This Whole30 breakfast casserole with sausage, eggs, spinach, and mushrooms is flavorful enough to live off of during a Whole30. You’ll love this healthy, paleo breakfast because it’s packed with flavor, protein, and fiber, making you feel a-freaking-mazing all day.
Any time we’re on a Whole30, I spend a couple hours on Sunday afternoon, making dishes for the week. This usually looks like a batch of Whole30 garlic mayonnaise, Whole30 chicken salad, and Whole30 ranch dressing. But one Sunday, I was struck by the strangest, strongest urge to make a sausage and veggie bake, filled with chopped spinach, fresh tomatoes, sautéed mushrooms, homemade spicy breakfast sausage, and fresh herbs.
And you know what? I never tired of eating this Whole30 breakfast casserole that week, not once! No, I fell in love with the creamy egg bake, the rich sausage, the fresh veggies, the flavorful herbs. This is saying a lot, considering I need a savory breakfast to be absolutely top notch to maintain my attention.
Even better, I felt amazing after eating it, which is one of my very favorite things about eating a Whole30 breakfast. There’s no heaviness or energy slump. Nah, you feel light and energized and full until lunch. With loads of veggies and plenty of protein, this Whole30 breakfast casserole with sausage, eggs, spinach, and mushrooms might just be Whole30-perfect.
Why this Whole30 breakfast casserole is so good:
- It’s the Whole30 breakfast casserole for Whole30 breakfast casserole haters. It’s packed absolutely full of flavor and contains tons of protein.
- It isn’t heavy, and there’s great fiber content, too. This dish is one where I combined basically everything good I could think of and included all my favorite veggies: sausage, mushrooms, tomatoes. We had fresh basil on hand, so of course I added it. However, you’d be fine without it, or you could substitute dried basil easily.
- This Whole30 breakfast casserole comes together quite easily, making your Sunday meal prep easier than ever.
On top of being oh-so-flavorful, it’s super easy and pretty darn quick… major bonus points for anything Whole30, if you know what I mean. The directions go basically as follows: sauté stuff, pour eggs over, bake, um… eat? As much as I freaking love making mayonnaise all the time (liar, liar, pants on fire), I am all about some efficiencies in the kitchen.
Variations
- This Whole30 breakfast casserole is super versatile, so you can try it with different meats (Bacon is great!) or veggies. Sun-dried tomatoes would be awesome in this.
- Increase the eggs to 12 for an eggier Whole30 breakfast casserole that makes a bit more.
- Swap out roasted sweet potatoes for the mushrooms if you’re not a fan of fungi.
- Evenly distribute the veggie filling among the cups in a muffin tin and pour the eggs over for an on-the-go breakfast option.
Tips
- Don’t overbake this Whole30 breakfast casserole! Cook it until it’s just set and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Make sure you squeeze the water out of your thawed spinach, otherwise you’ll end up with a watery mess! If you do forget, just sauté the veggie mixture longer or until the water is evaporated.
How to make this Whole30 breakfast casserole with sausage:
Preheat oven to 350º F. If making your own Whole30 breakfast sausage, combine all sausage ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well.
Brown and crumble sausage in a medium skillet over medium heat.
Add mushrooms and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
Add remaining veggies and spices–spinach, tomatoes, green onions, basil, and salt–and cook about 2 minutes, or until slightly softened. Transfer to a 9×13″ baking dish.
Whisk eggs in a medium bowl until smooth. Pour over sausage-veggie mixture and smooth with the back of a spoon. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
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Whole30 Breakfast Casserole with Sausage, Eggs, Spinach, and Mushrooms
This Whole30 breakfast casserole with sausage, eggs, spinach, and mushrooms is flavorful enough to live off of during a Whole30. You'll love this healthy, paleo breakfast because it's packed with flavor, protein, and fiber.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Whole30-compliant breakfast sausage (recipe below)
- 3 cups sliced button mushrooms
- olive oil , as needed
- 6 green onions , sliced
- 3 Roma tomatoes , seeded and diced
- 1 tablespoon chopped basil (or 2 teaspoons dried basil)
- 16 ounces frozen chopped spinach , thawed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 10 eggs
Whole30-Compliant Breakfast Sausage
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 teaspoon dried sage
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- pinch dried marjoram
- pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- pinch ground cloves
Instructions
Whole30-Compliant Breakfast Sausage
- Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well with your hands. Use in recipe right away or keep in an airtight container for 1 day in the fridge.
Whole30 Breakfast Bake
- Preheat oven to 350º.
- In a medium skillet over medium heat, brown and crumble sausage. Add olive oil if necessary.
- Add mushrooms and cook about 5 minutes or until soft, stirring occasionally. Add remaining vegetables, herbs, and salt and cook about 2 minutes or until slightly softened and well combined. Pour mixture into a 9x13" pan.
- Crack eggs into a medium bowl and whisk well. Pour over sausage-vegetable mixture and bake 25-30 minutes or until a knife, inserted in the center, comes out clean.
What constitutes a serving? I keep track of my macros and need to know what to enter in if I have a “slice” or “muffin” of this recipe.
It may be a little hard to see, but the recipe makes 8 servings.
Hi Cheryl. This recipe is awesome and I will use it for the rest of my life. I grew up with a breakfast strata for our traditional Christmas breakfast and have used that same basic recipe for a long time. However, I really prefer to eat as healthy as I can and stumbling across this recipe has been a life changer. I have made it many times already. First time making I followed your recipe pretty closely (which is difficult for me), but since, I have made many different alterations depending on what I have on hand or what I’m in the mood to eat. I’ve made it with sausage (pork, turkey and chicken), bacon and ground beef. The veggies get changed every time. I have made it with and without the mushrooms (only because I didn’t have any), I’ve used kale, bell peppers, shishito peppers, collards and even zucchini. Also, I am a single older women living alone and I work a strenuous job (UPS) on a sunrise shift, too early to eat before and too tired to cook after. Also, I am not happy if I don’t get my eggs for breakfast and I love my veggies. This recipe is absolutely perfect for me. Thank you so much for introducing me to such a wonderful healthy alternative to the breakfast strata.
I made this for weekend guests, and everyone really liked it! The only change I would make is to reduce the salt a little (personal taste), but the spices added to the sausage were absolutely delicious. We ate this with sliced avocado on the side and a splash of hot sauce.
This is a great recipe. I am a Weight Watcher, so I substituted very lean turkey for the pork and spray oil. It is virtually points free, very filling and very pretty. I would serve this to anyone. My husband agrees.
Can you swap fresh spinach for thawed spinach!?
Absolutely!
Does this casserole freeze well?
Absolutely!
Can I make this the day before and refrigerate to bake the next morning?
Absolutely!
This is absolutely delicious! Thank you for sharing such practical yet amazing and healthy recipes! Everything I have made from you has been a family fave and something we keep going back too. This one is no different!
Thank you! I am glad your family is a fan!