15 Savory Breakfasts That Aren’t Eggs

By Mary Claire Lagroue
January 14, 2021
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Whether you have food sensitivities to eggs or have just eaten your fill of them, you're hardly limited to this one protein for breakfast. You'll find hearty, filling alternatives in sausage, smoked salmon, scrambled tofu, and even leftover roast beef. Meanwhile, hash browns, grits, eggless biscuits, and savory oatmeal will keep breakfast from ever getting boring. 

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Moroccan Breakfast Skillet

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Swiss chard and sweet potatoes taste extra flavorful cooked in this one-pan recipe. Turmeric, cinnamon, and garlic help. 

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Meyer Lemon Avocado Toast

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With fresh cilantro and Meyer lemon juice, smashed avocado on crispy toast will be a fresh break from egg sandwiches.

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Leftover Roast Beef Hash

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You'll want to cook roast beef for dinner just to make this Leftover Roast Beef Hash the next morning. Mushrooms, bell peppers, and potatoes help stretch out the meat.

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Simple Savory Oatmeal

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This recipe converts skeptics. "It took a few bites to get used to this as I have never had savory oatmeal," reviewer charm says. "It was delicious once my taste buds adapted, though. What an excellent idea."

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Queenie's Killer Tomato Bagel Sandwich

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Eggs are challenging to eat on the go, but savory tomato-basil bagels are not. Home cook MISSJENAFFLECK recommends adding thinly sliced red onions and lemon pepper: "The lemon pepper is essential. Sounds weird, but seriously, you have to try it!"

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Ultimate Tofu Breakfast Burrito Bowls

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If you happen to miss eggs, scrambled tofu will hit the spot. Serve it over hash browns, black beans, and salsa.

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E-Z Drop Biscuits

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Adding eggs to biscuits doesn't do much, so you can rest assured that an egg-free recipe like our E-Z Drop Biscuits gets its flavor and crumb from other ingredients.

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Classic Hash Browns

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Shredding potatoes instead of cubing them increases the surface area that browns, which results in much crispier hash browns.

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Breakfast Sausage

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Round out biscuits or hash browns with hearty home-style Breakfast Sausage. These pork patties have loads of perfect five-star reviews. 

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Chickpea Omelette

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"Chickpea flour and lightly sautéd vegetables recreate an eggless frittata or open-faced omelette," Allrecipes Allstar Buckwheat Queen says. "A delicious — not too dense, not too fluffy — must-have on your brunch table. Using black salt gives the dish a slight egg flavor."

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Breakfast Sausage White Cheese Pizza

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Pizza with pork sausage coins and ground Italian sausage win the savory breakfast game. If you're avoiding eggs as an allergen, double check that your pre-made crust doesn't contain them.

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Smoked Salmon Pizette

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This pizette recipe actually calls for pita bread, but home cooks made it more breakfast-y with a toasted bagel. Prepare the mixture of cream cheese and sour cream the night before so it can firm up, which saves you time in the morning, too.  

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Breakfast Grits

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Grits come together in about 30 minutes, and all you need to achieve decadent flavor are butter and shredded Cheddar.

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Smoked Sausage-Potato Hash

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Keep your family full with this simple breakfast. "I omitted the onion and bell pepper in this recipe, only because the frozen hash browns I had in the freezer already had them in it. But I did kick it up a little bit with garlic powder," Allstar Melissa Goff says. "It was easy to make. I served it wrapped in small flour tortillas for my kids and added shredded cheese, sour cream, and salsa for the ones that wanted theirs deluxe."

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BLT

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Bacon, egg, and cheese may fill the average breakfast sandwich, but everyone knows bacon is the best part. Enjoy it in a BLT instead.  

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