 10 oz. pre-cooked turkey or pork breakfast sausage links of your choice (see notes)
- 1/2 cup grated Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450F/230C.
- Spray a medium-sized baking dish with non-stick spray.
- Cut away the stem part and cut out seeds of the red and green bell pepper and chop peppers into pieces about an inch across.
- Put peppers into the baking dish, toss with 1 teaspoon olive oil, sprinkle with Spike Seasoning (affiliate link) and fresh-ground black pepper, and put the dish in the oven and bake 20 minutes.
- While the peppers cook, heat the rest of the olive oil in a non-stick pan, add the sausages and cook over medium-high heat until they’re nicely browned on all sides, about 10-12 minutes.
- Remove sausage to cutting board, line them up, and cut sausages into thirds.
- When the peppers have cooked for 20 minutes, add the sausages to the dish and bake 5 minutes more.
- Remove from oven, turn oven to BROIL, sprinkle the grated Mozzarella over the sausage-pepper combination and put back in oven and broil 1-2 minutes, or until the cheese is nicely melted and starting to brown.
- Serve hot.
Notes
I used Pre-Cooked Turkey Breakfast Sausage when I originally made this. If you use uncooked turkey breakfast sausage you'll need to cook it a bit longer. For low-carb or Keto diets use pork sausage, or any higher-fat sausage you prefer. Be sure to look for gluten-free sausage if needed.
This keeps well in the fridge, so don’t be afraid to double the recipe if you have a larger baking dish. I package mine in individual refrigerator dishes and heated about 1-2 minutes in the microwave the next morning.
Recipe created by Kalyn.
Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 246Total Fat 13gSaturated Fat 5gUnsaturated Fat 8gCholesterol 98mgSodium 351mgCarbohydrates 5gFiber 1gSugar 2gProtein 26g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
With higher-fat pork sausage and cheese this Sausage and Peppers No-Egg Breakfast would be perfect for traditional low-carb eating plans, including Keto. When you use lean turkey breakfast sausage and low-fat cheese, it would be great for all phases of the original South Beach Diet.
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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
The tasty Sausage and Peppers No-Egg Breakfast was first posted in 2014. The recipe was last updated with more information in 2023.
45 Comments on “Sausage and Peppers No-Egg Breakfast”
Hello. Thank you for your recipe. Just wanted to know roughly how much more time would you recommend to cook if using uncooked turkey sausage. Thank you in advance
Since it’s going to cook more in the oven and under the broiler, I don’t think you’d need more than a couple of minutes longer for uncooked sausage. Hope you enjoy the recipe.
Thank you so much ☺️
I’ve made this several times over the last few years. Always a favorite. Great for brunches, breakfast, lunch or dinner! If you don’t have a green pepper on hand, I have used red, yellow and orange peppers and always good. Simple, simple to make and a great visual presentation.
Thanks for the kind thoughts! So glad you have been enjoying it!
Hello there, I found out about your blog by means of Google while searching for a similar subject, your site came up, it appears good. Good job on your writeup.
I love this recipe because it’s so easy and delicious. My husband likes it and it’s so good he doesn’t realize he’s eating a low carb meal!
Hi Terri. I am all about easy! So glad to hear you’ve been enjoying it.
Saw recipe for breakfast casserole & thought ‘Great!’, until I read cheese& mushrooms (both bad for me. Looked at other recipes. Seems most have cheese. I can have dairy, but not fermented dairy.
I would look in the category for Dairy Free to find recipes that will work for you.
This looks delish! Loving having this still delicious option for breakfast but having it a little bit healthier!
How can I print this recipe? I do not see a Print button to click.
If you scroll down to the actual recipe (inside a box) there is a green button that says PRINT RECIPE right under the thumbnail photo.
Thanks Janice! I try to be nice in the comments, but some people really do get to me with their sense of entitlement!
I guess you won’t see this because this article’s a year old now, but thank you for posting a savoury breakfast recipe that doesn’t contain eggs!
Hi Sherrie,
Every comment comes to my e-mail, and I do try to reply to most of them! So glad you are enjoying it!
Thank you. I am allergic to eggs and I am diabetic so finding breakfast options has become challenging. I make a similar dish as dinner and hadn’t considered adapting it to breakfast. By the way, the one I make has fresh tomatoes diced and tossed in just long long enough to warm at the end. It adds a lovely crisp tang. Again, thank you for sharing this.
So glad you like it. I do like the sound of your version with some fresh tomato!
Sorry, I don’t know anything about My Fitness Pal. I do see them in my stats, so I know they feature my recipes, but I don’t know if people track the nutritional information through there.
And I am pretty sure that a Keto eater who feels that way can substitute a different brand of sausage and use a seasoning they prefer.
Quoting from the recipe: (I used Low-Fat and Pre-Cooked Jimmy Dean Turkey Breakfast Sausage, for low-carb or Keto diet you should use pork sausage or other higher-fat sausage of your choice)
And for the Spike Seasoning: (or use any all-purpose seasoning mix that you like the flavor of)
Why the need to lecture me about what I used? Doesn’t everyone get to make their own food choices? That has always been my personal philosophy, and “food police” comments aren’t really welcome here.
Not sure why you left a comment scolding me instead of just adapting the recipe to your diet. That doesn’t really seem so difficult. You must be unaware that I started this site when I was following the South Beach Diet, which does recommend lower fat meats and cheeses. As my diet has changed to a more carb-conscious approach (and as my blog has evolved to one with recipes suitable for many types of diets), I have been editing posts to reflect the options on recipes. But there are 2,200 recipes on the site, and obviously I hadn’t gotten to this one yet.
Also, BEFORE I edited the post, the diet suggestions says this, “When you use lean turkey breakfast sausage and low-fat cheese, this low-glycemic breakfast would be great for all phases of the South Beach Diet. With higher-fat sausage and cheese it would be perfect for traditional low-carb eating plans, including Keto.”
Just found this recipe and comments while browsing.
Thank you for standing up to people who find it necessary to scold or criticize others because something doesn’t suit their needs or because they have to show they know better. In this case, they may be improving their physical state, but they also need to work on the mental.
I’m going to check out your site and more of your recipes.
Over the past few years I keep coming back to you website for wonderful SBD ideas, or just healthy ideas in general! As a newlywed and trying to learn to cook for two, you've been a big help 🙂 Thank you!
Comments like that just make me smile! Thanks for taking the time to let me know.
As Innkeeper at a B&B, I recently had guests that required special breakfast to accommodate their food restrictions. One guest could not have eggs due to an allergy. The other couldn't have pork. I prepared the recipe and it was a huge hit. I also prepared Southern Grits and laid the turkey sausage & pepper mix on top of the grits. For a protein punch, I added a poached egg on top for those guests who allowed them. Thank you for making me look so good!
Glad to hear people enjoyed it!
Emily, your version sounds great!
Great idea, my version based on what I had handy was peppers baked as directed, Al Fresco Spinach and rosemary chicken sausage browned using the broil setting in my toaster oven, and then broiled all together in the oven with a topping of halved cherry tomatoes and feta cheese. I loved it and my husband did too after he got over that I wasn't making eggs too! I am not doing SBD but striving for a lower glycemic and lower sugar way of eating and it's made a big difference.
Cynthia, so glad you both enjoyed it and what a great idea to make a double batch!
This is a perfect recipe for someone who doesn't like eggs every day for breakfast. I just made the recipe this morning and my husband loved it too. While I had the oven hot, I went ahead and made another batch for breakfast this next week. Perfect! Thank you.
Cynthia O
Rosie, so glad you liked it. And I love hearing your additions, thanks for sharing that.
Oh My!! This was incredible. I ate it this morning. I did add mushrooms, onions, and red cabbage.
Carol, that sounds good!
Made this yesterday morning, but used turkey pepperoni (didn't have the sausages), and added some onion and a couple tablespoons of leftover pasta sauce. Topped with cheese, it was like a breakfast pizza without the eggs! I'll bet it would also be good with black or pinto beans and chorizo!
Thanks Ann! I appreciate the nice feedback.
Sausage, Cheese, Peppers oh my! Yum, definitely on my shopping list for next week. This will be an anytime of day meal for me. Thanks Kalyn, you recipes are always so good!
Thanks Erin. And I hope I convinced you that the brown-the-sausage method is best!
Kayln, I love hearing about the two different ways you tested the recipe. Thanks for the "behind the scenes" peek. I'm not on South Beach, but I'd 100% faceplant into a big dish of this tasty-looking bake!
CJ, that sounds good! I love those jarred cherry peppers.
This reminds me of a dinner dish I do… chicken breast or thighs, bite size pieces of italian sausage and jarred cherry peppers and sliced pepperonicinis. I would totally eat it for breakfast!
I wouldn't use frozen peppers, but you might like it that way. I like the peppers to be kind of crisp. I'd just cut the sausage into bite-sized pieces.
Could I use Frozen Tricolor pepper strips? Also if I'm using brown and serve turkey sausage patties how many pieces should I cut them into?
This would be awesome with Chorizo or italian sausage too!
Lydia, me too because I love the security of starting out the week with breakfast handled!
Although I'm an eggs-for-breakfast lover, I also love having this alternative idea. I would definitely double the amount, and make enough for a week.