A Breakfast Bake is a great breakfast to feed a crowd and even better that you can just dump everything in and leave it. So easy for busy school mornings too - just put it in the oven as everyone is waking up. Sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, kale and eggs make up this easy breakfast traybake, but it is easy to adapt too. Protein packed so it will keep you full until lunch.
There is just something about having iron packed kale for breakfast that makes me feel full of energy for the rest of the day. Add it to the tomatoes and mushrooms in this and you are well on your way to getting your 5-a-day before you have even headed out the door.
This is so easy to make! It is a great option for busy school mornings too. You just dump everything in and you can make a few different trays so there is something for everyone.
Looking for some other breakfasts to make in advance? Try our Porridge Fingers, Breakfast Burritos, No Bake Granola Bars or Overnight Oats.
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Why you will love it
- Easy to adapt - This breakfast is so easy to adapt with different vegetables. Try to add chunky vegetables to give it texture.
- Dump and leave - You can dump everything in the baking dish and then leave it to cook. There is no pre-cooking required.
- Great for feeding a crowd - If you have friends staying over, or just coming round for breakfast, then this is the ideal dish to make as it is easy to double or triple. Just make sure you have a baking dish big enough.
Ingredients needed
- Eggs - You will need one large egg per person for this recipe. We always use free range eggs and try to use golden yolk ones to make the dish look really presentable.
- Mushrooms - These add a nice chunky texture to the breakfast bake. We used mini portobello mushrooms, but you can use chestnut and shiitake. A selection of mushrooms will add a mixture of textures.
- Tomatoes - We used cherry tomatoes on the vine, as we find they have the best flavour. However, you can use regular cherry tomatoes as they will still have lots of flavour once roasted.
- Sausages - We used meat free sausages to make these a delicious vegetarian breakfast. However, you could use meat sausages, but the cooking time may vary.
- Kale - This is an easy way to add a green veggie boost to the breakfast bake. Make sure the stalks are trimmed, and the kale will be chopped, otherwise it will be too chewy.
- Salt and pepper - Season to taste.
A full ingredients list with measurements is in the recipe card below.
Step by step
One: Put the tomatoes, Portobello mushrooms and sausages in to a baking dish and in to a preheated oven at 200°C/400°F/Gas 6 for 10 minutes.
Two: Add the kale and salt and pepper and cook for a further 5 minutes.
Three: Make 2 spaces in the dish and crack the eggs in and put back in the oven for 6 minutes, until the eggs are cooked to your liking.
Variations
This breakfast bake is really easy to adapt, so there is a little something for everyone in there. You could swap the vine tomatoes with big tomatoes (just halve them) and you could swap the kale for other greens like spinach, shard or cabbage.
You can use any mushrooms you like, and a variety like shiitake, button and mini Portobello would be good. Cut them to different sizes to mix things up a bit.
We used meat free sausages, but you could use meaty sausages instead - just be aware that the cooking time could vary. You could use different flavour sausages like apple and sage to add some extra flavour.
What to serve with this
You know what goes perfectly with this (apart from a giant cup of coffee)? Some of our homemade healthy tomato ketchup. Or you could make a batch of Healthy BBQ Sauce to go with it.
We would usually serve this breakfast bake with some delicious sourdough bread (perfect for dipping in those runny yolks), but our Oven Baked Hash Browns would go really well with this too if you had a little extra time to make them, or some in the freezer.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, this is a nutritious and delicious breakfast. It is low fat and high in protein and packed with nutrients from the kale, tomatoes and mushrooms.
If you have any leftovers, you can store them in an air tight container until the next day.
We wouldn't recommend reheating any leftovers, instead we serve them cold in between two slices of toast for an epic toasted breakfast sandwich.
Yes, this can be a gluten free breakfast. Just make sure that the sausages you use are gluten free and that there is no cross contamination. You will ned to ensure any side dishes are gluten free too.
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Recipe
Breakfast Bake
Ingredients
- 2 Eggs
- 14 Cherry tomatoes - on the vine
- 6 Mini portobello mushrooms - halved
- 4 Meat-free sausages
- 2 handful Kale
- 1 pinch Sea salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Put the tomatoes, portobello mushrooms and sausages in to a baking dish and in to a preheated oven at 200°C/400°F/Gs 6 for 10 minutes.14 Cherry tomatoes, 6 Mini portobello mushrooms, 4 Meat-free sausages
- Add the kale and salt and pepper and cook for a further 5 minutes.2 handful Kale, 1 pinch Sea salt and black pepper
- Make 2 spaces in the dish and crack the eggs in and put back in the oven for 6 minutes, until the eggs are cooked to your liking.2 Eggs
Anna @AnnaTheApple
When you wrote tray bake I imagined a muesli/seed/flapjack type thing...but this is so much better in my opinion! Yum!! Whenever I go on holiday I always treat myself to a fry-up meal. It takes so much effort to make one at home that's it's just nice to order one and have it done for you. But I love this recipe that you literally just bung everything in one tray!
Mollie Webb
This looks delicious Dannii. I need to get more greens in to my meals, so I am going to try this with spinach (I am not a fan of kale).
Zoe
What eggs do you use? The yolk is so bright and orange.
Lucy
We had this for breakfast this morning, although I added in some chopped up bacon and it was lush. So easy to make and it was cooking whilst I got the kids ready. Thank you :)
Ashley
I just love that you can throw everything on one pan! What a great way to start the day! And switch up my normal breakfast routine.
Sona
This looks so good... Looks very delicious...!!!
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry
Dannii I seriously want to drop everything and make this tray bake NOW.
Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs
I'm glad to have found someone who loves kale as much as I. More than anything I just REALLY like the flavour. I don't make kale chips to replace dorittos or drink green smoothies to get ny fix instead this is right up my street!
I tried explaining to a meat eating friend the other day that you can get all the iron you need from vegetables instead of red meat and she looked at me like I was crazy. Wish I'd known then that (as always) kale is the answer!
Katalina @ Peas & Peonies
OMG this tray looks os perfect and so yummy, I would love to start my day with one!
Manila Spoon
It's past dinner time here but I honestly had hunger pangs when I saw this delicious breakfast tray! This is my kind of breakfast for sure!!!
Nazima Pathan
looks wonderful Dannii - I'm rarely awake enough to try making cooked breakfast but this looks super easy!
mira
I'm often lazy when it comes to breakfast! This tray bake looks so delicious and very creative!
Helen @ Scrummy Lane
Love this idea, Dannii. We really like having some sort of cooked brekky at the weekend, but it's a bit of a fath standing at the stove for half an hour. The best thing about this is shoving it in the oven and walking off. Will give this a try!
Elizabeth
I could seriously go for this right now! What a fantastic breakfast idea!
Kate
I'd love to try something like this at the weekend, mornings can be pretty hectic during the week but I do like to try and do something different at the weekend. Thank you!
Linda
As someone who enjoys breakfast so much, this is a must try recipe. I love how you add kale into this. Very fresh and looks delicious!
Georgia
When it comes to breakfast I am pretty boring, I can't function without a croissant in the morning!! But I need to get into eating kale, I've recently stopped eating meat and need to try out more greens, I'm interested in trying kale crisps as I'm told they are delicious!
Bec
I love Kale - we are growing some at the bottom of the garden in a tiny veg patch so I'll definitely look out for your recipes. I love tray bakes - I often do traybakes with chicken, herbs and veg. a very easy tea after a long day at work. Love bec xx
Lisa @ Lisa the Vegetarian
Yum this looks so good! It has some of my favorite ingredients in it. I could see cooking up a big tray of this and eating it several days in a row for breakfast!
Kelly
This is totally my kind of breakfast! Love the kale, eggs, and tomatoes! So healthy and delicious :)