Enjoy your Thanksgiving leftovers without the pumpkin OR turkey with this fabulous, easy breakfast skillet.
I won’t even pretend you are reading this and you’re looking for Thanksgiving dinner ideas. If you are anything like me you’ve probably had your fill of Thanksgiving recipes. I had 3 more that I made and couldn’t bring myself to share because I felt like I was done with pumpkin for the season. Instead what I have is one of my favorite breakfasts for you and it happens to be perfect for the morning after Thanksgiving!
There is only a few things to remember when you’re making this the morning after Thanksgiving:
- Don’t stress the ingredients. Don’t have sweet potatoes? Use roasted carrots or regular potatoes. Use roasted onion wedges or even bell peppers?
- Cook the sausage until browned then put onto a plate, no paper towels. If you drain on paper towels you lose any crisp exterior you achieved in the pan. Same goes with bacon!
- I know the idea of cooking with sausage fat seems unhealthy, but really it is no different than butter and it tastes…well…awesome. So save yourself the extra ingredient and use a bit of the sausage fat to crisp up your leftover veggies and cook your eggs.
- You don’t need to make the eggs sunny side up. Cook them any way you like, I tend to be a short order cook in our house and make them over easy for myself, scrambled for the little ones and poached for my husband.
- I sometimes use chicken sausage (I linked to share info here, please don’t feel it necessary to buy 60$ worth of sausage online!) for this dish and it is naturally significantly lower in fat than pork sausage. If you do this, add a tablespoon or two of the fat of your choice to the pan. Crisp up the sausage in it then remove it and continue the recipe as written.
- If you have one, please use a cast iron skillet here! Get that sucker nice and hot before you crisp up your veggies.
Also just wanted to wish you all a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! I will see you all bright and early Monday morning! I hope you all enjoy whatever time off you have and that you all eat way too much for Thanksgiving dinner.
psst just so you know, one of the things I am thankful for this year is all of you. 😀 <3
Ingredients
- 1 cup roasted sweet potatoes , in 1" cubes
- 1 cup roasted Brussels Sprouts
- 8 eggs
- 8 ounces pork breakfast sausage
Instructions
- Cook the sausage links in your cast iron skillet.
- Drain all but one tablespoon of your fat.
- Heat the fat on high until it is sizzling and add the leftover roasted vegetables.
- Add some kosher salt and cracked black pepper to taste.
- Remove vegetables and keep covered.
- Cook your eggs in the skillet over easy (there should be enough fat on the skillet to keep it nonstick)
- Serves four with two egg, two sausage links and ½ cup of vegetables for each plate.
It looks Yummy! I will definitely have to try this recipe
Thank you!
Thanks for the tips. I found it a little too late for Thanksgiving leftovers, but there’s always Christmas!
Thank, Bryan! I’m happy to share!
Oh gosh that looks really amazing. I love all the colorful veggies! I don’t have any leftovers, but I will likely make this anyway!
I totally do that too. Every year when the Brussels Sprouts are in season and on sale I buy 20 or so pounds of them and wash/freeze them quartered. It makes for awesome roasted veggies all year round and they work great in this.
I buy chicken sausage a lot! It really make a difference in the breakfast dishes I cooked. YUM!
This looks so good i wish i could have some right now. I am definitely going to be trying this recipe.
Thanks! We really enjoyed it too!
This looks like a delicious way to use up your leftovers from the Holidays. I will have to try this on the weekend. I am sure it will be a big hit.
Thanks!
That looks so delicious! I will definitely be making this for breakfast after Thanksgiving!
Thanks! This has definitely become a post-Thanksgiving tradition at our house!
Your food photography is gorgeous. And that looks like a very hearty day after Thanksgiving breakfast.
Thanks, Janis!
I am totally saving this. My husband would be so happy if I made him this.
Let me know how it turns out!
This looks amazing! I’m not sure my kids would eat it but I’d eat up all of it.
Thank you!
Oh my goodness – this looks amazing!!! Now I am hungry.
Thanks, Danielle!
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Your recipe really does sound delicious! Breakfast is my favorite meal and this would be totally yummy. Happy Thanksgiving to you too. 🙂
Thanks Dawn! We love breakfast too!
This is a great way to make due with leftover turkey. I must try it, it really looks delicious!
We usually have a lot of leftover turkey in our house, so we have to be creative in how we use it!
This sounds amazing! I am going to try this special breakfast for my family.
I hope they liked it!
Can I have this now?! It looks so delicious. I can’t wait to make this with our leftovers!
That’s the beauty – you already have the ingredients lying around!
You would capture my husband’s heart with this idea for post Thanksgiving leftovers. Anything with eggs and sausage and he is SOLD. 🙂
This looks like a wholesome hearty hash. Yum!
I am adding this to my list of what to make with left overs. I have a huge turkey so there will be a lot I want to do with left overs! This looks great!
I always have a lot of leftovers too, so I’m always looking for new ways to use them!
Now this is a dish my man would love to wake up to! It has like all of his favorite ingredients in one dish!
My husband is the same way!
What a great leftovers idea! My family would love this the morning after Thanksgiving!
Thank you!
This sounds delicious. I like anything that helps use up leftovers!
I love this! What a tasty way to use those leftovers!
Thank you!