If you are looking for a quick and easy meal prep recipe for your breakfast that is both keto and easy to prepare, you're in luck, because this recipe was made exactly for you. Use this as a blueprint for any frittata-like breakfast option - change the toppings each week to avoid meal prep burnout!
My inspiration to develop this recipe was a combination of our Nutrition and Content Director wanting a sheet-pan recipe, and tasting a similar dish in a restaurant in Houston, Texas. This recipe only has a handful of ingredients, and it's super simple to make. It works well for hosting a brunch party on the weekend, meal prepping for the week ahead, and adding variety to your keto meal prep.
Use the blueprint of this recipe to create any kind of keto frittata-like breakfast dish (using the first 4 ingredients on the list below). Get creative and add any of your favorite ingredients! Use this recipe for a quick breakfast on your busiest mornings, or bake the egg mix plain, slice it into squares and use it for keto sandwiches, keto grilled cheeses, or as a sneaky source of extra protein to add to sandwiches and burgers!
I used a combination of egg whites and whole eggs to increase the protein content, while keeping the recipe high in fat to support your keto diet. The milk is necessary to add moisture and fluffiness. Feel free to sub coconut milk if you are lactose intolerant. I also used a chicken & apple sausage link for this recipe but you can use chorizo, soyrizo, or any other preferred sausage link.
This recipe has 21g of fat, and only 4g of net carbs (6g carbs - 2g fiber), and 20g of protein! Let's go!
Feel free to swap in any of your favorite keto toppings to keep things interesting, add variety, and avoid meal prep burnout.
Here's how to throw it all together:
Garnish:
Preheat oven to 375 F (190 C).
Crack eggs directly into a blender or bowl (crack eggs into a bowl if you are using an immersion blender. Otherwise do this in the blender). Add the egg whites, milk, coconut oil, and season with salt, pepper, and caraway seeds.
Blend for 10-20 seconds, avoiding over blending, until all ingredients are emulsified.
Liberally spray the bottom of the sheet pan with spray oil. Add foil on top, covering the entire length and width of the pan, and spray liberally a second time. Slice the sausage links into half-moons and keep aside in a bowl until needed (thought the image shows parchment paper, upon testing the recipe, I realized foil was a better lining product than parchment, due to it's ability to stick to the pan uniformly).
Pour the egg mix into the pan carefully. Add sliced sausages by spreading around the pan as evenly as possible. Transfer pan carefully into the middle rack oven and bake for 30 minutes. Set a timer. Rotate the pan 180 degrees half way through the baking period - this will allow even cooking.
After 30 minutes, test the eggs by sticking a fork, toothpick, or cake tester into the middle of the pan and removing it. If eggs are fully set and none stick to your poking-tool of choice, the sheet pan eggs are done. Otherwise, add 2-4 minutes at a time. Remove from oven and cool on the side (set pan on top of oven mitts or cooling racks to avoid cracking/burning the surface of your countertop).
Once cooled down, cut into even squares. The recipe makes 8 - 6.5oz/188g squares. Transfer to a deep Tupperware container and store in the fridge. When ready to serve, top each square with sliced avocado, and a dollop of ricotta cheese. You won't regret it.
The avocado slices and ricotta garnish work incredibly well for this recipe. However, as I stated at the beginning of the blog, you can simply cook this keto recipe, cut into 6.5 squares and use for any meal prep needs throughout the week. Feel free to add some of our Trifecta broccoli or mushrooms, and even some caramelized onions.
Store in the fridge for up to a week, covered in a Tupperware with an airtight container.
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