Grain Free Turkish Style Savory Breakfast Bowls. One pan is all you need to make these, spicy, healthy, savory breakfast bowls. Filled with spicy breakfast sausage, herbs, veggies, egg, and a tangy yogurt topping! Great for breakfast, brunch, or dinner. Perfect with paleo flatbread or crusty gluten free toast.
I wish I could tell you that this Turkish style savory breakfast bowl recipe was inspired by my time spent exploring the culture and traveling all over Turkey and East Europe. But…. I haven’t been. YET! Don’t worry, it’s on my list. My bucket list. Although I’ve lived abroad and traveled to many countries (hello, that’s why I married a foreigner, okay part of the reason), there are a few ethnic foods that I (we) adore and make regularly in our house. Turkish/Mediterranean food being one of them. And believe it or not, it was spending time in New Zealand that got me hooked. Gah…. I miss that place. But I digress.
Where was I? Oh yes…
Let’s talk about Breakfast and Breakfast Bowls.
Breakfast –> Meal of the Gods. Or so my husband claims. And this breakfast bowl is definitely fit for a God! Spicy Meat/Sausage, Eggs, tomatoes, sliced apricots, herbs, grain free herbed cassava flatbread, a dollop of goats milk yogurt with red pepper. Yes, I just said dollop. Just go with it.
You see, recently Sunday’s have become my stay in my pj’s till noon and cook day. As in, cook breakfast or brunch or really whatever I feel like. Haha. My husband coaches swim in the morning but is done by 10am. Brunch time. It’s probably the only day of the week that I don’t feel like I have a LIST of things to do. This no pressure feeling is so refreshing and allows my creative juices to flow. Which is how this turkish style breakfast bowl came into play. That and our love for Mediterranean food. And maybe, just maybe, I was trying to be a good wife follow through on my husband’s request for more grain free/healthy fat based meals. Do I get an A for effort?
How to make SAVORY BREAKFAST BOWLS.
Okay, now this spicy turkish style breakfast bowl. It’s actually a recipe based off the traditional Turkish Breakfast recipe called Menemen, which includes eggs, goat cheese, tomato, chilies, and spices such as ground black pepper, ground red pepper, and Turkish meats/sausage. Although the meat is not part of the traditional recipe, it can be added. You’re also supposed to eat it as a main meal along with some crusty style bread and lots of olive oil and yogurt to dip. Mmmmm….I’m drooling just typing that out.
My version is obviously not the traditional recipe, but it’s definitely inspired by all those Turkish flavors and ingredients. Wanna know the best part? It’s all made in ONE PAN (or one POT) so you can make ONE bowl of amazingness.
Think of this as Texas style quick home cooking meets Turkish style flavor deliciousness! Can you even handle that? Oh heck ya!
So here’s what you’ll need for my version. And I promise it’s like SUPER EASY!
- One pan/skillet
- Spicy Ground sausage or other gluten free ground meat of choice (we used 5280 Meats spicy chorizo)
- 14 oz can of diced tomatoes
- diced green chilies
- garlic, smoked paprika, red pepper flakes, onion, parsley, pepper
- dried turkish apricots
- cream (we use coconut cream)
- a touch of lemon juice
- Toppings/fixing – Hard boiled egg, goats milk yogurt or cheese, bacon crumbles, flat bread.
Yep! It’ s a breakfast bowl for the Gods. Or in this case, a hearty yet healthy brunch or brinner for all!
Turkish Style Savory Breakfast Bowls {Grain Free, Low Carb}
- Total Time: 25
- Yield: 4-5 1x
Description
Turkish Style Savory Breakfast Bowls {Grain Free, Low Carb}
Ingredients
- 14 oz diced canned tomatoes (drained)
- 14 oz gluten free spicy ground sausage or meat (Turkey, chicken, beef, or chorizo)
- 2–3 tablespoon chopped green chilies (canned or diced)
- ½ cup chopped dried turkish apricots
- 2–3 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (and some for garnish)
- 1 tbsp cream (milk or coconut)
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- ½ tsp smoked paprika or hot paprika
- dash of onion salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper and sea salt (each)
- dash of lemon juice
- 1 tsp red chili flakes
- 2 hard or soft boiled eggs
- 6 oz organic milk yogurt or goats milk yogurt (plain)
Instructions
- First drain you tomatoes and green chilies if you are using canned. If you are using fresh, be sure to chop extra fine.
- Place tomatoes, ground chorizo/sausage, and chilies in a skillet on medium heat for few minutes until mixed together.
- Add in cream, rest of your spices, diced apricots, and parsley (save some for topping too). Cook for 10 minutes or until meat is thoroughly cooked through.
- Add a 1 teaspoon or more of lemon juice (to enhance spices) and mix again.
- Remove from heat.
- Place 1 cup of tomato/meat mixture into individual bowls. Top with ½ a hard boiled egg and 3 – 4 tablespoon yogurt.
- Garnish with extra parsley, bacon crumbles, pepper/salt, and red pepper.
- Serve with grain free flatbread or naan and cucumber if desired.
Notes
This dish can easily be made vegetarian by using tempeh or scrambled tofu with the tomatoes.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: stove top
- Cuisine: Turkish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 353
- Sugar: 13.7 g
- Sodium: 722.6 mg
- Fat: 21.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 7.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 17.6 g
- Fiber: 2.8 g
- Protein: 23 g
- Cholesterol: 161.6 mg
This Turkish Style Breakfast bowl makes a great meal prep dish that you can keep in the fridge all week and use with leftovers or even freeze for later. We had plenty of extra for Taco Tuesday too. Side note: I kinda think these bowls would make an EPIC campfire meal. Yes?
Are Savory Breakfast Bowls Healthy?
Yes!, it’s a great post workout or recovery power bowl meal. The spices are full of anti-inflammatory properties. The meat and dried apricots provide a boost Iron (heme and non heme based), and eggs are loaded with the essential micronutrient Choline. Which we all need for healthy liver function.
So what’d ya say? Will you come over Sunday for brunch and Turkish Style Savory Breakfast Bowl?
How many servings for this recipe?
should be around 4 to 5 servings. I’ll update that now. Thanks for heads up!
I made this. It is easy and amazing. Eat this. Eat it all folks.
Also what is the serving size? I didn’t see it listed?
This recipe is AMAZING!!! loved every bite all week… I meal prepped this for breakfast this week and it was amazing.. enough to fill but not enough to be grossly full.. love the spice…
Oh yay! So glad. Did you use the apricot too? that’s my fav!
Absolutely stunning, Lindsay! Wow!
Thank you Katherine!
oh my gosh! these bowls look SO so good. I really want one for breakfast right now!
I say go for it! or come over? Bring dessert!
Ummm YEP I’ll be right over! Your Sunday mornings sound absolutely perfect, and that’s exactly how I intend to spend my Saturday mornings for the next little while. I had to laugh when you said you discovered your love for this type of food while you were in New Zealand, because I discovered my love for Thai food when I lived in the Middle East and it wasn’t until I moved back here to Canada that I really fell in love with Lebanese food! So weird how these things happen, but regardless, I’m LOVING the sounds of this recipe!
This breakfast bowl looks amazing Silly me, I thought I could buy the grain free flatbread and was going to ask what brand it was? I have not heard of cassava but your recipe for flatbread looks seriously good.
I wish you could! it’s so easy though. I can deliver ! haha
brunch or breakfast in general is my favorite meal of the day too..i am loving so many flavors and textures in this bowl.
Totally thought of you!!
These look amazing!
Thank you friend! Now that schools out maybe you have more time for slow breakfast, yes?
This has my name all over it! But it’s OK. I’m not mad that you ate my breakfast 😉
Haha phew!! I’ll make you a bowl now
Ooh this looks GOOD. I’ve been trying to gradually re-introduce meat back into my diet (after 3 years without!) and I can honestly say that this is one of the first recipes I’ve seen that actually looks like something I would get excited to eat!
That’s definitely an adjustment. And I understand! I found that mixing meat with tempeh really helps too. A slow adjustment but good one. Keep me posted on your progress Megan
Oooooh, I don’t make turkish inspired food anywhere near enough but I think this needs to change! These look amazing!
time to hop on the turkish train! haha. you know what i mean
A savory breakfast made all in one pan totally has my name on it! YUM!!
I could not agree more!! Well minus the yogurt hehe
This looks fantastic! I love something super flavorful but SPICY any day. I, however, HATE hard boiled eggs so I’d have to sub for fried or poached eggs! Definitely prefer a runny yolk 😉 otherwise, everything in this recipe is perfect!
i think poached would be even better! I was lazy LOL!
This is the perfect breakfast for the ol’ bf and I to enjoy on a lazy weekend morning! We’re all about the meat and egg situation, and these bowls look soooo flavorful!
I agree! Happy man, happy bellies, happy Sunday!
One pot meals are calling my name these days. I am all about fast, easy and simple. Plus less clean up.
Amen to that! And I don’t even have kids. Ugh, you’re my hero!
Love this idea! My mom went ti Israel and I was so jealous of all the hummus and veggies they were eating for breakfast. I love savory in the morning more and more these days.
P.S. Bacon crumbles are NEVER optional. 😉
For some reason I thought you’d been. Maybe that was just Greece?
Yum- Mediterranean food is my favorite! Sounds like a lot of flavor packed into one bowl-pinning!
I so agree!! And thanks Jess
TOTALLY adding this to the list! I love the sweet/spicy/savory YUM of everything.
Oh, and I likely won’t be having it for breakfast, but what’s better than breakfast for dinner?
You can have it anytime you want my dear!! ❤️
Sausage, green chilies, turkish apricots, goats milk yogurt, boiled eggs and all my favorite spices ALL in one bowl – you made this for me right?!
This is truly scrumptious – BTW, does the Kiwi know your reasoning for marrying him? I won’t tell if you send me ALL the leftovers of this – deal? 🙂
xx
Gosh, this looks delicious. Totally my kind of food! I would love to travel abroad more too, but that will have to wait a few years. I can’t even imagine globetrotting with my family at the moment! 🙂
let’s escape to the mediterranean now! no kids. Lots of wine haha.
I am always a sweet breakfast lady, but this bowl would change my mind…I’m seriously going to kidnap you from that Texas heat so you can come up here and enjoy the ocean breeze…One of these days crazy cotter!!!
Working on it! Xxoo
Oh, I love this, Lindsay! We do the same on Sundays. It’s such a great chance to slooooooow down, enjoy each other and eat something delicious! This bowl is everything!
I used to have lists of things to do on both days of the weekend. Hubs put a kabosh on me planning them out. It drove him nuts lol. Now weekends are more relaxing!
Same here! Glad our husbands are so smart haha
I love all those smoky flavors with apricots. Yum! I need one day where I do nothing but with school and working it’s been hard to find that balance.
Totally!! Smokey and sweet! And yes, you need a break soon. I’ll join you!
Looks like a winning bowl to me! I love a spicy bowl of something with a dollop of thick yogurt…and some sort of flatbread to soak up all the goodness, yum!
Thank you friend! Winning Wednesday yes?